When a fire breaks out in Oyster Bay overnight, volunteer firefighters are alerted to the blaze. A text is sent. A radio relays the information. Then a loud fire horn blares through the hamlet. The ...

Parents at Clara E. Coleman Elementary School in Glen Rock wanted the fire siren atop the school silenced. Too often, they said, learning at the school is randomly interrupted by the loud whine of the ...

There’s nothing quite like the 3 a.m. fright of blaring sound and bright, flashing lights. You roll out of your slumber and ...

Workers have been busy around Duluth recently, erecting poles bearing sirens for the city's new emergency warning system. The 31 sirens replace a 36-siren system dating from the 1970s. The new sirens ...

WASHINGTON — After February's deadly Silver Spring apartment blaze, fire safety is on many people's minds. The Feb. 18 fire at the high-rise complex left 400 people displaced, 19 injured and a 25-year ...

WEST PEORIA — When the siren goes off, Fire Chief Terry Schadt says that's a sign that help's on the way. But those not in the know, or who aren't longtime residents of West Peoria, might instead ...

Some City Council members are trying to muffle the sirens on emergency vehicles. A bill reintroduced by Councilwomen Carlina Rivera (D-Lower East Side) and Gale Brewer (D-Upper West Side), would cap ...

Full-volume testing of the Museum Fire/Spruce Wash flood-area siren alert system is scheduled for 10 a.m. on Friday, June 14. The testing will confirm the proper functioning of the sirens ahead of ...