WTAE-TV: New Greensburg ordinance to help crack down on false fire alarms Smoke alarms are credited for alerting a Lynchburg family of a fire in their home. Crews with the Lynchburg Fire Department (LFD) responded to the home in the 800 block of McCausland Street just after ... Yahoo: Chesapeake Fire respond to fire alarm at Western Branch High School Chesapeake Fire responded to a fire alarm at Western Branch High School Sunday morning, according to the Chesapeake Fire Department.

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On April 12 at around midnight, the ... The Boston Globe: The secret life of Boston’s street corner fire alarm boxes There are currently approximately 1,250 fire alarm boxes on Boston’s streets, and another 1,200 so-called “master boxes” that are connected to schools, hospitals, libraries, and other public buildings ... On Saturday night, April 12, Portland Fire crews responded to a large house fire near NE 99th Ave, between NE Glisan St and NE Burnside St, and managed to keep it under control by 11:44 p.m. with no ...

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