California prisons increasingly are relying on an unusual fire alarm system: humans. From 2020 through 2025, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation spent nearly $50 million on ...

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California prisons are increasingly relying on an unusual fire alarm system: humans. Between 2020 and 2025, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has spent nearly $50 million on ...

California spends tens of millions dollars every year paying prison employees to look for smoke and fire. Replacing fire alarms costs much more. More details: California prisons are increasingly ...

One person was killed, another remains missing and several others were injured after a four-alarm fire tore through a private home in Queens on Monday, FDNY officials said. Assistant Chief David Simms ...

A woman died and at least 22 people were injured Saturday as a five-alarm fire burned through a home and spread to other buildings in Flushing, Queens. "It's horrible. It's sad," said witness Yezen Al ...

A five-alarm fire broke out in the Bronx Thursday morning, seriously damaging six businesses and sending heavy smoke billowing into the air, authorities said. The FDNY received a call reporting a ...

Installing smoke detectors in a new space means choosing where they go, and that’s not always easy. Putting in a smoke alarm ...

She tried to warm her cold feet. A Utah bride-to-be allegedly set fire to a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints the day before she was expected to exchange vows at its altar — causing over ...

An explosion sparked a massive fire in a Bronx five-story apartment building that killed 1 and injured 14 on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026.