BOX Numbers

Tamaqua Fire Alarm Boxes

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To determine the BOX #, count the first set of horn blows, short pause, count next set, long pause. Will repeat 3 more times. Example: 3 horn blows, pause, 4 horn blows, long pause, repeat X3. This would be BOX #34.  Click HERE for a demo.

 North Ward                                                                                           

  • 12 Clay and Nescopec
  • 13 Lafayette and Gay
  • 14 Elm and Washington
  • 15 Broad and Nescopec
  • 16 Broad and Lehigh 4
  • 17 Washington an Lafayette
  • 18 Pitt and Brown
  • 19 Jerome and Lehigh
  • 81 Nescopec and Vine
  • 82 Lombard and Vine

East End

  • 41 Columbia and East Broad
  • 42 Hazle and Elizabeth
  • 43 Greenwood and Cedar
  • 44 Hazle and Federal
  • 45 Arlington and Patterson
  • 49 East Broad Street Shopping Plaza

South Ward 

  • 21 Oak and Penn
  • 22 West Broad St Tire Store
  • 23 Swatara and Mahanoy
  • 24 Hunter and Spruce
  • 25 Broad and Hunter
  • 26 Orwigsburg and Green
  • 27 Orwigsburg and Hunter
  • 28 Nescopec and Van Gelder
  • 29 Spruce and Coal
  • 91 Cottage Ave and Swatara

 Dutch Hill

  • 51 Columbia and Union
  • 52 Market and Willing
  • 53 East Mauch Chunk and Market
  • 54 Schuylkill Ave and Biddle
  • 55 Schuylkill Ave and Locust
  • 56 Biddle and Greenwood
  • 57 Clark and Willing
  • 58 Elizabeth and East Elm
  • 59 Clark and East Elm

 Middle Ward

  • 31 Union and Pine
  • 32 East Broad and Center
  • 34 Center and Spruce
  • 35 Rolling Mill Ave and Vine
  • 36 Washington and Vine
  • 38 Majestic House Apartments
  • 39 High Rise Apartments

 Owl Creek

  • 61 Fire District 1
  • 62 Fire District 2
  • 63 Fire District 3
  • 64 Fire District 4
  • 65 Fire District 5

 Tamaqua School District

  • 71 Senior High School
  • 73 Elementary School