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Re: Uniquely Mounted Sirens Thread
Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2024 2:47 am
by clarksburg_1000t
Definitely not.
Re: Uniquely Mounted Sirens Thread
Posted: Mon May 20, 2024 2:55 am
by Benny
It's not really Unique Per se, it's more of an oddity. In Bellevue, Pa. there is a Siren at the top of the VFD inside of an enlarged Copula, presumably an early Model Sterling X10 or Decot Siren, and am unsure if it is still active, let alone still there. There is a video of one of Station 108 Engines (Bellevue) Rolling out for a house explosion and in the very beginning of the video, you can hear the siren atop the FD, Quickly drawn out over the sounds of the Radio and the Engine's Model Q2B
Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNdw_lJRtoc
Street View: (Barely Visible)
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.4969081 ... ?entry=ttu
Re: Uniquely Mounted Sirens Thread
Posted: Sun May 26, 2024 3:42 pm
by ArxCyberwolf
Benny wrote: ↑Mon May 20, 2024 2:55 am
It's not really Unique Per se, it's more of an oddity. In Bellevue, Pa. there is a Siren at the top of the VFD inside of an enlarged Copula, presumably an early Model Sterling X10 or Decot Siren, and am unsure if it is still active, let alone still there. There is a video of one of Station 108 Engines (Bellevue) Rolling out for a house explosion and in the very beginning of the video, you can hear the siren atop the FD, Quickly drawn out over the sounds of the Radio and the Engine's Model Q2B
Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNdw_lJRtoc
Street View: (Barely Visible)
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.4969081 ... ?entry=ttu
It's a Sterling Model M, 12/16 port. It's the only known 12/16 Sterling M known to exist.
Re: Uniquely Mounted Sirens Thread
Posted: Sun May 26, 2024 8:35 pm
by traintraveler
Logistically, this Thunderbolt isn't odd, but its mount is rather unique. I do actually appreciate the way how it was made with maintenance access in mind.
https://www.google.com/maps/@34.5529887 ... ?entry=ttu
Re: Uniquely Mounted Sirens Thread
Posted: Mon May 27, 2024 1:08 am
by HDN
traintraveler wrote: ↑Sun May 26, 2024 8:35 pm
Logistically, this Thunderbolt isn't odd, but its mount is rather unique. I do actually appreciate the way how it was made with maintenance access in mind.
They can't be using the ladder that much. The paint condition speaks to that
I always thought siren mounts with a maintenance platform were a great idea. It cuts a bucket truck out of the maintenance job as long as you have someone willing to make the climb up!
Re: Uniquely Mounted Sirens Thread
Posted: Mon May 27, 2024 3:05 pm
by Greenrid
If we're talking about mounts with maintenance in mind, This Thunderbolt in Schenectady, NY has a whole gigantic platform just for working on it!
I'm guessing either Chrysler was here before they just slapped a Thunderbolt into its place, or this whole tower was for the Thunderbolt.
It's also off center, so that's nice...
https://earth.google.com/web/@42.797364 ... yACOgMKATA
Re: Uniquely Mounted Sirens Thread
Posted: Mon May 27, 2024 4:41 pm
by traintraveler
HDN wrote: ↑Mon May 27, 2024 1:08 am
traintraveler wrote: ↑Sun May 26, 2024 8:35 pm
Logistically, this Thunderbolt isn't odd, but its mount is rather unique. I do actually appreciate the way how it was made with maintenance access in mind.
They can't be using the ladder that much. The paint condition speaks to that
I always thought siren mounts with a maintenance platform were a great idea. It cuts a bucket truck out of the maintenance job as long as you have someone willing to make the climb up!
Oh no they haven't. That thing hasn't been used since at least the late 90's, unless if it was a volunteer fire siren sometime after then.
Re: Uniquely Mounted Sirens Thread
Posted: Sat Oct 19, 2024 5:51 pm
by Csabi11
This one's not in the US, but here in Hungary, this takes the prize of being the lowest mounted siren in all of the country. This one is located at a former Nuclear Bunker and is on a close site. Sadly the siren isn't active anymore.
Photo Credit:
https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=318 ... 0187944163
Re: Uniquely Mounted Sirens Thread
Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2025 1:48 pm
by Theverythingkid2750
I was watching a siren BTS n 4J25's channel and in napoleon Ohio there's this EXTREMELY low mounted XT22, I cant find this siren on any maps
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Re: Uniquely Mounted Sirens Thread
Posted: Thu Feb 13, 2025 12:10 am
by NCAsirens11