"Fire-Alarm Box Prevents Prank." 7 August 1929. Palladium-Item. "False Fire Alarm Prank Will Cost Life of Fireman." 7 April 1930. By Dan Evon. Dan Evon is a former writer for Snopes. ...

The FDNY welcomes reports from the public on downed or out of order fire alarm call boxes and for those interested in preserving the historic call boxes, you can contact the FDNY via 3-1-1- to get ...

Of course, if there's an actual fire going on, you won't catch the prankster: all you'll get is a charred fire alarm with a gnawed-off human arm dangling from the cuff. Fire Box Traps Pranksters ...

POTTSVILLE – Firefighters and volunteers have been making sure fire alarm boxes in the city still work. There are 99 Gamewell boxes attached to telephone poles throughout the city, the oldest… ...

The city's first alarm system was installed in 1865 at a cost of $24,000 and, according to the San Francisco Fire Department Museum, the first call was from Box 47, Powell and Market streets, on ...

More than 2,000 vintage — but operable — fire alarm boxes are still in service at street corners throughout downtown San Francisco. But will they last? Patricia Chang/Special to SFGATE.

There are over 15,000 fire alarm call boxes in New York City, but roughly a third of them are out of service. Most of them have been around for over a century. Menu Search. Log in Subscribe.