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Re: The Only Thunderbolt In The State Of Maine
Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2017 12:39 am
by Busgeek71
MaineCivilDefense wrote: ↑Thu Sep 07, 2017 10:46 pm
I believe you might be thinking about the Model 2 in St Francis, or the Whelen 3016 in Madawaska. I checked the Maine map, and Portland was the only place with a Thunderbolt. There are 3 more sirens in Portland according to an old news article, but they're not listed on the Maine map. Who knows, it be cool if they were Thunderbolts too!
Unrelated: Is there a 3016 near Portland? I saw one many years ago.
Re: The Only Thunderbolt In The State Of Maine
Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2017 7:30 pm
by MaineCivilDefense
Yes, there are many Whelen 3016s within 10 miles of Wiscasset, ME as there once was a nuclear power plant there called The Maine Yankee.
See my post about the sirens at the Yankee:
https://thesirenboard.com/forums/viewto ... 2&p=183819
Re: The Only Thunderbolt In The State Of Maine
Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2017 7:45 pm
by Brendan W
Sean juth wrote: ↑Sat Sep 09, 2017 12:59 am
it looks to be jailbar
It's just your generic Late 50s/early 60s 1000/1000T. This angle betrays the jailbar claim:
https://goo.gl/maps/cwdxmXUQjMM2
Re: The Only Thunderbolt In The State Of Maine
Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2017 10:02 pm
by Lily D
It's not active, its just an old CD siren. There may be more Bolts in Portland, but I haven't found any yet.
Re: The Only Thunderbolt In The State Of Maine
Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2017 10:33 pm
by MaineCivilDefense
A newspaper article online said that there is a total of 4 Civil Defense sirens in Portland and that they are all inactive.
https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/101081561/
We better get hunting!
Re: The Only Thunderbolt In The State Of Maine
Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2017 11:47 pm
by Sean juth
ive found a fire siren in prtland maine but not a thunderbolt
https://www.google.com/maps/@43.6329985 ... 312!8i6656
Re: The Only Thunderbolt In The State Of Maine
Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2017 11:52 pm
by Sean juth
if you will look closely you will see the jailbar
Re: The Only Thunderbolt In The State Of Maine
Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2017 11:56 pm
by MaineCivilDefense
I have seen the siren in person and i don't see a jailbar grill. It appears to be a 1000 or a 1000T.
Re: The Only Thunderbolt In The State Of Maine
Posted: Fri Sep 15, 2017 12:02 am
by Sean juth
ok but when I looked up close I thought I saw a jailbar
Re: The Only Thunderbolt In The State Of Maine
Posted: Fri Sep 15, 2017 12:05 am
by MaineCivilDefense
Im glad you have a good eye for jailbars however