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Post by Vintage Fan Collector on Dec 20, 2014 17:33:24 GMT -5
So I just want to start off with some of the ones In The DFW area Attachment DeletedThunderBolt 1000T At Richardson Fire Station #4 |
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Post by Jordan U on Dec 20, 2014 21:38:09 GMT -5
Don't think we have any in my area, I'm not in a tornado-prone location.
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Post by Vintage Fan Collector on Dec 20, 2014 21:39:33 GMT -5
Ok well maybe 1950s Airraid sirens? Like for the Cold War?
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Post by Vintage Fan Collector on Dec 20, 2014 21:39:58 GMT -5
Well the Dallas are has a TON so yeah.
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Post by Jordan U on Dec 20, 2014 23:00:35 GMT -5
Ok well maybe 1950s Airraid sirens? Like for the Cold War? Not anymore, no. My grandmother grew up in New York, which is about an hour and a half away from here, and she said there were some there because she remembers doing the drills in school. |
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Post by Vintage Fan Collector on Dec 20, 2014 23:46:24 GMT -5
Well Ok
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Post by Jordan U on Dec 21, 2014 0:12:27 GMT -5
I don't know if there are still any around or not. I do have some family that lives there, I've been there a number of times and I don't recall seeing any. |
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Post by Jared H. on Dec 25, 2014 21:46:15 GMT -5
Dallas once had a system of Federal (Sign &) Signal Thunderbolts, several of them dating all the way back to 1959, while others date to 1985-87. These were all decommissioned and left to rot in 2009, when a system of 155 Federal Signal 2001-130s and one FS Modulator 6048 went up. Also, rumor has it there's a random Federal Modulator somewhere by Bachman Lake, and I believe there's one random Federal DSA-style ATI Siren on a roof somewhere downtown (although it could be a real DSA)
Garland once had a system of ACA Hurricanes and 10hp Penetrators (P-10s) installed around 1979-1980. Somewhere inbetween 1985-1990, a system of ACA Allertronics (early-ish electronic sirens) were installed as a system of flood sirens. The Hurricanes lasted until 2004, when they were replaced with ATIs. The P10 was kept. The said ATIs didnt hardly last five years before crapping out. These days, Garland employes a system of fifteen or sixteen 2014 Whelen Vortexes. The P-10 was replaced with the latest system upgrade.
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Post by JW on Dec 26, 2014 1:11:06 GMT -5
Waco used to have 20 Thunderbolt 1000T's. Around 2000 or so they were all taken down and replaced with 31 T-128's since many of the T1000's stopped working. They've added more T-128's since then.
Fort Worth used to have ACA Allertors and Thunderbolts (among others I think) all over the place. I know the Allertors were finally pulled and I think they replaced all their sirens with Whelens.
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Post by Vintage Fan Collector on Dec 26, 2014 1:56:26 GMT -5
Richardson used to have a system of thunderbolts and ACA Allertors and 2T22s and a STH-10. In 2002, they replaced all but one with ASC T-128s. One thunderbolt, the one pictured, still is in service. Also in 2010 they removed the ACA Allertor. In Plano I have no Idea what they previously had, but now they have Whelens. Garland had a system of ACA Hurricanes untill they got replaced with Whelens. Allen and Arlington have P-50s and P-15s and ATIs
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Post by Jared H. on Dec 26, 2014 12:28:43 GMT -5
Richardson used to have a system of thunderbolts and ACA Allertors and 2T22s and a STH-10. In 2002, they replaced all but one with ASC T-128s. One thunderbolt, the one pictured, still is in service. Also in 2010 they removed the ACA Allertor. In Plano I have no Idea what they previously had, but now they have Whelens. Garland had a system of ACA Hurricanes untill they got replaced with Whelens. Allen and Arlington have P-50s and P-15s and ATIs Arlington employs 2001s, any P15s are decommissioned. Allens P-50s are no mas. |
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Post by Vintage Fan Collector on Dec 26, 2014 20:04:53 GMT -5
Richardson used to have a system of thunderbolts and ACA Allertors and 2T22s and a STH-10. In 2002, they replaced all but one with ASC T-128s. One thunderbolt, the one pictured, still is in service. Also in 2010 they removed the ACA Allertor. In Plano I have no Idea what they previously had, but now they have Whelens. Garland had a system of ACA Hurricanes untill they got replaced with Whelens. Allen and Arlington have P-50s and P-15s and ATIs Arlington employs 2001s, any P15s are decommissioned. Allens P-50s are no mas. Ok well funny, I see those all over those areas but ok thanks! |
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Post by JW on Dec 27, 2014 3:27:55 GMT -5
I remember seeing one of the Garland Hurricanes before it was pulled. I think it was the one pictured on the siren sites with a ton of electrical boxes piled onto it over the years?
Bedford had P-50's, but I think they were replaced with current model T-135's if not downgraded to 128's.
Wylie uses P-10's (or at least did) and Sachse has a mix of T-128's and P-10's if I remember correctly. The cool thing about Wylie and Sachse when I lived up there was that they tested their sirens every week (Saturday at noon), where most cities test theirs once a month (in the Waco area, it's the first Friday at 10 AM).
The Irving/Carrollton area has some of those rotating speaker arrays that look like giant Legos. I don't remember who makes them.
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Post by Vintage Fan Collector on Dec 27, 2014 12:56:31 GMT -5
I remember seeing one of the Garland Hurricanes before it was pulled. I think it was the one pictured on the siren sites with a ton of electrical boxes piled onto it over the years? Bedford had P-50's, but I think they were replaced with current model T-135's if not downgraded to 128's. Wylie uses P-10's (or at least did) and Sachse has a mix of T-128's and P-10's if I remember correctly. The cool thing about Wylie and Sachse when I lived up there was that they tested their sirens every week (Saturday at noon), where most cities test theirs once a month (in the Waco area, it's the first Friday at 10 AM). The Irving/Carrollton area has some of those rotating speaker arrays that look like giant Legos. I don't remember who makes them. Those are Federal Signal EOWS ( electric outdoor warning system ) model 612s. Ok cool Dallas, Garland, Richardson, Arlington, And Oak Cliff all test on the first Wednesday of each month and only Oak Cliff does not test at 12:00 PM. They test at 1:00 PM |
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Post by Jared H. on Dec 27, 2014 22:46:24 GMT -5
I remember seeing one of the Garland Hurricanes before it was pulled. I think it was the one pictured on the siren sites with a ton of electrical boxes piled onto it over the years? Bedford had P-50's, but I think they were replaced with current model T-135's if not downgraded to 128's. Wylie uses P-10's (or at least did) and Sachse has a mix of T-128's and P-10's if I remember correctly. The cool thing about Wylie and Sachse when I lived up there was that they tested their sirens every week (Saturday at noon), where most cities test theirs once a month (in the Waco area, it's the first Friday at 10 AM). The Irving/Carrollton area has some of those rotating speaker arrays that look like giant Legos. I don't remember who makes them. Wylie still employs P-10s, I've seen one that looks restored. The 612s (giant rotating speaker jobs) are Irving's and are being replaced w/ Federal 508s. Bedford still employs P-50s |
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