The Siren Board

CD_Siren wrote: ↑

Wed Jun 28, 2023 10:13 pm

DominatorSirens wrote: ↑

Wed Jun 28, 2023 7:59 pm

CD_Siren wrote: ↑

Wed Jun 28, 2023 4:16 pm

I'm unsure, but it could just be an unconventionally shaped chimney.

It does kind of look like a Red Arrow, but I don't really see a mount or a pole.

I was looking at it closer, and it seems too tall to be a Decot. If it is a siren, judging by its overall shape and height, it may possibly be a Cosgrave.

Back on topic, here is a photo of the Thunderbolt, formerly at Fire Station 2 in Little Rock, AR.

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Looks like it was taken in 1982 or later if that white third gen F body in the background (pretty sure it's a Camaro Z28 judging by what appears to be five spoked wheels and the black molding) is anything to go off of.

Bump.

Contributing from all the way in Australia. Here's two Grifco 777s in the 70s/80s down south of Sydney. Photos are annotated.

Here are some images I found from the University of Texas website.
All Sirens have since been removed.

Denver Duplex on a water tower at Dallas Love Field. Bullard 3H27 on a water tower at Seagoville. Fedelcode Model 5/7? on a water tower behind Monahans City Hall. SD-10 on the Austin Municipal Building's roof.

Here's a really old image of the San Francisco Ferry building Heath siren in 1945. An electrician was working on it at that time.

Heath was so ahead of his time with his sirens, the rotors are like an STH-10's but 40 years before the STH-10 existed. And this had two of them!

CincyTboltman wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 02, 2024 7:39 pm

Here's a really old image of the San Francisco Ferry building Heath siren in 1945. An electrician was working on it at that time.

Holy cow! I didn't even know that another photo of the siren still in good shape existed, let alone a close up! Where did you find this photo? The only photo of this Heath siren on Google is that far away shot.

My apologies, I did not mean to triple post.

Here's another image of the Ferry Building Heath siren from the San Francisco Library Archive:

Greenrid wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 03, 2024 2:35 pm

CincyTboltman wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 02, 2024 7:39 pm

Here's a really old image of the San Francisco Ferry building Heath siren in 1945. An electrician was working on it at that time.

Holy cow! I didn't even know that another photo of the siren still in good shape existed, let alone a close up! Where did you find this photo? The only photo of this Heath siren on Google is that far away shot.

It was from this site: http://sflib1.sfpl.org:82/record=b1031463

CincyTboltman wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 03, 2024 3:56 pm

Here's another image of the Ferry Building Heath siren from the San Francisco Library Archive:

“Wow! Hearing damage! Cool right?”
The air pressure alone near the siren would cause damage. Plugging your ears like that might help, but it won’t do too much