The Siren Board

kb8vul wrote: ↑

Fri Nov 12, 2021 5:17 am

Well the second to the last Franklin County Bolt was scrapped.
The last siren is installed on a building somewhere in the county and is destine to be removed at some point, probably next year.

The condition of the scrapped bolt was bad. It was CUT down and was cut apart to take it down. The rotor gear was broken during the fall and the top plate / frame for the rotor was significantly bent. That one was done.

Sifed1 wrote: ↑

Sat Nov 13, 2021 12:39 am

kb8vul wrote: ↑

Fri Nov 12, 2021 5:17 am

Well the second to the last Franklin County Bolt was scrapped.
The last siren is installed on a building somewhere in the county and is destine to be removed at some point, probably next year.

The condition of the scrapped bolt was bad. It was CUT down and was cut apart to take it down. The rotor gear was broken during the fall and the top plate / frame for the rotor was significantly bent. That one was done.

So how do you know about how they removed it and what it looked like after the removal? Were you there or did you locate the siren afterwards? You’re talking about the one that was near the OSU campus, correct?

kb8vul wrote: ↑

Sat Nov 13, 2021 2:38 am

Sifed1 wrote: ↑

Sat Nov 13, 2021 12:39 am

kb8vul wrote: ↑

Fri Nov 12, 2021 5:17 am

Well the second to the last Franklin County Bolt was scrapped.
The last siren is installed on a building somewhere in the county and is destine to be removed at some point, probably next year.

The condition of the scrapped bolt was bad. It was CUT down and was cut apart to take it down. The rotor gear was broken during the fall and the top plate / frame for the rotor was significantly bent. That one was done.

So how do you know about how they removed it and what it looked like after the removal? Were you there or did you locate the siren afterwards? You’re talking about the one that was near the OSU campus, correct?

First,, yes this was the one near campus.
The reason I know what it looked like was I saw it where it was being stored by the folks that had it taken down.
I was able to closely inspect it and attempted to acquire the unit to repair and restore it.

As far as who had it and where it was, I am not at liberty to say anything about that for business reasons.

That being said, there are only so many scrap yards in Columbus, and it's sitting in one of them.
It might be worth calling around and seeing if it can be located. It's not like a Thunderbolt is similar to anything else.
But be warned,,, it's VERY damaged and most likely NOT able to be restored unless you have a machine shop at your disposal to repair and make new parts for it.

kb8vul wrote: ↑

Fri Nov 12, 2021 5:17 am

Well the second to the last Franklin County Bolt was scrapped.
The last siren is installed on a building somewhere in the county and is destine to be removed at some point, probably next year.

The condition of the scrapped bolt was bad. It was CUT down and was cut apart to take it down. The rotor gear was broken during the fall and the top plate / frame for the rotor was significantly bent. That one was done.

fire_freak_57 wrote: ↑

Mon Dec 06, 2021 10:21 pm

kb8vul wrote: ↑

Fri Nov 12, 2021 5:17 am

Well the second to the last Franklin County Bolt was scrapped.
The last siren is installed on a building somewhere in the county and is destine to be removed at some point, probably next year.

The condition of the scrapped bolt was bad. It was CUT down and was cut apart to take it down. The rotor gear was broken during the fall and the top plate / frame for the rotor was significantly bent. That one was done.

There's an old Federal 7 that is on top of the Franklin Twp Fire Station, it is listed in the old system site list as:
"Siren #50 - 2193 Frank Rd., Franklin Twp. Firehouse - Roof"

Unless you're referencing the T-Bolt on top of the Ohio State School for the Blind, I didn't know that still existed until about two months ago. That one is a real old grid-face model, believe the newspaper said it was purchased in 1952 or 1953. It's been sitting inactive for a very, very long time.

It appears to have been installed sometime in the early 1960's, as it's not listed in my articles from the 50's. Not sure if that's the one you're referencing, it's the only one from the old system still standing that I'm aware of. I still need to file FOIA for any old documents EMA has, I only have the 1991 EOP that's posted on the Columbus Library web site.

tkovack1 wrote: ↑

Thu Dec 23, 2021 2:38 am

So, apparently one of Dublin's sirens malfunctioned earlier today before the test. It seems like it was the 2750 at Llewellyn Farms Park near Tuttle Road and Frantz Road based on the description from the city police. I recorded that unit in July of 2020. I wonder what signal it went off in. Did anyone here on the board happen to hear it?