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San Diego Mystery Sirens

Thu Mar 10, 2022 4:45 am

As mentioned by other board members, there isn't much info on San Diego's Civil Defense Siren System. Growing up in San Diego, I can tell you the system was modern and very extensive throughout the city.
Sirens were tested at noon each Monday...While there are no still photos of the sirens, I have found film of several on the City of San Diego Digital Archives website.
Once there...proceed to Film and Audio section...then go to Street Videos (1970's)
This is a very extensive collection of camera car videos from the mid 1970's.
If you go to the University Ave Westbound video...you will spot a siren on your right at about 1:40 into the video. Other street views also pick up sirens...but this is a good look at one.
By the time this video was taken the sirens were no longer tested...and a few years later disappeared. These sirens were complete units...yellow...metal pole and working platform next to siren.
They were located all across the city. I don't know enough about sirens...but I am sure many of you will instantly recognize the type and make....

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Re: San Diego Mystery Sirens

Thu Mar 10, 2022 6:26 am

https://youtu.be/rLpVlUjTQ0c?t=98 link to the video in question
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Re: San Diego Mystery Sirens

Thu Mar 10, 2022 8:27 am

At 1:42 the siren is clearly visible, it is a Scream Master siren. They were pretty much exclusive to California.
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Re: San Diego Mystery Sirens

Tue Jan 17, 2023 7:36 am

Yes, that’s a Scream-Master, San Diego’s civil defense system isn’t well known as stated in the first comment, the only other siren i’ve seen there was an STL-10

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Re: San Diego Mystery Sirens

Wed Jan 18, 2023 5:42 am

loxis92 wrote:
Tue Jan 17, 2023 7:36 am
Yes, that’s a Scream-Master, San Diego’s civil defense system isn’t well known as stated in the first comment, the only other siren i’ve seen there was an STL-10
Do you know where the STL-10 is located?

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Re: San Diego Mystery Sirens

Thu Jan 19, 2023 7:42 pm

San Diego touted having 30 Super Sirexes as well. This is the largest undocumented system in the United States as of right now.
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Re: San Diego Mystery Sirens

Sun Jan 22, 2023 9:52 pm

Palmspringslocator2 wrote:
Wed Jan 18, 2023 5:42 am
loxis92 wrote:
Tue Jan 17, 2023 7:36 am
Yes, that’s a Scream-Master, San Diego’s civil defense system isn’t well known as stated in the first comment, the only other siren i’ve seen there was an STL-10
Do you know where the STL-10 is located?
all i can remember was that it was above san diego fire station 12, the building is still there but the siren is gone.

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Re: San Diego Mystery Sirens

Sat May 13, 2023 9:29 pm

There's a GCS Model 3 in Vista that is rumored to have been a civil defense siren
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Re: San Diego Mystery Sirens

Sun May 14, 2023 5:48 pm

fedsig1000bt wrote:
Sat May 13, 2023 9:29 pm
There's a GCS Model 3 in Vista that is rumored to have been a civil defense siren
What the hell? Lived around there for years and never knew!
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Re: San Diego Mystery Sirens

Sun May 14, 2023 9:17 pm

It's located at the Sutton tree services building, formerly a fire station
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