The Siren Board

I found a Fedelcode Model 2 on the roof of the Bridge Street Firehouse at the corner of Bridge Street and Mill in downtown Dublin, OH.


You can see the Fedelcode tag on the bottom-left of the siren.

It looks to be in pretty good condition but for the rust. Definitely no longer in use as Dublin is chocked full of Squealen WPS-2905's. I may call the city and see if I could buy it off 'em. They certainly don't appear to need it anymore. Is this siren usually a single-phase or 3-phase? Fedelcode Model 2 is one of the oldest sirens and was made not after but BEFORE WWII from around 1915 to around 1944 (not a Cold War-era siren). If anyone has information about if FC Model 2 is single-phase or 3-phase it would be greatly appreciated!

It's single phase most likely 240VAC but possibly could be 120VAC. I don't think the model 2 was ever a 3 phase

mixerbd699 wrote:It's single phase most likely 240VAC but possibly could be 120VAC. I don't think the model 2 was ever a 3 phase

Thank you for the info!

A fairly rare find isn't it? A youtube search for Fedelcode Model 2 Yields first 1 or two relevant results, then a bunch of Fedelcode Model 5 and Model 7 stuff and then a whole lot lot of FS Model 2 stuff.

Model 2's came only in single phase.

videogamer wrote:Model 2's came only in single phase.

That makes me happy! Now I'll know if I pursue acquiring it that I'd be able to run it!

Just FYI, the Dublin Police Dept. is in charge of the current Whelen system so you could ask them. You could also ask the owner of the building which is now privately owned.

I may have heard that one go off many years ago.
If that is in/near old downtown Dublin.

It was used to call the volunteer fire dept. together for fire runs.

Would be neat to see what kind of controls it has if it is a true Fedelcode, with the damper.

Keeshah wrote:I may have heard that one go off many years ago.
If that is in/near old downtown Dublin.

That's exactly where it is! On the roof of what used to be a firehouse but is now a stripmall-ish type building with a couple stores on the side and a State Farm insurance dealer on the front. The building's name is still the Bridge Street Firehouse.

Bowser wrote:

Keeshah wrote:I may have heard that one go off many years ago.
If that is in/near old downtown Dublin.

That's exactly where it is! On the roof of what used to be a firehouse but is now a stripmall-ish type building with a couple stores on the side and a State Farm insurance dealer on the front. The building's name is still the Bridge Street Firehouse.

I had a cousin who was an volunteer fire fighter there, 25 or 30 years ago.
If i remember right, it sounded in alert back then.