LIBERTY, Mo. (KCTV) - The Liberty Police Department is taking steps to reduce false alarm calls that could be costing real emergencies valuable response time. According to the department, Liberty ...

Oct. 31—Firefighters are reminding people to check smoke alarms when they set clocks back this weekend. The Firefighters Association of the State of New York on Thursday urged all New Yorkers to check ...

Traditional standalone security systems have inherently faced challenges related to false alarms and false dispatches. The integration of situational-awareness technologies presents a proven solution ...

Police response times face challenges due to limited resources, staffing shortages, and high call volumes – particularly in expansive or high-crime areas where officers are spread thin. Calls are ...

So far this year, firefighters have responded to 44 alarms. Of that number 98% were false alarms. The New Philadelphia Fire Department responded to 140 fire alarms in 2023 and 114 in 2024. Of those ...

WESTLAKE, Ohio – City Council, acting on a recommendation from the mayor and police chief, has approved an ordinance allowing the city to charge commercial businesses for false alarms that summon the ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The Baton Rouge Police Department announced a new third-party partnership that will handle alarm permitting and alarm-related fee collections. The following is a news release ...

As many as seven trucks manned by volunteers hit the streets every time Greensburg Fire Department gets a call for an automatic fire alarm. They race to an address, not knowing what they’re going to ...

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - The Lubbock Police Department is defending the city’s updated alarm ordinance after residents and business owners criticized the policy online as a “cash grab” for the city.

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Businesses and residents in unincorporated areas of Spokane County will now face $65 fines each time Spokane County Sheriff’s Office deputies respond to false alarms triggered by security systems.