This siren was most likely never a CD siren. This is used by the McKownville VFD in Guilderland for calls. They also have a Model 2 at their firehouse that may or may not still be used. While having two sirens for the same purpose so close to each other may not make sense now, most VFDs here had mul...

This is a Y-10 without a doubt. I have Schenectady Co.'s sirens mapped here if you want to take a look. I can fix some of the old CD posts for you. The dead spot on Rensselaer/Fiero probably would have been covered by the SD-10 that used to be on top of Carman in front of their STL-10. The Rectors ...

My chief requested a test of our pagers after a call, so I went out with my phone and recorded our Sterling going off. According to a commentator, it may be a Sterling Y siren. All I know is that it's definitely 8/16 and was installed in 1951 when our station was built. Due to the position of the st...