"Don't Wait—Check the Date! Replace smoke alarms every 10 years." That's the theme of this year's fire prevention week, the NFPA announced Monday. Why focus on smoke alarms three years in a row ...

Before he “accidentally” activated the fire alarm, New York Rep. Jamaal Bowman hastily knocked down two emergency exit signs at a nearby door, new footage revealed.

At William & Mary, fire alarm evacuation signals generally consist of a standardized audible tone with visual notification in all public and common use areas and resident apartments. The emergency ...

Four-alarm fire: 80 plus eight. Five-alarm fire: 100 plus 10 Six-alarm fire: 120 plus 12 (though by this time the LFD is prepared to dispatch just about everyone and call in other districts).