Small Siren Hunt in Huntsville 3-22-14

[freebrickproductions]

The first siren I went to was the 2001-AC at Grissom High School.

Grissom High School 2001-AC by freebrickproductions, on Flickr

Grissom High School 2001-AC by freebrickproductions, on Flickr

Grissom High School 2001-AC by freebrickproductions, on Flickr

Grissom High School 2001-AC by freebrickproductions, on Flickr

The second siren I went to was the 2001-AC that's mounted on a water tower on Esslinger Road.

Watertower 2001-AC by freebrickproductions, on Flickr

Watertower 2001-AC by freebrickproductions, on Flickr

After that, I went to the 2001-AC at the intersection of Whitesburg Drive and Martin Road (formerly Fern Bell Park). They've added a fence around the base of the pole since I last saw it.

Martin Road & Whitesburg Drive 2001-AC by freebrickproductions, on Flickr

Martin Road & Whitesburg Drive 2001-AC by freebrickproductions, on Flickr

Martin Road & Whitesburg Drive 2001-AC by freebrickproductions, on Flickr

Martin Road & Whitesburg Drive 2001-AC by freebrickproductions, on Flickr

The next siren I went to was one I know about before. I found it by accident today while I was on my hunt. This siren is a 2001-SRN at Calvary Bible Church.

Calvary Bible Church 2001-SRN by freebrickproductions, on Flickr

Calvary Bible Church 2001-SRN by freebrickproductions, on Flickr

Calvary Bible Church 2001-SRN by freebrickproductions, on Flickr

After that, I went to the 2001-SRN at Jones Valley Elementary School. This is probably the highest mounted siren in Huntsville.

Jones Valley Elementary School 2001-SRN by freebrickproductions, on Flickr

Jones Valley Elementary School 2001-SRN by freebrickproductions, on Flickr

Jones Valley Elementary School 2001-SRN by freebrickproductions, on Flickr

Jones Valley Elementary School 2001-SRN by freebrickproductions, on Flickr

Next was the 2001-SRN at the Jones Valley Recreational Facility.

Jones Valley Rec. Center 2001-SRN by freebrickproductions, on Flickr

Jones Valley Rec. Center 2001-SRN by freebrickproductions, on Flickr

Jones Valley Rec. Center 2001-SRN by freebrickproductions, on Flickr

Jones Valley Rec. Center 2001-SRN by freebrickproductions, on Flickr

Jones Valley Rec. Center 2001-SRN by freebrickproductions, on Flickr

Jones Valley Rec. Center 2001-SRN by freebrickproductions, on Flickr

Jones Valley Rec. Center 2001-SRN by freebrickproductions, on Flickr

Lastly, I got distant pictures of the 2001-AC at Fire Station 9. The first was taken with my Canon Powershot ELPH 115, the rest were taken with my Sony Handycam.

Fire Station 9 2001-AC by freebrickproductions, on Flickr

Fire Station 9 2001-AC by freebrickproductions, on Flickr

Fire Station 9 2001-AC by freebrickproductions, on Flickr

That's all from today!

[siren fan]

Interesting how they used wire towers. I guess they're cheaper than the traditional steel poles?

[austin-burns]

Seems like all they use over in Huntsville are those wire towers to mount their sirens. Are there any 2001's that are on steel or wood poles?

[freebrickproductions]

There are a few.
Redstone Arsenal mounts their E-classes on steel poles, the 2001s are mounted on wooden poles, and the Altecs (and former altecs) are mounted on wire towers.
Madison, AL uses almost all wooden poles. The only exceptions are a couple of 2001-130s that were installed on wire towers.
Green Mountain (technically part of Huntsville) has their sirens mounted on concrete poles.

[Chicagosiren-hunters]

The Siverstreet SC 1003 is also mounted on a wire pole too.

[emofficer]

freebrick,

Williams Elementary way down off Zierdt Rd. is mounted up high as well. Its a 2001. The Calvary siren was put in not log after I came to EMA in 2001. It was probably 2002-03 timeframe to the best of my memory. I know our 100th siren is at Bobo VFD up in the far northwest part of the county.
We are supposed to be going late this week to mark the locations of the 5 new 20V2T Sentry's to be installed. All of those will be out in the rural areas of the county, except for 1 near Big Cove/Hampton Cove. They will be on wooden poles, breaking with the tower mounted tradition.

[Brendan Ahern]

What was the purpose of using towers vs. poles? Looks very interesting.

[freebrickproductions]

Will the Thunderbeam on Meadowbrook Drive be re-installed?

[emofficer]

What was the purpose of using towers vs. poles? Looks very interesting.

The boss says it was because the towers were expected to have a longer lifespan vs a wooden pole.

[emofficer]

Will the Thunderbeam on Meadowbrook Drive be re-installed?

Nope. The motor shop said they could not repair the motor. We took it down and hauled it off to the scrap pile. The Model 2 up there now will remain. There is overlapping coverage from other sirens nearby, so the combination of those sites plus the model 2 should provide enough sound in that area.