The property manager says people remove their smoke detectors to smoke, which sets off all the alarms.

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 ...

As many as seven trucks manned by volunteers hit the streets every time Greensburg Fire Department gets a call for an automatic fire alarm. They race to an address, not knowing what they’re going to ...

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 ...

GREENSBURG, Pa. — The Greensburg City Council approved an ordinance that would hold property owners accountable for faulty fire alarms. Meaning alarms that go off as a result of a mechanical issue, ...

The University has responded to almost 40 false fire alarms sounded from pull stations in the Graduate College since the middle of February, according to Crime Prevention Specialist Barry Weiser. The ...

A Massachusetts woman who died in an Easton house fire was remembered in her obituary for her warmth and dedication to her family. Sharon Cerullo, 74, died in a house fire at 44 North Main Street in ...

On Tuesday morning, an electrical malfunction in the first floor of Marston Science Library set off fire alarms. Students were ordered to evacuate all floors of both Marston and the computer sciences ...

The number of false fire alarms at student housing has skyrocketed in the first two months of the school year The number of false fire alarms at student housing has skyrocketed in the first two months ...

The Greensburg City Council has approved an ordinance intended to help first responders. The new legislation will fine homeowners if they have faulty fire detectors. Ever since Tom Bell became ...