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 ...

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. Today they ...

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 those ...

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 ...

THEM UP AND RUNNING. THEY THEY ARE BRIGHTLY COLORED, WELL MARKED AND APPEAR EVERY THOUSAND FEET ON BOSTON STREETS. STILL, THIS VAST COMMUNICATION SYSTEM HAS THROUGH TIME AND FAMILIARITY, BECOME ALMOST ...

ATHENS, Ohio (WCMH) — Fire alarms sounded for 45 minutes at Ohio University’s Peden Stadium Wednesday night, leading Athens firefighters to respond to smoke from the ticket booth during the Bobcats’ ...