The Siren Board

I was driving through the Yakima Valley of southeast Washington and saw at a distance a Model 2 on an old water tower in Toppenish. As I got closer, I saw this Denver below it. These things are huge!
I only had my phone so I can't get a better photo, and I don't know whether it is still in use.

Nice find!

Yikes, what is it with Model 2s on water towers? I just found one in Kimberly, Idaho yesterday.

Kasm279 wrote:Yikes, what is it with Model 2s on water towers? I just found one in Kimberly, Idaho yesterday.

Towns must seem to like them. I know of about 10 within an hour of me.

Nice find! hopefully someone can find out more about it.

The tower sits next to a busy intersection which curves around it, and behind the tower is a fenced-in area and railroad tracks, so it is hard to photograph. I would have to bring a real camera and possibly get out of my car to get a good image. There is a fire station a block away, and the wiring appears intact. There is a yellow box behind the Model 2 which has wires running to both sirens.

I wish I could see the face of the rotor so I could put a date to the siren. From what I've found, 1915-early 1916 models have 20 blades matching the port count, and models mid to late 1916-1918 have only 5.