Danbury Fire Department says new alarm system reduces firefighter stress

The Danbury Fire Department rolled out a new firehouse alarm system in September to reduce firefighters’ stress when calls ...

Jarring alarms out, quieter alerts in. New firehouse dispatch systems aim to ease stress

Fire department leaders point to research linking gradually increasing alert volume to smaller heart-rate increases.
Arizona Daily Star

New firehouse dispatch systems aim to ease stress with gentler alerts

A study found that alert systems using an immediately loud sound increased firefighter heart rates by a median of seven beats a minute, compared with five beats a minute under a system that phased in ...

A Connecticut fire department is rolling out a new dispatch system that aims to ease stress

Danbury, Connecticut has joined hundreds of other US cities that have installed new firehouse alarm systems aimed at reducing ...
AOL

Pflugerville Fire Department deploys new alarm system

EaseAlert low-volume system that will notify firefighters instead of traditional loud alarms According to EaseAlert, it is the first and only firefighter alert system in the world that notifies the ...
WFMZ-TV

Allentown fire stations to receive new sprinkler, fire alarm systems

ALLENTOWN, Pa. – Allentown City Council voted Wednesday to adopt an ordinance to amend the 2025 fire department budget to allow for a $388,000 federal grant. The grant, from the Federal Emergency ...

Davenport FD can join Illinois mutual aid system following city council vote

The Davenport Fire Department can now join the Illinois Mutual Aid Box Alarm System District 43 to boost regional emergency ...
The Daily Gazette

Alert system for Scotia Fire Department raises alarms (2/2025)

A proposal to install an alert system in the new Scotia fire station is raising alarms with some village lawmakers, who question why the setup was not installed during construction of the ...