Wait, That’s What Those Things Are For?

If I saw a fire, I don’t think I would ever think to look for one of those things, much less know how to use it:

Since 85% of calls made through the street boxes are false alarms, Bloomberg said, “In the days where everybody has cell phones … the city would be just as safe without them.”

Only 140 structural fires last year out of 26,666 were first called in through an alarm box – and phone calls on those fires came in after the boxes were pulled, according to the FDNY.

(Wow, I’m scared that I actually agree with the mayor on this . . .)