An automatic toll gate system using Arduino revolutionises traditional toll collection by eliminating manual intervention. The “automatic toll gate system project” demonstrates how simple sensors and ...

Allentown fire officials are urging people to make sure they have working smoke detectors after one alerted a resident to a fire Wednesday afternoon. The city fire department said firefighters were ...

Massachusetts State Fire Marshal Jon Davine speaks at a event at the Easthampton Fire Department to remind people to make sure they have working fire detectors. CAROL LOLLIS / Staff Photo EASTHAMPTON ...

When you move into or buy a new home, no one hands you a guide to how the smoke detectors work. They "chirp," which really means shriek loudly, and you occasionally have to put new batteries in them.

A change in fire safety codes in Massachusetts 10 years ago means that a wave of smoke alarms is nearing the end of their useful lifespans. Fire officials in the state are warning residents that due ...

WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, Manhattan (PIX11) — The FDNY’s campaign to help save lives is returning for the tenth year. The “Get Alarmed NYC” program offers free smoke detectors and installation by officials ...

Seven people are locked up for running a theft ring that included pilfering more than $800,000 in smoke detectors from Home Depot stores across Florida — including Miami-Dade, according to Attorney ...

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The satellite smoke alarms in this MR31 system are larger and more dated than those in X-Sense’s petite FS31 system, but the addition of voice alerts adds extra peace of mind. X-Sense’s XS0B-MR31 ...

A couple of years ago, a curious, then-16-year-old hacker named Reynaldo Vasquez-Garcia was on his laptop at his Portland-area high school, seeing what computer systems he could connect to via the ...

Wildfire smoke from Canada has prompted officials to place the Lehigh Valley and surrounding counties under an air quality alert Tuesday. The state Department of Environmental Protection said the ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Corpus Christi Fire Department is expanding its efforts to prevent house fire tragedies by offering and installing free smoke detectors for residents in need. The ...