That fire truck siren is created by a large rotor and electric motor delivering 123 decibels. So effective, it has been involved in noise complaints, as well as lawsuits alleging hearing loss.

More than two dozen New Jersey firefighters are suing five fire truck manufacturers and a siren maker alleging the noise from the emergency vehicles' sirens have lead to an "irreversible" loss of ...

NEW YORK — More than 4,000 firefighters in the New Jersey and New York City area are suing fire truck siren manufacturers, claiming the sirens are causing hearing loss. Some are beginning to … ...

What’s next, suing because the fire is too hot? A retired firefighter has filed a lawsuit complaining that the firetruck sirens he heard while rushing to emergencies were too loud and made him ...

The sound of a fire truck's siren usually means help is on the way. But now thousands of firefighters say those sirens leave them with serious hearing damage.

Q. Yesterday I was driving east on Ball Road in Cypress toward a green light but traffic was stopped. Then I see, at Valley View Street, an Orange County fire truck with siren and emergency lights … ...

Whenever a fire truck leaves the station, first you hear the booming honk of its horn, which is followed by the rumbling of the siren blaring into life. Meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaw it bellows.

Four firefighters were injured while heading to a call with lights and sirens on when the fire truck they were in crashed into a semi.

DETROIT – One person is in critical condition and a firefighter remains hospitalized after a Monday evening crash between a Mercedes sedan and a fire truck that had its lights and sirens on in ...

Dhawal Desai, 46, in an undated photo. Desai was killed when his motorcycle collided with a City of Durham fire truck Aug. 17 ...

A video of a dog howling along with fire-truck sirens while on duty at a fire department has gone viral on TikTok, where it has received 1.3 million views. The clip was posted on July 9 by ...