EXETER – The red emergency boxes affixed to buildings serve as a reminder of the role the general public played alerting fire and EMS of an emergency. But in the age of smart phones and GPS, emergency ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X POTTSVILLE – Firefighters and volunteers have been making sure fire alarm boxes in the city still ...

HANOVER, Pa. (WHTM) — One of the fastest ways to report an emergency dates back to the 1800’s, and one Midstate community still has the system in service. The Borough of Hanover passed an ordinance to ...

Editor's note: This column is the first of two parts on Pittsfield's fire alarm system. From the earliest days in school, baby boomers were given lessons on what to do to report a fire. Of course ...

Editor's note: This is the second in a two-part series on fire alarms in Pittsfield. Back in the 1950s and '60s, you could find fire alarm boxes in Pittsfield on telephone poles or on walls of ...

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. Mahanoy City ...

(CNN) — 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. Use ...