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High mounted sirens in the US

Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2007 3:45 am
by kswx29
I thought since there is a lowest sirens thread why not have a high mounted sirens thread.

Here is a whelen that looks to be pretty high up, as well as on a hill.
http://img.groundspeak.com/waymarking/8 ... acbf04.jpg

Thunderbolt in Downtown Topeka, KS ontop a 11 story building
http://www.dylan.helixweb.net/Files/sh1.jpg
Better Pic:
http://www.dylan.helixweb.net/Files/coolpic2.jpg

Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2007 4:22 am
by Jim_Ferer
The second Tbolt shot is great, silhouetted against the ominous clouds! Shot of the Week!

Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2007 8:32 am
by Justin
Jim_Ferer wrote:The second Tbolt shot is great, silhouetted against the ominous clouds! Shot of the Week!
Agreed. Very nice and artistic shot!

Good work!

Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2007 8:38 pm
by kswx29
I should have mentioned that second thunderbolt picture is Credit of WIBW.com I did not take the picture and do not claim copyright on it.

Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2007 10:53 pm
by EL1998P71
This one in Battle Creek, MI is at least 20 floors up.

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Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 1:00 am
by AllSafe
The highest siren I know of in Wichita is a single-tone Thunderbolt on top of the 13th floor of the AT&T building.

Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 2:59 am
by EOWS 612
The last Chrysler in Kansas City is about 13 storys up AND on a 1 story high tower.

Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 3:18 am
by coyoteunknown
There's a FSC 2001-130 mounted fairly high in Jonesboro, AR:
http://coyoteunknown.deviantart.com/art ... 0-73569393

Somewhat high mounted ASC T-128 in Siloam Springs, AR:
http://coyoteunknown.deviantart.com/art ... 2-73571732

There's also a Whelen 3016 outside Tulsa, Oklahoma behind a Quik Trip that seems to be mounted on a four or five story pole, but I've yet to get pictures of it.

Edit:

This siren isn't mounted that high, but I felt it deserved an honorable mention considering the pole is falling backwards. Eventually I guess that siren will develop rotator problems or collapse.

http://coyoteunknown.deviantart.com/art ... 2-73967779

Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 11:20 am
by Robert Gift
coyoteunknown wrote:...Somewhat high mounted ASC T-128 in Siloam Springs, AR: http://coyoteunknown.deviantart.com/art ... 2-73571732 ...
Interesting photo!
Is that a railraod track in the photo?

Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 1:51 pm
by Matt Hackler
Here is the 2001-SRN that covers downtown Indianapolis,

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Since I could not get a good vantage point from any direction it is not easily seen. We even went to the top of a parking garage and could not get a good shot.

http://www.putfile.com/pic/5304773
If you click on this link then full size for the pic you can see it much more clearly. The roof level of that building is 18 stories, the siren is technically on the 19th because it's on top of the elevator maintenance room.