thun_derbolt1000t wrote: ↑

Mon Oct 23, 2023 1:44 pm

Confirmed transformer bank. The town of Weldon has one T-128 and a different mystery siren near the village hall.

Any pictures of the village hall siren?

My question is why they would use a vehicle siren instead of a normal one? They don't need lots of range? At first I thought it also could be used for a leak, because it's near a pumping station. Likely a local handyman set it up for them, or they didn't need much range. It appears to be a similar ...

Another update for you! I noticed while looking around that the Model 2 that was previously on Pavilion Township Fire station 13-2 across the street from Tobey Elementary in Kalamazoo Co. (42.190441, -85.515231) was removed when that station got remodeled recently. I have no clue where the siren en...

Parts of Kalamazoo County also stopped testing a few years ago, I'm not sure is this was one of the affected sirens or not. The FC looks like someone was working on it semi-recently, as West Shore wraps black electrical tape around the doors on newer FCs since the seals tend to leak after a few years.

This is a really cool idea! I find the serial of that one 2001 in Edina quite humorous...

gabetlamb wrote: ↑

Sun Oct 01, 2023 2:08 pm

The Tennessee Map is outdated here's a better version

https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?hl ... 609374&z=8

I can't get the map to open. It is using pin icons?

ECS is a contractor out of Wisconsin, they often get a bad reputation in the community for replacing legacy sirens or systems or telling cities that what they currently have is 'incompatible and outdated'. That being said, they are a legitimate seller, but if you choose not to purchase from them bas...

Looks like an S-5 Screamer to me.

I find it to be rather funny. At least they’re maintaining it!

The event has ended. I will leave this thread open for a few weeks for everyone to post their photos/videos/memories, and then archive it. We will open a thread for 2024 when the organizers contact us to do so.