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 ...

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., ...

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.

DERBY — Fire Chief David Lenart had a literal false alarm Friday near the corner of Hawthorne and Nutmeg avenues. Lenart was driving past the site when he spotted a fake fire alarm pull box ...

Fire Alarm Boxes Silenced in PA Town, For Now Nov. 3, 2022 Mahanoy City Fire Chief Dan Markiewicz urges people to call 9-1-1 until the system is operational again.

MAHANOY CITY, Pa. — "So all you do is just pull this down," said Mahanoy City Fire Chief Dan Markiewicz, as he shows Newswatch 16 what it was like to call 911 during the World War One era ...

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: The telegraph.

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.