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by sp4nk
Thu May 01, 2008 4:31 pm
Forum: Main Outdoor Warning Sirens Board
Topic: Interesting Model 5 in Ocean City,MD
Replies: 12
Views: 8158

The water tower on which the Model 5 is mounted was repainted this past year, along with the siren. I'll get a picture next time I'm in the area.

Does anyone know when the Ocean City siren system is tested, assuming it is tested on a regular basis? I'd love to get a recording.
by sp4nk
Wed Aug 23, 2006 2:49 am
Forum: Main Outdoor Warning Sirens Board
Topic: Middle River Volunteer FD video
Replies: 2
Views: 3839

This recording seems to crop up everywhere. I recall its use in an instructional video about the sirens at University of Maryland.
by sp4nk
Sat Jun 24, 2006 3:09 pm
Forum: Main Outdoor Warning Sirens Board
Topic: T-bolt in another song......
Replies: 8
Views: 8009

My guess is that it's an old recording of a 2t22.

I do enjoy the use of air raid sirens as a percussion instrument. Who'd have thought?
by sp4nk
Thu Jun 15, 2006 6:03 pm
Forum: Main Outdoor Warning Sirens Board
Topic: Washington D.C., and another question,
Replies: 59
Views: 49262

"Does anybody know when the system was pulled out?" Must've been early 1993 or thereabouts; that's when all of the Thunderbolts at the elementary schools in Montgomery County vanished. During recent trips to Baltimore, I've seen a few old civil defense sirens here and there, including a fe...
by sp4nk
Fri Jun 09, 2006 9:38 pm
Forum: Main Outdoor Warning Sirens Board
Topic: Washington D.C., and another question,
Replies: 59
Views: 49262

Washington DC currently has no siren system. I believe it was mentioned in the previous board that it once had a civil defense system consisting of Thunderbolts. This system was dismantled during the early 90's.

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