Illinois sirens

[Mr.Tbolt1003]

Welcome To The Siren Board! I am a siren enthusiast that lives in Maryville, IL. Our town's siren system is composed of 2 Whelen Vortexes. One of them has an ESC-2020 560Hz Electronic Controler. The other one, that I live the closest to, has an ESC-864 Digital Controler. The Whelen Vortex that I live near to, many years ago, it had a finback installed on it, but then for some reason that is still unknown to this day, they removed the fin. I still dont know why, but they just did for some reason. Lol.

That is ironic. In Mansfield we only have 2 Whelens. I don't know if the Whelens are Vortex or 4004. Before the Whelens my dad told me about the old siren. He was a young kid and he saw it for the first time in the 60's. He said there was an old water tower and on top of it was an old Fedelcode. I am unsure of the model. I don't know what happened to it. It was replaced and removed before I was born.

[ZombieSlayer127]

I forgot to mention, on the old fire station, there is an inactive model 3 mounted on the front of the building. but recently, they repainted it after not touching it for 15 years, which was weird.

[coastalsyrolover]

Welcome aboard bud! Ottawa has a thunderbolt. Passed through there the other day freaking out because there is a recording of it being heard all the way in mar... selies? Salies? Or whatever... (passed by there too.) Sorry I just thought I should mention that.

[Fireman61341]

Ottawa HAD a Thunderbolt. It was removed along with the 2t22 on the south side in april, just a sea of 2001s now.

[coastalsyrolover]

Nooo! They took that one down? Shoot!

[TOMMY_from_sp]

Ther is a eows 115 in illinois that was replaced with 5 4004s note the 115 is still on its poll the 4004 is across a parking lot from it so it still stands

[Federal 500]

My dad spent his childhood there, and now my grandparents live there. In Wilmette, there is a chocolate colored Thunderbolt on top of the village hall

[Stevan Z]

Wilmette HAD a brown Thunderbolt 1000T on top of village hall. It was removed last month.

[jacob585]

Herrin IL does have two inactive 408s.

[Andrew papesh]

Herrin IL does have to inactive 408s

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