Electrical issues caused the six-alarm fire that displaced more than 800 residents at The Cooper apartments in Fort Worth ...

Mahon said he was the first person to pull the fire alarm and begin banging on the doors. He stayed until the police and fire departments arrived shortly after. Mattice said the flames shocked her ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The FDNY is repairing select fire alarm call boxes on Staten Island following a recent “large scale outage,” according to a department spokesperson. The FDNY said that ...

If a fire is present in the immediate area leave all belongings and exit immediately. Otherwise, when an alarm sounds quickly (i.e. a couple seconds, not minutes) gather essential personal belongings ...

But after nearly 160 years, the cellphone may have finally done in the squat alarm boxes hanging on city telephone poles and sent them the way of the horse-drawn steam fire engine. "It's history.

Racine's box is installed on the outside of the fire station. "We actually have a parking spot for an individual. They come up to the door and literally pull on a latch. The door opens," Weber said.

YORK, Pa. — Pieces of history can be found on street corners, in alleyways and along the sidewalks of York - but not for much longer. York’s Gamewell fire alarm system is a relic from the past ...

Fire Chief Dan Markiewicz said that, as a last resort, the Citizens Fire Company #2 at 212 W. Centre St. would be willing to take on the alarm system. “It would work as a central location,” he ...

Simply open up the protective lid and pull down the hook. Today, there are still about 1,500 fire alarm boxes around Boston, according to Michael Gerry of the Boston Fire Historical Society. “Now, ...