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Re: 3t22's being removed in Reedsburg, WI?
Posted: Tue Aug 13, 2013 3:48 am
by ACAPenetrator50
RyanJamesDean98 wrote:Ok, I'm confused now. So what sirens are being removed and what city are they going to?
As far as I assume, the 3T22 by the T-135 is the one being removed and sent to be installed in Prairie du Sac. So, the other two 3T22s will remain. That leaves 2 2001s, 2 3T22s, 1 T-135, and the 500 which will sound for tornado warnings too now.
Re: 3t22's being removed in Reedsburg, WI?
Posted: Tue Aug 13, 2013 5:19 am
by Rikki44
This is all great info, and I'm very happy they are keeping 2 of the 3t22's! I live near the one on Fuhrman Dr., is that one staying? I can definately hear that one when they turn it on.
Re: 3t22's being removed in Reedsburg, WI?
Posted: Tue Aug 13, 2013 5:42 am
by ACAPenetrator50
Rikki44 wrote:This is all great info, and I'm very happy they are keeping 2 of the 3t22's! I live near the one on Fuhrman Dr., is that one staying? I can definately hear that one when they turn it on.
Yep! The one being removed is in Ramsey Park, Fuhrman is staying.
Re: 3t22's being removed in Reedsburg, WI?
Posted: Wed Aug 14, 2013 4:05 am
by Thunderboltlover
Why did they decide to remove the 1003 and not the 500? After all, the 1003 is much louder and I thought they used hi-lo for firecalls, but perhaps I'm mistaken.
Re: 3t22's being removed in Reedsburg, WI?
Posted: Wed Aug 14, 2013 5:49 am
by RyanJamesDean98
Thunderboltlover wrote:Why did they decide to remove the 1003 and not the 500? After all, the 1003 is much louder and I thought they used hi-lo for firecalls, but perhaps I'm mistaken.
Its 3T22, not 1003.
Re: 3t22's being removed in Reedsburg, WI?
Posted: Wed Aug 14, 2013 6:14 am
by Thunderboltlover
There used to be a 1003 mounted right next to the 500.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfl62sY06aE
Re: 3t22's being removed in Reedsburg, WI?
Posted: Wed Aug 14, 2013 6:58 am
by Archon
They the city never used Hi/low on there 1003 & 3T22's
Re: 3t22's being removed in Reedsburg, WI?
Posted: Wed Aug 14, 2013 3:23 pm
by RyanJamesDean98
So what happened to the 1003?
Re: 3t22's being removed in Reedsburg, WI?
Posted: Wed Aug 14, 2013 3:37 pm
by PugetSoundStormWatch
RyanJamesDean98 wrote:So what happened to the 1003?
Josh(bearlovesox) now obtains it, he lives somewhere in Reedsburg.
Re: 3t22's being removed in Reedsburg, WI?
Posted: Thu Aug 15, 2013 3:31 am
by Josh_S
As Archon has stated many times the 500 was a donation to the city back in 1959. This was placed on the FD at the time and replaced a Decot (one of the first two Decots built). They will use the 500 until she dies. The Thunderbolt was purchased around 1963 and was located on a bank downtown (one of three fallout shelters designated that year). In 1971 they built a new City Hall/FD and both sirens were placed on the hose drying tower. The 1003 was obviously purchased for CD reasons, which leaves the very interesting question of why it was a 1003 they purchased as they already had a fire siren. It is thought that the 3T22s were purchased in either the 70s or 80s sometime. Again not too sure why they went with 3Ts instead of 2Ts. (Just a neat bit of history to be shared :p sorry for straying from the topic)