The City of Carnation said it plans to take legal action against the City of Seattle after Carnation heard its eighth false alarm about a possible dam break in the past several years. Leaders of the ...

A St. Louis city ordinance passed more than two decades ago with “no teeth” has led to several hundred thousand dollars in uncollected fines, says Comptroller Donna Baringer. Baringer’s office last ...

ROSWELL, Ga. - The city of Roswell cracking down on security system owners. Roswell police said 97 percent of their emergency alarm calls in 2019 were false alarms. They said this issue is putting a ...

The Greensburg City Council approved an ordinance that would hold property owners accountable for faulty fire alarms. Meaning ...

LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. — Starting June 1, the city of Lawrenceville will start fining people who live there a fine for excessive false alarms. “The purpose of the False Alarm Ordinance is to encourage ...

After including $1 million in this year's city budget from a new $20-a-year fee on home and business alarms, the City Council is set to formally approve the new tax Wednesday, clearing the way to ...

CATOOSA, Okla. — Residents in Catoosa will soon require a permit for police to respond to alarm calls, starting January 1. This initiative by the city is aimed at reducing the frequency of false ...

HAMPTON ROADS, Va. – Any resident of any home should have a working smoke alarm and the cities of Hampton Roads have programs in place to make sure of this, free of charge. Each city offers some form ...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - A new ordinance in Cape Girardeau will require alarm owners to register with the city and pay fees for false alarms. Cape Girardeau Police said emergency officials ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The City of Columbia announced a new “excessive false alarm” ordinance Tuesday in an effort to reduce the amount of false alarm calls made by local homes and businesses. City ...

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — Investigators are looking into claims that alarms did not go off during a five-alarm apartment fire in downtown Salt Lake City. Captain Anthony Burton with the Salt Lake Fire ...

The police and fire service waste thousands of man hours a year responding to false alarms. Crime Reporter Alan McEwen discovers that it's largely companies and householders that are to blame. IT'S ...