Fire Alarm Signals
Ever wonder what the numbers signify when the fire alarm sounds throughout the city? Well, we have tracked down an old copy of the code, and it is reprinted here for your use. FOR ALL SCHEDULES National guard Mobilization 15 Strokes (P) Private Box (G) Ghost Box 2 Recall 3 Emergency 4 Ambulance Call 6 Lincoln School 7 Franklin Apartments 8 St. Marys School Seymour Avenue 9 Griffin Hospital 12 Main Street at Olivia Street 13 Caroline Street at First Street 14 Main Street at Factory Street 142 Housatonic Lumber Co. 16 St Marys Church 17 Main Street at Minerva Street 18 Water Street (Center) 181 Police Department (G) 19 Call All Firemen to Quarters 21 Elizabeth Street at Third Street 22 Elizabeth Street at Sterling Theater 222 Caroline Street at Third Street 223 Sterling Towers, Olivia Street 224 Minerva at Lincoln School 226 St. James Church 227 Webster Bank, Main & Elizabeth 223 Court House Olivia Street 23 Caroline Street at Fourth Street 24 Minerva Street at Fifth Street 25 Sixth Street at Anson Street 26 Elizabeth Street at Cottage Street 27 Fifth Street at Oak Street 28 Fifth Street at Olivia Street 282 War Memorial, 5th & Olivia St. (City Hall) 29 Main Street at Elizabeth Street 31 Caroline Street at Cottage Street 32 Seymour Avenue at Garden Place 321 Adult Basic Education Ninth Street 322 Irving School Garden Place 325 Jewish Synagogue Center 33 Seymour Avenue at Atwater Avenue 331 Smith Street at Fall Street 332 Smith Street at Ninth Street 335 Derby Finishing Derby Printing, Hawkins Street 34 Hawkins Street at Ninth Street 341 Fire Alarm Headquarters Cottage St. 35 Hawkins Street at Ninth Street 36 - Hawkins Street at Seymour Avenue 37 Olivia Street Near Cottage Street 38 Tenth Street at Emmett Avenue 39 Kellogg Farm, Hawthorne Avenue (G) 41 Roosevelt Drive at North Avenue 412- Roosevelt Drive at Cullens Hill (G) 42 Roosevelt Drive Near A Street 421 Pink House Cove (G) 422 Stratford Chemical Roosevelt Drive at B Street 43 Roosevelt Drive at F Street 432 Park Avenue at D Street 44 Roosevelt Drive at Camptown 443 W. E. Bassett Co. - Roosevelt Drive at D St. 45 Roosevelt Drive at Derby Cellular 47 Lakeview Terrace off Roosevelt Drive 48 Roosevelt Drive at Buckingham Road (G) 49 Cedric Avenue at Grove Street 51 Old New Haven Ave. at Rockwell Place 511 High Street at Academy Hill. 512 New Haven Ave. at Shelton Street 513 Mt. Plaint Street (Center) 514 Paugassett Hook & Ladder Co. 516 Sodom Lane at David Humphreys 517 Marshall Lane at Albert Street (G) 518 Marshall Lane at George Street (C) 519 Incinerator Land Fill Site (G) 52 New Haven Avenue at Prospect Street 523 Chapel Street (Center) 524 High Street (Center) 526 McLaughlin Terrace 528 Ianotti Lane (G) 53 New Haven Avenue at Bank Street 531 Academy Hill at Laurel Ave. (C) 532 David Humphreys Road at Sunset Drive 533 Hillcrest Avenue Kings Court 534 Dirienzo Heights. 535 Pleasant View Avenue at Sherwood Ave 536 East End Hose Co. (G) 537 Howard Avenue at Ida Avenue (G) 538 Marshall Lane at Chestnut Drive (G) 539 Prindle Avenue at Coe Lane (C) 54 Derby Avenue at Main Street 541 - Bradley Terrace and Kings Court 542 - Orange.-Derby Shopping Center (G) 543 New Haven Avenue at Sodom Lane (G) 544 Bradley School 545 Caldors, New Haven Avenue (G) 546 Orangewood West, New Haven Avenue. 548 Orangewood East (G) 549 Hotchkiss Hose Co. (P) 55 - Academy Hill at Paugassett Road 551 Belleview Drive (G) 552 Sodom Lane at Shagbark 555 Marshal Lane Manor Nursing Home 561 David Humphreys Road at OSullivan Road 56 Derby Avenue at Mt. Pleasant Street 57 Derby Avenue at Mansfield Street 58 St. Michaels School 59 Sentinel Hill at Garfield Avenue 61 Smith Street at Eighth Street 611 Derby Neck Road at Silver Hill Road (G) 612 Silver Hill Road (C) 613 Great Hill Road at Radio Transmitter (G) 614 Derby Neck Road at McConneys Farm (G) 62 Hawthorne Avenue at Seventh Street 63 Hawthorne Avenue at Ninth Street 64 Hawthorne Avenue at E Street 65 Hawthorne Avenue at Laurel Place 66 Coppola Terrace at Evelyn Road 67 Chatfield Street at Coon Hollow Road (G) 68 Hawthorne Avenue at Talmadge Street 69 Patty Ann Terrace 71 Maple Street (Center) 712 Spring Street and Mohawk avenue 715 - Division Street at South Division Street 72 Fairview Terrace at Lewis Street 726 Derby Convalescent Hospital Chatfield Street 73 Atwater Avenue at Valley View 74 Seymour Avenue at Mountain Street 75 Emmett Avenue at Mountain Street 77 Silver Hill at St. Michael Cemetery (G) 78 VARCA Center 79 Derby High School 88 C. D. Mobilization 15 Blasts National Guard NO SCHOOL SIGNAL Box 3 Four Times at 6:45 A.M. |