MERCED, Calif. (KFSN) -- Residents will benefit from a new alert system at the Merced Fire Station. Officials say it's helping dispatchers and firefighters improve response times to emergency calls.

Without congressionally approved funding, public media stations say communities will be left with aging infrastructure amid growing risks from extreme weather. When a deadly landslide tore through ...

ORLEANS PARISH, La. — When a major fire broke out in the St. Roch neighborhood on Wednesday morning, New Orleans firefighters were dispatched using the department's new MACH Alert system. A ...

A decision not to install a building-wide alert system in the new Scotia fire station has led to increased response times and jeopardized public safety, according to a senior member of the department.