New fines for false-alarm emergency calls have brought in $690,000 to the Halifax Regional Municipality in less than a year, but haven't reduced the unwarranted calls coming in. Halifax Regional Fire ...

When a high-pitched whine pierces the normal hum of campus, most students take little notice as a few unlucky residents wander out to the quad, resigned to several minutes of another fire alarm. But ...

DIORIO SHOWS US WHAT THESE CALLS HAVE COST OVER TIME. BETWEEN TIME, MANPOWER AND FUEL. IT TAKES A LOT OF EFFORT AND TAXPAYER DOLLARS TO GET THESE TRUCKS AND EQUIPMENT UP AND RUNNING FOR A CALL. AND ...

A bomb threat at the Beatrice Community Hospital overnight on Tuesday turned out to be a false alarm, officials said.

Smoke alarms save lives, but if they shriek every time you sear a steak or run a hot shower, you are more likely to silence or disable them than to trust them. The real fix is not to lower your guard, ...

More than nine in 10 burglar alarms received by some local police agencies are false alarms, which some officials say waste taxpayer dollars and law enforcement resources. Some local cities fine ...

Meerkats have come to rely on the call of the drongo bird to alert them when danger is nearby. In return, the bird gets to ...