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High mounted sirens in the US

Wed Oct 03, 2007 3:45 am

I thought since there is a lowest sirens thread why not have a high mounted sirens thread.

Here is a whelen that looks to be pretty high up, as well as on a hill.
http://img.groundspeak.com/waymarking/8 ... acbf04.jpg

Thunderbolt in Downtown Topeka, KS ontop a 11 story building
http://www.dylan.helixweb.net/Files/sh1.jpg
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Wed Oct 03, 2007 4:22 am

The second Tbolt shot is great, silhouetted against the ominous clouds! Shot of the Week!

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Wed Oct 03, 2007 8:32 am

Jim_Ferer wrote:The second Tbolt shot is great, silhouetted against the ominous clouds! Shot of the Week!
Agreed. Very nice and artistic shot!

Good work!

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Wed Oct 03, 2007 8:38 pm

I should have mentioned that second thunderbolt picture is Credit of WIBW.com I did not take the picture and do not claim copyright on it.
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Wed Oct 03, 2007 10:53 pm

This one in Battle Creek, MI is at least 20 floors up.

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Thu Oct 04, 2007 1:00 am

The highest siren I know of in Wichita is a single-tone Thunderbolt on top of the 13th floor of the AT&T building.
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Mon Feb 11, 2008 2:59 am

The last Chrysler in Kansas City is about 13 storys up AND on a 1 story high tower.

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Mon Feb 11, 2008 3:18 am

There's a FSC 2001-130 mounted fairly high in Jonesboro, AR:
http://coyoteunknown.deviantart.com/art ... 0-73569393

Somewhat high mounted ASC T-128 in Siloam Springs, AR:
http://coyoteunknown.deviantart.com/art ... 2-73571732

There's also a Whelen 3016 outside Tulsa, Oklahoma behind a Quik Trip that seems to be mounted on a four or five story pole, but I've yet to get pictures of it.

Edit:

This siren isn't mounted that high, but I felt it deserved an honorable mention considering the pole is falling backwards. Eventually I guess that siren will develop rotator problems or collapse.

http://coyoteunknown.deviantart.com/art ... 2-73967779

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Tue Feb 12, 2008 11:20 am

coyoteunknown wrote:...Somewhat high mounted ASC T-128 in Siloam Springs, AR: http://coyoteunknown.deviantart.com/art ... 2-73571732 ...
Interesting photo!
Is that a railraod track in the photo?

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Tue Feb 12, 2008 1:51 pm

Here is the 2001-SRN that covers downtown Indianapolis,

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Since I could not get a good vantage point from any direction it is not easily seen. We even went to the top of a parking garage and could not get a good shot.

http://www.putfile.com/pic/5304773
If you click on this link then full size for the pic you can see it much more clearly. The roof level of that building is 18 stories, the siren is technically on the 19th because it's on top of the elevator maintenance room.
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