When a carbon monoxide alarm breaks the quiet with a random chirp, it is tempting to brush it off as a glitch. In reality, ...

Cape Cod swimmers and surfers could hear more than just lifeguards’ shark-warning whistles in the future. A new shark alarm warning system to alert beachgoers of a nearby apex predator was recently ...

Cooking is the leading trigger for home fire alarms, yet the device you rely on to protect your family can become so annoying ...

When Tropical Storm Elsa churned up the coast in July, the storm produced two tornadoes that packed winds between 80 to 100 mph in Little Egg Harbor in Ocean and Woodbine Township in Cape May County.

If you have found yourself late for school, work or other important appointments because your iPhone's alarm malfunctioned, you aren't alone. Apple has acknowledged issues with the alarm on its ...

It was a typical sunny Thursday morning — and suddenly messages popped up on millions of cell phones across the Bay Area and Northern California: “Tsunami warning … you are in danger … move to higher ...

When it comes to building a state-of-the-art earthquake early warning system, California is behind. California and the U.S. have long neglected the development of such a system. The alarm system we do ...

GLENDALE, Calif. (KABC) -- Glendale police have issued a warning about residential burglars who use WiFi jammers to disable security alarms and surveillance cameras. As described by police Sgt. Victor ...

(CNN) — A state of emergency was declared in a small city in Washington state this week after a warning system for a dam protecting the city from being flooded by a reservoir falsely went off a fourth ...