Appropriately discipline pranksters: Because 8.5 percent of false U.S. fire alarms are malicious or mischievous (NFPA 2008), addressing this matter can have a big impact on the overall number of ...

In Palma, travelers had to leave a plane in the middle of the night via the emergency exits. The reason: a technical defect ...

While disembarking, a small number of passengers encountered very minor injuries. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

An Upstate fire district says it's wasting too much time and resources on false alarms. Because of that, people with faulty systems could soon be fined.Crews at the Wade Hampton Fire Department ...

Mr. Bowman will plead guilty to the single false fire alarm charge, and has agreed to pay the maximum fine of $1,000, according to Gabriel Shoglow-Rubenstein, a spokesman for the D.C. attorney ...

Clemson considers ordinance to fine alarm owners for excessive false fire alarms after hundreds in 2021 and 2022. Thursday, Clemson City Council will vote on whether to fine businesses and ...

In Elk Grove Village, businesses are fined $350 to $600 for false alarms, after their first false alarm each year. “The number of false fire alarms has been considerably cut down,” said James ...