The Siren Board

Howdy'
So what i am trying to do is learn about several cities CD and Air raid sirens.
Here are the cites:
Ontario, OR
Boise, ID
Baker City, OR( I KNOW They had a CD plan, i just want to know more...)
Denver, CO
Aurora, CO (Almost the same as Denver, But still different)

Were can i start? Any advice?
Thanks!

Well, for starters, look here. If that doesn't help, search the board by putting in the city's name. If that doesn't work, I'm sure some members can chime in.

Mark N wrote:Well, for starters, look here. If that doesn't help, search the board by putting in the city's name. If that doesn't work, I'm sure some members can chime in.

Any Local ideas?

lilrags16 wrote:

Mark N wrote:Well, for starters, look here. If that doesn't help, search the board by putting in the city's name. If that doesn't work, I'm sure some members can chime in.

Any Local ideas?

What do you mean?
By the way, Boise ID had a Chrysler, Denver CO had Model 3s, Allertors (8/12), Thunderbolts (5/6), Mobil Directos (10/12), and 2001-DCs (mind you that some of the sirens in Denver were in Englewood).

Mark N wrote:

lilrags16 wrote:

Mark N wrote:Well, for starters, look here. If that doesn't help, search the board by putting in the city's name. If that doesn't work, I'm sure some members can chime in.

Any Local ideas?

What do you mean?

Would there be a way of getting old city purchase records? Should be up to the public...

lilrags16 wrote:

Mark N wrote:

lilrags16 wrote: Any Local ideas?

What do you mean?

Would there be a way of getting old city purchase records? Should be up to the public...

Look at the link I posted (the "here" in my first post). Also, ask older people who lived in the area for a long time.

There is a siren (I don't know what kind) inside the bell tower of the city hall in Baker City, and they recently began testing it monthly (first Monday at noon, I think). I have not seen any other sirens around town, and whatever is in the tower could not be powerful enough to cover the whole town. Fifty years ago, Baker City was larger than it is now, so there must have been other sirens around.

Boise had an old system of Thunderbolts, and one of them is still visible on the roof of a building near the state capitol. They more recently installed a system of 2001's in the areas prone to flash floods, and I believe that those have also been removed.

I don't believe Ontario has had anything different than they have now. If there had been a third siren, it would have probably been mounted west of the high school.

Another Oregon town with a vanished system is Klamath Falls. They had a Thunderbolt on the old courthouse, which was torn down after an earthquake, and the only siren anywhere in that area is a Sterling Little Giant on a fire station near where Hwy. 66 splits off 97.

Daniel wrote:There is a siren (I don't know what kind) inside the bell tower of the city hall in Baker City, and they recently began testing it monthly (first Monday at noon, I think). I have not seen any other sirens around town, and whatever is in the tower could not be powerful enough to cover the whole town. Fifty years ago, Baker City was larger than it is now, so there must have been other sirens around.

Boise had an old system of Thunderbolts, and one of them is still visible on the roof of a building near the state capitol. They more recently installed a system of 2001's in the areas prone to flash floods, and I believe that those have also been removed.

I don't believe Ontario has had anything different than they have now. If there had been a third siren, it would have probably been mounted west of the high school.

Another Oregon town with a vanished system is Klamath Falls. They had a Thunderbolt on the old courthouse, which was torn down after an earthquake, and the only siren anywhere in that area is a Sterling Little Giant on a fire station near where Hwy. 66 splits off 97.

I know Baker has a Fallout Shelter (Still has the sign up ) Maybe the Baker Historical people can help me out
Maybe a can track down some of those Thunderbolts/2001s (Only an hour away)

You can always go to each counties historical archive and dig up the purchase records for the sirens.

holler wrote:You can always go to each counties historical archive and dig up the purchase records for the sirens.

Thanks!