What Happens When a Fire Alarm Box Is "Pulled." Share full article. June 2, 1901. Credit... The New York Times Archives.

Actual street fire alarm boxes rarely exist in communities anymore because of phone access; however, the term still exists, as what many communities do is set up “box alarms” for specific ...

The fire alarm boxes have been part of firefighting since their introduction in 1852. The Rensselaer boxes were made by The Gamewell Co. of Medway, Mass., ...

LEOMINSTER — There are still about 71 fire-alarm boxes on red poles with white horizontal stripes scattered around the city streets, but they are tired looking and seem out of place in a digital ...

Normally installed on street corners, fire alarm boxes were the main means of turning out firefighters before telephones were common. This box helped a teenager alert the fire department about a ...

Nov. 2—MAHANOY CITY — Beginning Thursday, the familiar bright red Gamewell fire alarm pull boxes on utility poles throughout the borough will be taken out of service until further notice.

Fire alarm boxes operated by telegraph, first installed in the 1930s but slowly phased out over the decades, are in operation in a handful of districts on Long Island.

LAWRENCE — The city is discontinuing its public fire alarm system, which officials say is ancient, in poor condition and too expensive to maintain. The alarm boxes, well known and highly ...

Fire alarm pull boxes were first installed in Boston in 1852 according to the National Museum of American History. Connected by telegraph wires, ...

Cincinnati’s fire alarm boxes are gone now, replaced by the 911 system. They stood silently on duty for more than a century and saved countless lives. Let us honor them, even as we smirk at their ...