California spends tens of millions dollars every year paying prison employees to look for smoke and fire. Replacing fire alarms costs much more. More details: California prisons are increasingly ...

California prisons increasingly are relying on an unusual fire alarm system: humans. From 2020 through 2025, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation spent nearly $50 million on ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. California prisons are increasingly relying on an unusual fire alarm system: humans. Between 2020 and 2025, the ...

A five-alarm fire at a Bronx apartment building Wednesday afternoon left three people with serious injuries and several others with minor injuries, according to the FDNY. Firefighters responded to ...

A woman died and at least 22 people were injured Saturday as a five-alarm fire burned through a home and spread to other buildings in Flushing, Queens. "It's horrible. It's sad," said witness Yezen Al ...

One person was killed, another remains missing and several others were injured after a four-alarm fire tore through a private home in Queens on Monday, FDNY officials said. Assistant Chief David Simms ...

One person died and more than a dozen were injured after an explosion led to a massive fire in the Bronx, according to the ...

Installing smoke detectors in a new space means choosing where they go, and that’s not always easy. Putting in a smoke alarm ...