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Posted: **Fri Dec 28, 2007 10:07 am**

Nice pictures! Are any sirens in Detroit mounted on poles?

Posted: **Fri Dec 28, 2007 5:13 pm**

I've only seen two so far. Have this pic of the one.

This one is close to downtown.
all the older ones are building mounted.

Posted: **Sat Dec 29, 2007 12:51 am**

I was downtown today, and found another pole mounted 2001 near old tiger stadium. It's on Brooklyn st. and Porter st.

Click here to see

Use the "Birds Eye View" to see it.

Posted: **Sat Dec 29, 2007 8:50 pm**

Are the sirens in Wayne County operated as a county-wide system or do the local municipalities (cities/townships) own and operate their own sirens?

I wasn't aware that Detroit had so many sirens. I was in the Detroit area last year and noticed that the suburbs had a lot of sirens (Whelens) but I didn't notice any in the downtown area.

Posted: **Sat Dec 29, 2007 11:04 pm**

Fletch wrote:Are the sirens in Wayne County operated as a county-wide system or do the local municipalities (cities/townships) own and operate their own sirens?

In Wayne County, each community activates their own siren system. Sadly, due to political infighting, Wayne County never went centralized with their siren systems, or 9-1-1 dispatch centers. Most of the sirens use VHF-High band, for radio control on various frequencies.

Posted: **Sun Dec 30, 2007 1:06 am**

I was in the Detroit area last year and noticed that the suburbs had a lot of sirens (Whelens) but I didn't notice any in the downtown area.

There are very few area's in Macomb county and oakland county that have whelen's. The majority are 2001's.

For downtown, I have yet to see any older sirens.
Homeland security/Emergency management for detroit are not very helpfull(so far) in anwsering my questions.

I did get a reply from Ingham county. They test the first saturday at 1pm for the whole county except mason, they test the first monday at 1pm. I haven't figured out what so special about that town?

Posted: **Sat Jul 05, 2008 11:38 pm**

I was in Rochester today for the siren test. and found this one. I had looked for this one a year ago, but couldn't find it. I must of been looking in the wrong place. ACA Screamer in Avon Cemetery

Video of this siren in action

Then I wondered off going north....

Clarkston 2001

Ortonville 3T22

One of the FD EMS guys let me take a few pic's of the cabinets, he even opened the one they use to manually turn it on.

Groveland FD model 5/7 or Fedelcode

And in the GT yard in Pontiac, behind the Oakland county courts. a Whelen Omni directional

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Posted: **Fri Jul 11, 2008 12:52 am**

here's some from over the weekend of the 4th of July all from Detroit.

Thunderbeam on O'Shea Rec Center. I-96 and Greenfield

2001 SRNB on Joy Rd and Southfield Freeway (used to be a T-bolt)

2001 SRNB on Burt Rd. Fire station (this is where my T-bolt used to be mounted)

2001 SRNB on Chicago Ave. and Livernois Fire Station

Posted: **Fri Jul 11, 2008 6:50 am**

Very nice pictures.

Posted: **Fri Jul 11, 2008 3:09 pm**

Great pics. Sorry for the dumb question but what's the difference in a regular 2001 & a 2001 SRNB?

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