ɪnðə lˈeɪɾɚ jˈɪɹz ʌv ðɛɹ jˈuːs ænd pɹəlˌɪfɚɹˈeɪʃən, sˌʌm fˈaɪɚ bˈɑːksᵻz wɜː dɪzˈaɪnd wɪð spˈɛʃəl dɪvˈaɪsᵻz ænd ˈʌðɚ fˈʌŋkʃənz ɪn plˈeɪs ɪn ɐn ɐtˈɛmpt tə kˈɜːb ðə nˈuːsəns ʌv fˈɔls ɐlˈɑːɹmz.
In the later years of their use and proliferation, some fire boxes were designed with special devices and other functions in place in an attempt to curb the nuisance of false alarms.