Proposal:Fire alarm box
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| Proposal status: | Proposed (under way) |
| Proposed by: | Smaffulli |
| Tagging: | emergency=fire_alarm_box |
| Applies to: | tag |
| Definition: | A device placed on public land used for notifying a fire department of a fire. |
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| Rendered as: | 
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| Draft started: | 2018-05-18 |
| RFC start: | 2018-11-03 |
| Vote start: | 2018-11-29 |
| Vote end: | 2018-12-13 |
Proposal
Add a tag for fire alarm call boxes. A 
fire alarm box, fire alarm call box, or fire alarm pull box is a device used for notifying a fire department of a fire. Typically installed on street corners or in buildings. These are only for calling the fire department (or the police, in case they're dual-purpose). Not to be confused with alarm boxes installed in private areas.
Rationale
Cities like San Francisco rely on this type of boxes for emergencies because they offer redundancy over other communication systems, like cell phones. In San Francisco these boxes have been reinforced to resist the strongest quakes and are considered to be a redundancy tool in case of emergency. These are placed usually every 2 blocks.
Examples
Many of these have already been mapped in San Francisco and other places: https://overpass-turbo.eu/?w=%22emergency%22%3D%22fire_alarm_box%22+global&R
Tagging
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Possible rendering
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I approve this proposal. – Minh Nguyễn 💬 00:44, 30 November 2018 (UTC)- I approve this proposal. --Dieterdreist (talk) 08:02, 30 November 2018 (UTC)
- I approve this proposal. I see no serious problems. Though "Rendering" section should be titled "Possible rendering" Mateusz Konieczny (talk) 14:14, 30 November 2018 (UTC)
- I approve this proposal. — User:Raubraupe (02.12.18 07:17 UTC)
- I approve this proposal. -- I'd like to also see a tag for indoor fire alarm activation, but I think it's a good idea to keep these separate. -- Discostu36 (talk) 12:23, 5 December 2018 (UTC)
Content of tag wiki page
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A device used for notifying a fire department of a fire. 
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Status: unsupported “Defacto” status
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Description
A fire alarm box, fire alarm call box, or fire alarm pull box is a device used for notifying a fire department of a fire. Typically installed on street corners or in buildings.
Cities like San Francisco rely on this type of boxes for emergencies because they offer redundancy over other communication systems, like cell phones.