Turnout timers, color-changing lights, so-called heart-smart ramping audible tones, and text-to-speech readouts are among the technological innovations that have been applied to fire station alerting ...

A new era of emergency response is sounding off in Danbury, and this time, the alarms are putting first responders' health first. After decades of using an outdated fire alarm system, Danbury ...

The discomfort of waking from an alarm is evident: The sound jolts and jars us out of our much-needed state of restoration, the vital sleep most of us lack. However, discomfort pales in comparison to ...

DANBURY, Conn. (AP) — Until recently, a call coming into the Danbury Fire Department meant alarms and tones immediately blasting at high volume — startling the firefighters before they headed out to ...

A call coming into the Danbury Fire Department used to mean alarms and tones immediately blasting at high volume, startling firefighters before they headed out to scenes that could get their hearts ...