RENSSELAER -- It's almost time for last call for the city's 75 iconic fire alarm boxes. The red-and-white cottage fireboxes date back to when the telegraph was the quickest means of communication and ...
Dear Nozzlehead: I’m a relatively new member of our fire department. I took the test a few years ago, finally got hired and am definitely enjoying it. I’ve read your column (it’s required reading by ...
For decades, the bright-red alarm boxes on utility poles were the way a lot of 911 calls got to fire dispatch here. Then cellphones became inexpensive and widely used. And that gave people a way to ...