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 ...

When modern technology isn’t available for calling in emergencies, fire boxes are still a reliable way to summon help in several Schuylkill County communities, local advocates for the vintage ...

The bright red and white boxes with peaked "roofs" once dotted street corners throughout the area -- providing a lifeline at a time when few people had telephones at home to report fires.

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. The FDNY said that the copper ...

When you see the phrase “nuisance alarm resistant” on a smoke alarm box, you are being promised a device that can tell the difference between real danger and everyday life. That promise matters, ...