Two Model 5s on the Same Building?

[jkvernon]

I stumbled upon this picture of two Model 5 (or whatever variant) sirens on top of the Galion Fire Station roof. I figured they weren't photoshopped that way but I checked around for more pictures to make certain. Sure enough, I found another picture where you can see the two same sirens next to each other.

http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM40H3

http://img.groundspeak.com/waymarking/d ... 36ad11.jpg

I'd love to hear the reasoning behind this.

[Robert Gift]

I'm curious, too.
Two is not twice as loud as one.
Also, there can be some sound wave cancellation.

Can you go to their web site and ask?

[Daniel]

Perhaps one is dual tone for civil defence and the other is single tone for fire calls. I have seen Model 2's in pairs like that but not Model 5's.

[500AT]

Perhaps one is dual tone for civil defence and the other is single tone for fire calls. I have seen Model 2's in pairs like that but not Model 5's.

I was thinking the same exact thing myself. Conversely, one siren could be high-pitch, while the other is low? The city of Belleville, Michigan, which is located in Van Buren Twp. used a different tone siren, so they would not be confuse each other when responding to an emergency. At one time both sirens were located under the old water tower in the downtown area.

[500AT]

Then again, maybe they have a thing for sirens in stereophonic sound?

[JasonC]

One probably burned out and they just never took it down.

[kswx29]

One probably burned out and they just never took it down.

My exact thought.

[Jim_Ferer]

I've seen it before. The firehouse on Route 6 in Cortlandt Manor, New York, has a model 5/7 sitting over a model 2(?). And that's no Photoshop trick, I drive by it often.

[Daniel]

I've also seen places (Shoshone, ID, and Santa Clara, OR) where a Model 5 is mounted next to a Model 2, the latter probably used as the fire siren.

[Cyrun]

Eastport FD on Long Island use to have two model 5's next to each other on poles. I was told they would run at the same time, one in alert and the other in attack for alarms.