Why S.F. still counts on street fire alarm boxes

Every year, San Francisco firefighters respond to emergency calls from a street alarm box system that was in use when horses still pulled the engines. There's almost no part of the city that's more than two blocks away...

Alarming situation: Faulty fire alarm system at Daphne City Hall

Daphne's City Hall has been without a key component of its fire alarm system -- which is required in large commercial structures -- since a $7 million renovation was completed in 2009.

Gamewell-FCI Releases High-Tech Fire Alarm & Emergency Communications Monitoring, ...

New Technologies Improve Monitoring, Maintenance and Emergency Response NORTHFORD, Conn., January 30, 2012 - Gamewell-FCI by Honeywell (NYSE: HON) announces an expanded line of cutting-edge technologies, designed to simplify the complexities of monitoring and controlling one or more fire alarm and emergency communications systems (ECS) and speed emergency response. The FocalPoint® family of ...

After alarm fails, cops spot fire

Prince George’s County fire officials say two police officers are to thank for reporting a Saturday fire at a College Park assisted living facility after the building’s alarm system failed. The officers were on patrol when they spotted smoke on the sixth floor of the apartment complex. After alerting their dispatcher, the officers went inside the building, warned other residents and checked the ...

Fire Alarm Fails at Apt. Complex

Ten residents of the Spellman House Apartments in College Park have to stay elsewhere after a fire in their building. It could have been much worse.