Sirens around me. Updated 9/4/07

[EL1998P71]

I have a few pic's of some of the sirens around by me.
Utica fire updated


This T-Bolt is atop a school at Berg Rd. and Frisbee St. in detroit

school

This one is atop of EastPoint Fire department

station house
upclose view


This one is in a lochmoor Golf Course on Sunningdale Dr. in Groose Pointe Woods. This is the first one around that the compressor is not midway up on the pole.

golf course
transformer in view compressor hidden

Harper woods siren on Harper Ave and County Club Dr. next to I-94

Service Drive
cloudy day

The City of Utica Fire Dept. Just left of the flag pole there's a restored sterling M. on the ground.
Fire Dept.
upclose view
siren on ground
siren on ground 2
siren on ground 3
siren on ground 4
siren on ground 5
Is this one missing parts? Shouldn't both ends look the same?

siren on roof (better pic)Needs to be painted


This T-bolt is atop Coffey Middle School in Detroit
located on Cambridge Ave.

Gilchrist St. view
Lindsay St. View

Harper Woods T-bolt in Statler Park. This one is the one I took Video of that's on YouTube.

Full View
rotator
compressor box
rotator 2nd view
compressor and control boxes

The Third Harper woods T-bolt in a park on Beaconfields St. next to Harper woods High school.

full view
T-Bolt Logo
control boxes
rotator box

This Siren is in the rail yard just north of Downtown Pontiac

full view
upclose view

This Whelen is on 22 mile near riverbends park. there is another larger whelen not even a 1/2 a mile away on 23 mile and Ryan rd.

full view
upclose view

and Lastly on top of Vernor Elementary School in detroit a T-Bolt.
This is the only pic I got of it. It is located on Pembrooke Ave and Tracy St.

t-bolt

[azman798]

Wow! Some of those pictures are really good!

[Robert Gift]

Nice photos. Thanks.

Why the wind sock? Is there a helicopter landing pad nearby?
Has it anything to do with stacking cargo containers?

Why the compressor on the pole rather than ground?
Is snow drifting an issue?

Thank you

[EL1998P71]

I would guess the wind sock is for a helicopter

I think the reason for the compressor being halfway up the pole is so it won't be messed with. where as the one on the golf course is slightly hidden and fenced in.

[hobbeekid]

Man,

I used to get traumatized by a sterling m as a kid especially a 3:30am
fire call. ANY siren at night is chilling! uugh even the thought and the memories of that is disturbing!!!

[EL1998P71]

I started out in armada this morning. a saw this one......

Siren
New next to old

Ray TWSP Fire Dept.

Front View
Cell Tower
Closer View

New Baltimore Water tower.
I was looking for the T-bolt that was a the FD, but that's gone. But I saw this that was painted to match the tower.

tower
upclose

Berlin TWSP FD/Senior Center.
Can anyone figure this one out?

First View
upclose

I found my First Detroit Thunderbeam this sunday.
I pulled in next to the fire station, and a FireFighter was outside.
I asked If i could take pic's of the siren. He say sure. But if you want to get better pic's, i'll take you to the roof. I said sure!!!
We walked past the two fire engines and up two flights of stairs, into the workout/bathroom, thru a door the up another three flights of 1 1/2 foot wide stairs and onto the roof. I guess the skinny stairs was to the top of the hose drying tower, that is where the siren sits.
Out front it says. Ladder 18, Engine CO. 44 Battalion 8. this station is on 7 mile near John R. RD. The Firefighter was LT. Al Robinson.

Firehouse
Pic taken standing on the air conditioner on the roof
Pic taken from the street
I looks like it's almost new, Wonder if this one was a replacement one?

I asked if I could see the controls, but he said they were in the basement and I didn't ask to see them, but I didn't want to take up all of his time.

The as I went futher down 7 mile I saw another thunderbolt.
It's on the Ameritech building at 7 mile and Rayn Rd.
I thought I took a picture of the whole building, but I guess I didn't.
I wonder why it has only two guide wires on it?

first pic
thur the fence

[500AT]

The Berlin Twp. Siren looks like an old Federal Lion. The village of Grass Lake, Michigan has a single rotor siren that is directional towards the east, which is mounted on top of the old fire station. It looks like half of the siren you have photos of.

[EL1998P71]

Here's some more. I started on Jefferson ave. by S.A.N.G airfield and went up north to Lexington and back down Gratiot Ave.

Algonac
Must of been a Vol Fire Station.





Marine City.
Some Better pic's than before.




Lexington
Looks brand new, looks like a sentry.




Burtchville Township




Richmond Fire Department
Looks like a Sterling but it's hard to see.





New Haven
This is their old FD and Municipal Building.
Pic's are Poor cause of the rain. But you can see the one on the tower and the weird one on the building.




I'll get better pic's when I get a chance.

[Travis]

That "weird one" is an Sterling M too.