Have you ever heard a fire truck honk three times, or use a siren sound that doesn't match that familiar, high-pitched wail? Those sounds aren't random.

BALLSTON SPA, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Most people know the rule of stop, drop, and roll when it comes to fire safety, but what about when it comes to sounds? This year, State Farm Agent Nancy Lefebvre and the ...

Students and teachers responded as trained when the fire alarm sounded, streaming out of the school and toward exits only to run into deadly gunfire. Two boys with stolen guns took aim from a wooded ...

WASHINGTON — After February's deadly Silver Spring apartment blaze, fire safety is on many people's minds. The Feb. 18 fire at the high-rise complex left 400 people displaced, 19 injured and a 25-year ...

Maui County firefighter Merritt Kaufman (from left); State Farm agent Kit Okazaki; mascots Poke, Smokey and Sparky; agent Liza Souza and Maui firefighter Kellen Yap pose for a photo. Fire Safety Week ...

Metro Fire’s Station 41 in North Highlands holds a special place for the men and women who have passed through its doors. For many it was their first stop in the fire service, the proving ground that ...

If you'd asked me as a kid to make a sound like a fire truck, I'd have gladly shouted at the top of my voice "neeeew naaaaw, neeeew naaaaw, neeeew naaaaw," until someone yelled at me to stop. But then ...

A pair of engineering students created a new type of fire extinguisher that uses sound waves to put out flames. Michelle Starr is CNET's science editor, and she hopes to get you as enthralled with the ...

Did you know that iOS includes built-in ambient noise options? Third-party white noise apps are great, but if you don’t need the extra features they offer, Apple’s own solution is already on your ...