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 ...

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, not due to flames or ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Waynesboro police ran 633 calls in 2009 for what turned out to be false alarms triggered by electronic security systems. That’s a call or two a day every day for the year. At 28 minutes per call on ...

Between 50,000 and 100,000 households in Tucson could be hit with a $20 annual fee for owning an alarm, which is expected raise $1 million to $2 million to help offset the city's $55 million budget ...