{"id":1035,"date":"2026-03-25T19:21:43","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T19:21:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qbswebdesign.com\/thefiremuseum\/?page_id=1035"},"modified":"2026-04-01T18:36:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T18:36:39","slug":"fire-alarm-office","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/qbswebdesign.com\/thefiremuseum\/collections\/fire-alarm-office\/","title":{"rendered":"Fire Alarm Office"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-1035\" data-postid=\"1035\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-1035 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_xzx3272 tb_first tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_p4pg444 first\">\n                    <!-- module divider -->\n<div  class=\"module tf_mw module-divider tb_9i8a427 solid   \" style=\"border-width: 1px;border-color: #a19e02;margin-bottom: 25px;\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n    <\/div>\n<!-- \/module divider -->\n<!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_r0s1046   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <div id=\"idahy9xd\" class=\"MMl86N zQ9jDz qvSjx3 Vq6kJx idahy9xd wixui-rich-text\" data-testid=\"richTextElement\">\n<h3 class=\"font_2 wixui-rich-text__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Fire Alarm Office<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"idai1rao\" class=\"MMl86N zQ9jDz qvSjx3 Vq6kJx idai1rao wixui-rich-text\" data-testid=\"richTextElement\">\n<h5 class=\"font_7 wixui-rich-text__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Fire department communications have been a very important part of combating and extinguishing fires for centuries, and the methods used to communicate information about fires have been continually improved for more than 200 years.<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"font_7 wixui-rich-text__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Here at the Fire Museum, we have one of the most extensive displays of working fire alarm communication devices in the world. 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