If there is one person who understands the importance of a silent alarm button on a Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority bus, it’s VTA operator Carlos Zarate. Recently, NBC Bay Area showed ...

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WLUK) – There was concern and confusion at Green Bay West High School on Thursday when an alarm for an intruder sounded, but it ended up being a false alarm – an apparent accident ...

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - Police responded to what turned out to be a false alarm at a local hospital. On Friday, shortly after 12:00 p.m. the Green Bay Police Department responded to a reported ...

Finding a yanked-out window screen at the end of April spooked Norman McBride, and by early May his new home security system was in place. His home became an electronic fortress with sensitive motion ...

False alarms plague the security industry. According to the Urban Institute, 90-99% of all security alarm calls received by police are false. The ASU Center for Problem-Oriented Policing says the ...

As many as seven trucks manned by volunteers hit the streets every time Greensburg Fire Department gets a call for an automatic fire alarm. They race to an address, not knowing what they’re going to ...

Los Gatos will start charging residents for their home alarm systems next year -- and could even issue fines for too many false alarms. The town will require homeowners with security alarms to pay for ...

A puzzling false earthquake alert sent Thursday morning to millions of California residents has left U.S. Geological Survey officials searching for answers about what triggered their sophisticated ...

Growing fear about immigration raids and deportations in advance of Donald Trump’s return to the White House next week has spawned a flurry of false alarms about federal actions in Sonoma County and ...

The Indian Rocks Fire District has approved an ordinance that would result in a fine of $130 for false alarms. Residents would not be charged for the first two false alarms. The fine would be charged ...

SAN ANTONIO – It’s not just a break-in that can cost you as a homeowner; a false alarm could, too. And if you don’t have an active permit for your system, that price could soon be higher under the ...

Smoke detectors save lives in emergencies. However, false alarms occur frequently - for example, due to excessive steam in the kitchen or low batteries. What should you do when the smoke detector ...