Cincinnati Metropolitan Area Sirens

[carexpertandy]

I saw that Hamilton County will NOT sound the sirens for the statewide tornado drill tomorrow morning. I wonder how much confusion was caused by this last year.

https://cerkl.com/org/story.php?id=225594

[carexpertandy]

What was with today's test? After doing 3 minutes of alert, there were 2 short alert cycles afterwards.

[maxshaw]

I noticed that too.

[SIRENMAN]

June's test will be like last month as they are doing some maintenance to the 960's and are going to test them a couple times (short bursts) Thanks

[carexpertandy]

I believe I heard only one short burst around 12:11? I'm surprised it was that much later after the regular test.

[SIRENMAN]

Thanks for passing this on. This administration in E.M.A. leaves nothing to chance and are overcoming the screw ups, blunders, mistakes, incompetence, and stupidity of the last administration and American Signal's ineptness in installation. These guys we have now are first class and are great with respect to the safety of the citizens and the community. Just an absolute class act.

[SIRENMAN]

My last post mentioned American Signal's ineptness in installation. Well at 1:50 this afternoon I received a call from EMA saying a passer by saw that the siren at Nixon and Vine was hanging by one bolt. So I put my tools away and headed down there and sure enough the top thru bolt of the pole mount was totally pulled loose. I scoured the ground and found the nut, washer, and the lock washer. I got a bucket truck and had to straighten up the siren to drive the bolt back thru. Finally I was successful in getting this back straight and re-nutted. I tightened the nuts up (unlike ANS) and double nutted the thru bolt and took a hammer to the threads so now if you want it down you will have to cut the thru bolt off.

So the moral of this story when you pass a siren please visually check the pole, pole mount, thru bolts, conduit, and all associated equipment. Thank you

[Kentuckysirens]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJLcbsL ... e=youtu.be


Recorded this today in Warren County.

[SIRENMAN]

Who installed it and how long ago was it installed?

[Oldiesmann]

My sister and I took an impromptu trip out to the lake at East Fork State Park for a bit this afternoon. I saw 5 new sirens (new to me anyway) along the route:
A silver/gray TBolt right off 125 just east of I-275
A P-10/P-15 right off 125
A yellow Model 5 on the Union Township fire station in Withamsville
An EOWS*115 or 1212 on the Central Joint Fire & EMS station in Amelia (I was told this is a 1212 in 115 housing)
A T-128 next to the East Fork State Park office (3294 Elklick Road, Bethel, OH - no Street View there)

Anyone know which of those (besides the T-128) are still active?