Growing up in southwestern Pennsylvania, I lived next to railroad tracks and a fire station. Coal-carrying trains, which rumbled through town at all hours of the day and night, could be tolerated. But ...
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If you hear a fire truck honk three times, here’s what emergency crews want you to know
Inside the fire service, repeated short horn bursts are often tied to evacuation or urgent hazard warnings, especially on ...
The Highland Fire Department resumed testing their tornado sirens in April after a tornado tore through town in March, but whether it had been prior to that storm is doubtful. After residents ...
ST. LOUIS — The City of St. Louis will test the storm siren system again Wednesday afternoon as the St. Louis Fire Department continues the transition into control of the system. The test will begin ...
A volunteer firefighter reaches for his gear at the Kalida Volunteer Fire Department. Area volunteer fire departments’ chiefs said they felt the strain of needing more people to help. The “help wanted ...
When a fire breaks out in Oyster Bay overnight, volunteer firefighters are alerted to the blaze. A text is sent. A radio relays the information. Then a loud fire horn blares through the hamlet. The ...
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'Something's got to be done': Fewer volunteers, more calls strain Parrottsville Volunteer Fire Dept.
Sirens are sounding more often at the Parrottsville Volunteer Fire Department, but the number of firefighters answering the ...
ST. LOUIS — After sirens did not go off on Friday ahead of the deadly EF3 tornado, St. Louis Mayor Cara Spencer signed an executive order to officially change the protocols on Tuesday. The St. Louis ...
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The Knoxville Fire Department is implementing a deeper decibel siren in their newer staff cars and fleet vehicles. “We will typically use that federal cue sirens, that’s that ...
Stevens Point warning sirens activated unexpectedly Monday; fire department apologizes for oversight
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAW) - The Stevens Point Fire Department has issued an apology after the city’s outdoor warning sirens were activated without public notice. The fire department explained the ...
For 10 years, the Glenwood Springs Fire Department has set aside a spring day to strengthen the bond between public servants and the tight-knit community that they serve — and usher in the summer ...
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