LEFT: Fire alarm pull boxes, like this one at Catawissa and Spruce streets, were deactivated when air horns were moved during demolition of the Teen Canteen in Mahanoy City.

BOSTON — More than 72,000 calls poured into Boston Fire dispatchers last year. Most came from people dialing 911. Only 1 percent were from a pull at the old fire alarm boxes on the street.

Real fire alarm pull boxes are made out cast iron to withstand the elements, he said. This one was made of plastic and the color was a much brighter shade of red.

By Peggy Aulisio. Editor. FAIRHAVEN — The old red fire boxes are entering their final days in Fairhaven, the last vestige of a day when residents could pull the handle to ring a fire alarm and ...

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The Boston Fire Department’s alarm boxes are the same as they ever were – 170 years on the job, and they still work. They are brightly colored, well-marked and appear every 1,000 feet on ...

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.