Warning Siren - Turangi. New Zealand.
S 38° 59.420 E 175° 48.380
60H E 396622 N 5683618
The siren on the local Turangi Fire Station is used to call the volunteers to the station when needed.
Waymark Code: WM6PHB
Location: North Island, New Zealand
Date Posted: 07/01/2009
Views: 4
The Turangi Fire Station attends road accidents on the famous Desert Road, as well as forest fires, house fires and the usual car crashes and other emergencies. In winter specially on icy nights and mornings, it is quite common to hear the siren go off at all hours of the night and day.
The local fire station has 20 Volunteers including 7 Females who attend an average of around 200 calls a year.
The siren wails about 4 - 5 times for each callout, and can be heard all over Turangi.
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