FDNY To Remove 15,000 Fire Alarm Boxes
March 10, 2010
Red fire alarm boxes are about to become a thing of the past.
Fire Commissioner Sal Cassano says deactivating 15,000 of them will save the city $6 million. The Fire Department is also considering closing 20 firehouses, which Cassano says will save the city $37 million.
Apparently, most of the calls they receive from those boxes are false alarms. Cell phones are the way most fires are reported.
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2 Comments on FDNY To Remove 15,000 Fire Alarm Boxes
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Ashish on
Wed, 10th Mar 2010 10:21 pm
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Greg Quinn on
Wed, 10th Mar 2010 10:36 pm
What do you think will happen with the boxes themselves? Will they sell them? Seems like a neat decorative piece to have.
If the removal of the boxes cost one life the price is to high.The only boxes that should be removed are the ones that are chronic false alarm boxes.
