Turnout timers, color-changing lights, so-called heart-smart ramping audible tones, and text-to-speech readouts are among the technological innovations that have been applied to fire station alerting ...

DANBURY, Conn. (AP) — Until recently, a call coming into the Danbury Fire Department meant alarms and tones immediately blasting at high volume — startling the firefighters before they headed out to ...

Architect Aubrey Dunn advocates for early incorporation of modern alerting systems in fire station design to enhance response times while examining less disruptive alerting methods. Early integration ...

A less alarming alarm On a recent weekday, a call came into Danbury’s main fire station and the alert began with a single, soft tone. “Truck 1,” said the automated female voice. “Respond to sick ...