Every year, San Francisco firefighters respond to emergency calls from a street alarm box system that was in use when horses still pulled the engines. There's almost no part of the city that's more ...

The anti-prank mechanism did lock to a person's wrist like a chunky bracelet when the alarm was pulled, but then the mechanism would detach from the alarm. In November 2019, a picture supposedly ...

Dear Nozzlehead: I’m a relatively new member of our fire department. I took the test a few years ago, finally got hired and am definitely enjoying it. I’ve read your column (it’s required reading by ...

Strike the box! Pull the box! Box the still! We have a box! Box it, baby! Gimme a box! Mutual-aid box alarm! Strike out the box…. No matter how the term is used or what area you may be from, “the box” ...

In our newest episode of the Untapped New York podcast, we’re doing a deep dive into one of New York City’s most recognizable pieces of street furniture: fire alarm call boxes. You know what we’re ...

When the Massachusetts 911 system for emergency calls stopped working on Tuesday afternoon, Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox noted the city already had a backup solution in place. Use those ...

♪ >> THEY ARE BRIGHTLY COLORED, WALMART, AND APPEAR EVERY THOUSAND FEET ON BOSTON STREETS. STILL, THIS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM HAS THROUGH TIME AND FAMILIARITY BECOME ALMOST INVISIBLE. HIDDEN IN PLAIN ...

LOWELL — A recent court ruling that the city cannot force certain property owners to purchase one type of fire-alarm system has prompted a renewed call for the city ...

Editor's note: This column is the first of two parts on Pittsfield's fire alarm system. From the earliest days in school, baby boomers were given lessons on what to do to report a fire. Of course ...

TED MEETS THE TEAM THAT KEEPS THEM UP AND RUNNING. TED: THEY ARE BRIGHTLY COLORED, WELL MARKED AND PURE EVERY THOUSAND FEET ON BOSTON STREETS. STILL, THIS VAST COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM HAS, THROUGH TIME ...