In 2003, United States fire departments responded to 2,189,500 false alarms, excluding good intent and smoke scare calls. Everyday throughout the United States, fire departments respond to numerous ...

COBB COUNTY, Ga. — East Cobb Middle School went through a false code red alarm Tuesday, prompting parents to react on social media. The code red alarm is meant to signal schools to go into lockdown ...

PEMBROKE PINES, FLA. (WSVN) - A Code Red alarm at an academic village in Pembroke Pines that stemmed from concerns of a possible shooter and led to a lockdown was “accidentally triggered,” police said ...

La Academia, the Lancaster Partnership Charter School, 30 N. Ann St., was closed today as it developed a plan to ensure the students safety until a new system can be installed, in about one week. If ...

The San Francisco Fire Department responded to a two-alarm fire near Mission Dolores Park Friday morning in a house with a history of problems including allegations of drug dealing and code violations ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — A fire alarm system at the now-scorched Fox Elementary School reportedly excluded a vital set of numbers needed to begin alerting authorities–the city’s 8-0-4 area code. The ...