Why San Francisco still counts on street fire alarm boxes

I know some folks get on this kick thinking everyone has a cell phone and fire boxes are useless...during my recent trip to NJ & NY my cell phone died and couldn't get one until I returned to VA. I drove around and visited my family & FDNY friends, sometimes late at night when everything is closed and in some areas where fire boxes are now gone.

Get the point ? 
 
From the SF article: 

"'When someone pulls the alarm, a telegraph wheel taps out a message to the nearest fire station, announcing the box number.  The call comes straight to us, without having to go through the dispatcher, like a 911 call does,' said fire Lt. Karen Kerr. "

Say WHAT? 

What about AFID, drill, meal runs, 10-8, etc., etc.?


 
In response to vbcapt, I have been in that situation. I work for a delivery company, I have a company car and phone. Left Chi town for Wisconsin, a 200 mile trip. Thanx to Verizon I had no phone contact with my company. I could NOT find a phone booth all the way up there. Got back to Chicago, they bitched because I was not in communication with them, they wanted to know how long before I deliver. Must have really made you mad, 2 minutes, 2 hours or x hours. Love to screw with them, they think it is immediate response. They have no idea, GOOGLE says 53 minutes, they compute that @ 2AM on a Sunday morning. I am in heavy traffic @ 70MPH, makes Talladega look like a Sunday afternoon drive
 
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