Who owns the Thunderbolt from Thomas and Old 27?

There are quite a few in Kent County, Michigan. https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit? ... sp=sharing

I drove through St. Bernard today and noticed that the Thunderbolt 1000 on top of St. Bernard Elmwood Place Elementary that I recorded back in April of 2010 has been removed, fortunately. They must be getting ready to demolish the old elementary school. I'm relieved that the siren was not demolishe...

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Tue Jan 23, 2024 10:08 pm

Never seen a blue screamer. Also, why do people mount sirens THIS low? Are they saving money? Or plain lazy?

In some cases, it's all they have available.

I use a pair of these https://www.amazon.com/Onhear-Protection-Effective-Cancelling-Headphones/dp/B0BVY82Z4D/ref=sr_1_8?crid=F8HHENG83YSZ&keywords=Safety+Headphones&qid=1705439174&sprefix=safety+headphone%2Caps%2C109&sr=8-8 and they work fantastically. I'd recommend getting a pair of...

Camden, Michigan has one at their firehall.

Do you have pictures of the unit?

How awesome to see some siren news from this part of Michigan - I'll hopefully be checking it out sometime soon. Thank you for your work on this project!

Cool to know that it's still there. Thanks for checking it out!

As far as I know, there are no plans to remove anything at this time. I'm not sure what the reasoning is, but I'd assume it's either budgetary or there are plans for the units in the future. Can you verify that the Modulator in downtown Lansing is still up? I haven't been able to get a straight answ...