The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-17
OF FIRE
ALARM BOXES AND
THE SIGNAL BLOW

For the information OF our readers
We have secured list of the IRE
alarm boxes, their location and the
manner in which each is blown.
which it would be a good idea for
everyone to cut out and paste up
where it may be consulted when
the fire alarm sounds:
Box IL main and Ky. Ave. One
short blow, a pause. and two blows;
this is repeated four times.
Box IS (Pine and Ky. Ave- )-One
short blow, pause and then three
blows; this is repeated four times.
Box IA main st. and Tenn. Ave.
One blow and a pause, and then
four blows. also repeated four times.
Box Is (Aiain st. and Missouri
Ave. )-One blow. a pause. then FIVE
blows, also repeated four times.
Box 81 (Bay st. and Iowa Ave.)-
Two blows, pause, then one blow.
|also repeated four times.
Box 23 (Oak st. and Ky. Ave.)-
Two blows. pause, then three
blows. also repeated four times.
Box "a Qowa Ave. and Magnolia
|St.)-Two blows. a pause, then four
blows. repeated four times.
Box 25 Opium st. and Ky Ave)-
Two blows. pause. then five blows.
repeated four times.
Box 81 ebay st. and Fla. Ave. y
Three blows, pause, then one blow,
repeated four times.
Box 80 (Peachtree and Florida
Ave. Three blows. a pause, then
two blows, repeated four times.
Box "a magnolia St. and Dakota
Ave. )-Three blows, pause, then
four blows, repeated four times.
Box 35 Parker st. and Ky. Ave-
Three blows, pause, then five
blows, repeated four times.
Box Al Main St. and Dakota
Ave. -Four blows, pause, then
one blow, also repeated four times.
| Box AZ (Lemon st. and Ohio Ave.
-Four blows. pause. then two
blows, repeated four times.
Box 43 New York and Orange
St.)-Four blows, pause, then
three blows, repeated four times.
Box As (Flo;ida Ave. and Lime
lSt.)-Four blows, pause, then five
blows, repeated four times.
Box 81 (Florida Ave. and Palmet-
to St.)-Five blows, pause, then
one blow, repeated four times.
Box SO (Florida Ave. and McDon-
aid St.)-Five blows, a pause. then
two blows, repeated four times.
Box SO (Indiana Ave. and Orange
St.)-Five blows, a pause, then three
blows, repeated four times.
Box 54 Massachusetts Ave. and
Orange St.-Five blows, pause.
then four blows, repeated four times.
The "fire-out' signal is blown as
follows: Two short blows, a pause,
then two more blows. This signal
means the fire is out and the water
pressure is cut off.
II the fire is not close to fire box,
just send 1t in as usual, calling 5000,
giving the nearest streets, and the
fire department will take care Of the
rest.
When pulling a fire box, please re-
member to follow out these instruc-
lions:
Go to the nearest box, break the
little glass in front, turn the key and
the door will open. On the inside is
porcelain hook; reach up and pull
1t down ONCE, and let go, and, IL
possible. REMAIN at the box till the
first truck arrives; then direct them
to the fire. But, above all things,
follow out instructions, and pull the
hook only once and let go.
If the telephone is handy, just tel
ephone as usual; and the fire de-
partment will do the rest.
Be very careful in giving the prop
er location when phoning in an
alarm.
How Fire Alarms Sounded For the
Business District
A matter which every business man
In town should remember in connec'
ton with the new fire alarm system Is
that when only one blow of the whis
tie is sounded. a pause follows and
other blows are given in quick sue
cession. this indicates the fire is IN
the business district. One blow Is
l.harofora canal IN five hloWs under