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fire alarm box

A small box, usually red, having a thin sheet of glass or plastic which, if broken, activates a fire alarm system.
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MHCLG's consultation document added: "Recognising that there is already an existing public telephone network in place, we propose removing the permitted development right for public call boxes.
Victory in sight as Government reveals plans to tackle 'Trojan' phone box troubles; Councils are up in arms over companies using telephone boxes to effectively act as advertising billboards
These call boxes will enable distressed motorists to directly reach the SCTEX Traffic Control Room easily so that they can immediately dispatch SCTEX patrol teams to the area.
MPTC enumerates expressway improvements and gets ready for UNDAS
The call boxes will enable distressed motorists to directly and quickly reach the SCTEX Traffic Control Room and allow SCTEX teams to respond faster.
MPTC sees 10% more traffic volume on 'Undas'
The decision in this regard was made on the positive results of some previously installed call boxes on the city's roads.
Police call boxes to be installed on roads
The TARDIS is an iconic blue box, fashioned after police call boxes that were prevalent in London in the 1950s and 60s.
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Some call boxes are also monitored by CCTV and footage from that will be used by the police as evidence if necessary.
30 hoax calls to fire crews in fortnight
Mr Smit, who also runs a business in Holland which maintains emergency motorway call boxes, is hoping to hit a turnover of pounds 1m in about three years with the new business after securing a number of contracts, including work for Gateshead Council and East Durham Homes on housing refurbishment projects so buildings can be made more energy efficient.
Entrepreneur is spot-on at turning up the heat
He said: "We accept the use of public call boxes has declined in recent years, and that it may be appropriate for some of them to be removed.
Speak up to save phone boxes
These illuminated metal line switches are suitable for applications in public areas that are exposed to dimly lit conditions such as ticket terminals, parking garages, gas stations, roadside call boxes, elevators, door controls, automated bank machines, Internet terminals and information booths.
Blue illuminated Piezo and mechanical switches
Passengers using the airport's car parks can now find help via new assistance call boxes installed in the parking areas.
Service through technology: Deborah Ostreicher from Phoenix International Airport explains how Sky Harbor is providing customer service through the use of modern technology
In fact, there are 237 blue police call boxes (PCBs), on which the BBC modelled the fictional time lord's transporter.
UK still has 237 'Tardises
Call boxes are located on the outside of the residence halls for visitors who do not have a student ID and cannot access the lobby.
Studious attention to security: find out how Drexel University's public safety department protects the campus through a powerful combination of technology and personnel

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