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.Mahanoy City ...

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.

DERBY, CT (WFSB) - Someone put up a fake fire alarm box at an intersection in Derby. Derby Fire Chief David Lenart said the fake pull box was discovered on a utility pole near Hawthorn and Nutmeg ...

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.

A deep dive into one of NYC's most recognizable street furniture: fire alarm call boxes. ... Inside, there would be a box with a handle to pull. Between 1865 and 1870, ...

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 ...

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.

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.