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 ...

Cellphone alerts have proven unreliable during emergencies, as seen in the January fires in west Altadena. Many residents received warnings too late or not at all, and some lost cell service entirely.

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 ...

ST. LOUIS — Mayor Cara Spencer said Monday that outdoor warning sirens were not deployed properly before Friday's tornado due to confusion over who was responsible for activating them in such a ...

Officials said sirens did not sound before the sudden storm, and damage in Two Rivers was caused by straight-line winds, not a tornado.

ST. LOUIS — One of two mobile tornado sirens were unveiled by the St. Louis Fire Department Friday. According to fire officials, 22 sirens were not working the day of the May 16 tornado. "We're ...