Unless you are privileged beyond even American comprehension, the sound of a siren should be familiar to you. That ghastly wail, building on the horizon, is our go-to elucidation of the befuddling ...

Skaneateles Fire Department President Jim Buff and other members of the fire department want their turned siren back on. The village of Skaneateles removed its fire siren as part of the renovations on ...

DRYDEN, N.Y. (WBNG) -- The Village of Dryden, Dryden Fire Department and Tompkins County 911 Center will conduct tests on the ...

DREXEL HILL, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- There are dueling petitions in a Delaware County, Pennsylvania town and it's dividing the neighborhood. The siren at the Garrettford Drexel Hill Volunteer Fire ...

Sept. 13--Before the days of pagers and radios, volunteer firefighters were summoned to a call via a siren that sounded the alarm throughout the community. With the advent of modern forms of ...

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 ...

Federal Signal Corporation became the first manufacturer in the fire industry to trademark the sound of a siren, the company announced. The United States Trademark Executor awarded the trademark in ...

SMITHSBURG — When the Smithsburg Community Volunteer Fire Company gets a call for help, its siren alerts firefighters to rush to the station at 22 N. Main St. The loud sound is familiar to town ...

How to Detect Fire Alarms and Other Noises With Sound Recognition in iOS 14 You can now receive a visual notification on your iPhone or iPad if a fire alarm, siren, doorbell, baby’s cry or other ...

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 ...

Oakmont officials want to review the use of borough fire department sirens in response to resident complaints. Councilwoman Leah Powers on Aug. 17 requested a log of the sirens’ uses and for what ...