Mon Dec 04, 2006 2:25 am
The color has nothing to do with the county...the county does not own or maintain those sirens, the city of romeoville does. In the Chicago area, towns are responsible for their own sirens. Naperville, which is just a little north or romeoville did the same thing, except a different color. They have at least one brown tbolt and most of their 2001's are also dark brown. The newest ones are just regular 2001 gray though. But romeovilles sirens and napervilles sirens definately came from the factory like that, they are powder coated. I have seen several of them up close and personal. Havent seen any yellow series b's in romeoville yet though, I dont think theyve installed in a couple years. They have been pretty good about covering new areas as its being developed, not after it has already been developed. Southern Will county does have a siren system consisting of new ASC sirens. I saw a new t-128 in shorewood the other day. Along with an RM-130 that has been there for awhile. There are a good few p-50's too. Plainfield went absolutely overboard on their sirens. Most are p-50's placed a mile or so apart. Recently all new installs have been t-128's though. That is due to that nasty 1990 tornado that all but wiped plainfield off the map. A friend of mine lives there and i swear they are always the first to set off sirens for severe weather.