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Re: Uniquely Mounted Sirens Thread

Sun Mar 24, 2024 2:47 am

Definitely not.
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Re: Uniquely Mounted Sirens Thread

Mon May 20, 2024 2:55 am

It's not really Unique Per se, it's more of an oddity. In Bellevue, Pa. there is a Siren at the top of the VFD inside of an enlarged Copula, presumably an early Model Sterling X10 or Decot Siren, and am unsure if it is still active, let alone still there. There is a video of one of Station 108 Engines (Bellevue) Rolling out for a house explosion and in the very beginning of the video, you can hear the siren atop the FD, Quickly drawn out over the sounds of the Radio and the Engine's Model Q2B
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Re: Uniquely Mounted Sirens Thread

Sun May 26, 2024 3:42 pm

Benny wrote:
Mon May 20, 2024 2:55 am
It's not really Unique Per se, it's more of an oddity. In Bellevue, Pa. there is a Siren at the top of the VFD inside of an enlarged Copula, presumably an early Model Sterling X10 or Decot Siren, and am unsure if it is still active, let alone still there. There is a video of one of Station 108 Engines (Bellevue) Rolling out for a house explosion and in the very beginning of the video, you can hear the siren atop the FD, Quickly drawn out over the sounds of the Radio and the Engine's Model Q2B
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Re: Uniquely Mounted Sirens Thread

Sun May 26, 2024 8:35 pm

Logistically, this Thunderbolt isn't odd, but its mount is rather unique. I do actually appreciate the way how it was made with maintenance access in mind.
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Re: Uniquely Mounted Sirens Thread

Mon May 27, 2024 1:08 am

traintraveler wrote:
Sun May 26, 2024 8:35 pm
Logistically, this Thunderbolt isn't odd, but its mount is rather unique. I do actually appreciate the way how it was made with maintenance access in mind.
They can't be using the ladder that much. The paint condition speaks to that :lol:

I always thought siren mounts with a maintenance platform were a great idea. It cuts a bucket truck out of the maintenance job as long as you have someone willing to make the climb up!
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Re: Uniquely Mounted Sirens Thread

Mon May 27, 2024 3:05 pm

If we're talking about mounts with maintenance in mind, This Thunderbolt in Schenectady, NY has a whole gigantic platform just for working on it!
I'm guessing either Chrysler was here before they just slapped a Thunderbolt into its place, or this whole tower was for the Thunderbolt.

It's also off center, so that's nice...

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Re: Uniquely Mounted Sirens Thread

Mon May 27, 2024 4:41 pm

HDN wrote:
Mon May 27, 2024 1:08 am
traintraveler wrote:
Sun May 26, 2024 8:35 pm
Logistically, this Thunderbolt isn't odd, but its mount is rather unique. I do actually appreciate the way how it was made with maintenance access in mind.
They can't be using the ladder that much. The paint condition speaks to that :lol:

I always thought siren mounts with a maintenance platform were a great idea. It cuts a bucket truck out of the maintenance job as long as you have someone willing to make the climb up!
Oh no they haven't. That thing hasn't been used since at least the late 90's, unless if it was a volunteer fire siren sometime after then.
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