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Lithium-ion batteries caused a five-alarm home fire in the Bronx and left over a dozen injured. FOX 5 NY's Stephanie Bertini ...
The Boston Fire Department is seeking proposals for a way to add innovative features to more than 2,200 out-of-date fire alarm boxes located in Boston, fire officials said. “The primary objective of ...
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., ...
In this weekend update we cover a four-alarm fire broke out in Brooklyn on Saturday night. ... 9 Antique Items You Could Sell for Thousands of Dollars. Box Office: ...
KINGSTON, N.Y. — The Volunteer Fireman’s Hall and Museum’s Antique Fire Engine Muster returns on Saturday, Aug. 10, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Several antique, vintage and modern fire engines ...
Indeed, the low-presence fire alarm boxes persist as an option for distress in Boston and various major American metropolises. Typically affixed to streetlamps and sides of buildings, these vintage ...
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.
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.
Today, there are still about 1,500 fire alarm boxes around Boston, according to Michael Gerry of the Boston Fire Historical Society. “Now, most people don’t know what they are,” he told CNN ...