The fire alarm-pull box system in Nevada City is fully functional and monitored. The city asks that citizens use 911 for all emergency needs. The alarm-pull box system is to be used as a back up. For ...

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 ...

The bright red and white boxes with peaked "roofs" once dotted street corners throughout the area -- providing a lifeline at a time when few people had telephones at home to report fires. Today they ...

HANOVER, Pa. (WHTM) — One of the fastest ways to report an emergency dates back to the 1800’s, and one Midstate community still has the system in service. The Borough of Hanover passed an ordinance to ...

This column was first published in 2024. Last week, many felt the effects of a nationwide service outage for many cellphone companies. While it was relatively short in duration, it served as a ...

Can a fire alarm be pulled for a non-fire related emergency? That question has come up after Burlington High School Principal Debra Beaupre pulled the fire alarm to break up a fight between students ...

MAHANOY CITY – The fate of the borough’s old fire alarm system is still up in the air. After the recent demolition of the Mahanoy City Teen Canteen, which housed the system, the borough council is ...