The last fire bell was rung in the Weymouth First Methodist Church Belfry in 1942 at a rental cost of $400 a year. The new electric whistles in Ward Two and Five cost the town $187.91, ...

Fire Bell Wakes You For Work By Shaving Years Off Your Life. November 3, 2013 by Mike Szczys 38 Comments . If you suck at getting up in the morning [Jake Lee] has a ...

The fire department moved down the street to its current building in the late 1940s, but despite the move, the bell still stood. "It’s a sentimental piece, and I’d like to see it still watch ...

In the early 1900s, fires in Orwigsburg were reported by sounding the 34-inch cast iron bell in the tower atop the firehouse. When its peal echoed across the borough, bells in factories would chime… ...