The Siren Board

I'm the City Manager in the town of Harlem, Georgia (just outside Augusta). I've had a couple of residents approach me about using an old air raid siren that we own. As I understand it, this siren was mounted on a water tank in town and used until the early 90's when the tank was taken down. The tank was refurbished and put back up, but the siren was not. It's been sitting in a storage shed since that time. The residents seem to think that this would work as a tornado warning siren. I just wanted to get some thoughts on (1) whether that's a viable idea, both from a siren operations standpoint and a cost standpoint, and (2) if it is a viable idea, who in the world restores/repairs these things?

The siren is made by Darley & Co. and the tag appears to say "Type TTR-BCVM7". I'm not sure when it was made or any information other than what's on that tag. I've attached a few pictures I took of the siren. Any info you guys could provide would be very much appreciated.

We offer siren repair and restoration services and are located in central GA.

Sending you a PM with our contact information.

Your siren is the Darley version of a Federal Signal STH-10. They are very reliable sirens and give many years of good service. But where is the housing that goes on the siren? Didn't see it in the pictures.

Also I think Harlem has another small siren (Sterling Little Giant) on top of the police department

holler wrote:Also I think Harlem has another small siren (Sterling Little Giant) on top of the police department

Here it is on street view.

Thanks for the info. I'll give you a call. I don't think we have anything other than what's in the picture. It's possible that the housing was lost at some point. We do still have that smaller siren as well. It's not been used in the last couple of years and now the police department has moved into a new building just down the street.

I actually never knew Harlem had any sirens! I always assumed the Denver or whatever it is in Dearing covered the town.

BTW, I sent you a message about the Little giant.

holler and his team of workers will get you all set up. Highly recommended. You've come to the right place.