The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-10
LOCATION OF
FIRE ALARM
BOXES AND THE
SIGNALS BLOW

For the information of our readers
we have secured list of the fire
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, 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.
IIOne blow and a pause, and then
four blows, also repeated four times
Box 10 Main st. and Missouri
e.)-One blow, pause, then five
blows, also repeated four times.
Box 81 tBay St. and Iowa Ave. y
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 (Iowa Ave and Magnolia
ISt1-Two blows. pause, then four
blows, repeated four times.
Box % (Plum ST. and Ky Ave. -
Two blows, a pause, then five blows,
repeated four times.
Box 81 (Bay st. and Fla. Ave. =
Three blows, pause, then one blow,
repeated four times.
Box 80 (Peachtree and Florida
Ave -Three blows. pause, then
two blows, repeated four times.
Box "a (Magnolia st. and Dakota
Ave. )-Three blows, a pause, then
four blows, repeated four times.
, Box 80 Parker st. and Ky. Ave. }
Three blows, a pause, then five
, blows, repeated four times.
I Box Al main st. and Dakots
: Ave- -Four blows. pause, ther
one blow, also repeated four times.
Box AZ (Lemon st. and Ohio Ave
-Four blows, pause. then tw,
a blows, repeated four times.
9 Box 43 New York and Orang,
q St.)-Four blows, pause, ther
! three blows, repeated four times.
Box AS (Florida Ave. and Linz
St.)-Four blows, pause. then fiv,
blows, repeated four times.
Boz 81 (Florida Ave. and Palmet
to St)-Five blows, pause, thei
one blow, repeated four times.
r Box SO (Florida Ave. and Melon
/ aid St)-Five blows. a pause, thei
: two blows, repeated four times.
q Box SO (Indiana Ave. and Orang
St.)-Five blows. a pause, then thre
, blows, repeated four times.
4 Box "a Massachusetts Ave. an,
a Orange St.-Five blows, a pause
8 then four blows, repeated four times
:. ihO hic-out oiSHdl 10 ulOWu III d
B follows: Two short blows, a pause
n then two more blows. This sigma
v means the fire is out and the waite
pressure is cut off
e If the fire is not close to a ire box
: just send II in as usual, calling 5000
s giving the nearest streets, and tn,
fire department will take care of tn,
rest.
When pulling a fire box. please re
member to follow out these instruc
d tons:
q Go to the nearest box. break tn,
: little glass in front. turn the key an
v the door will open. On the inside 1
J. a porcelain hook; reach up and pull
. it down ONCE, and let go, and, |
e possible, REMAIN at the box till tn
e first truck arrives; then direct then
a to the fire. But. above all things
v follow out instructions, and pull tn
e hook only once and let go.
I If the telephone is handy, just tel
v ephone as usual; and the fire de
/ partment will do the rest.
Be very careful in giving the prop
J. err location when phoning in al
: alarm.