Martin County commissioners have unanimously approved a new ordinance aimed at curbing the staggering number of false alarms that drain law enforcement.

Firefighters in Illinois responded to 17,437 more false alarms in 2024 than they did three years earlier when the Illinois State Fire Marshal first began tracking those figures. But while some of ...

Once law enforcement arrived at the resort, it was quickly determined that the report was false.

Greensburg firefighters say they're tired of racing to calls that turn out to be nothing. They say nearly one in five alarms they respond to is false, and now the city's ready to crack down on ...

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 ...

HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – Evansville Police say a search of Wesselman Woods turned up no leads after a 911 call reported that someone had given birth inside the nature preserve. According to EPD, ...

Miami-Dade Sheriff's deputies quickly respond to a false alarm at two schools, showcasing the Priority Response Team's ...

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 ...