Ginger Livingston/The Daily Reflector Greenville Daily Reflector The chiefs of five local fire departments said Pitt County needs to do more to fix problems they are experiencing with their emergency radio and paging systems. The firefighters said the voice pagers do not work in their homes and numerous other locations. See all stories on this topic »

N.Y. Firefighters Say Siren More Reliable Than Pagers, Phones Firehouse.com "The siren is actually quite ineffective," said Victor Knorowski, vice chairman of Hillcrest's board of commissioners. Much of the department's 12-square-mile coverage area can't hear it, and a radio paging system works better at a more affordable ... See all stories on this topic »