PORTLAND, Maine—When this city instituted a new inspection sticker program for fire alarms in commercial businesses and multi-unit residences a few years ago, the industry supported it as a way to ...

AUGUSTA, Maine - Fire alarm installers here are advocating the introduction of a bill that would require third-party inspection and certification of certain fire alarm systems and would standardize ...

Fire detection systems are designed to discover fires early in their development when time will still be available for the safe evacuation of occupants. Early detection also plays a significant role ...

The problems with the fire alarms don't affect how they function when a fire is detected, but they affect who is notified when they need maintenance. The Wake County school board will spend an extra ...

When Spokane Public Schools (SPS) embarked on a district-wide renovation of its schools and facilities, a locally-based systems integrator was called on to provide upgrades to the fire/life-safety ...

BOSTON (CBS) - As parents, we often take them for granted. We assume fire alarms will work when we need them. But the I-Team found the fire alarms at your children's schools are not always working the ...

Note: This story's headline was changed at 12:03 p.m. PITTSFIELD -- If someone comes to your door selling a fire and security monitoring system, don't be alarmed. Just follow the law. The Pittsfield ...

Even if you're not ready to take the plunge into fire alarm system design and installation just yet, you should still know the fundamentals in order to perform emergency work. This includes knowing ...

HOLYOKE -- The deadly New Year's Day fire at 106 North East St. will be on the minds of councilors tonight as a committee discusses building code requirements aimed at preventing another tragedy. The ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Amid ongoing efforts to bolster safety at public schools, inspectors are finding more Hawaii campuses with inoperable fire alarms. Crews are making plans to get them ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- The South Shore high-rise where an extra-alarm fire broke out Thursday failed a fire alarm inspection just three days earlier, CBS 2's Sabrina Franza has learned. Records show the ...