Siren @ Barstow Avenue and Del Mar Avenue - Fresno
Posted by: 
fresgo
N 36° 48.957 W 119° 47.732
11S E 250638 N 4078102
This siren is located at the intersection of Barstow and Del Mar Avenues. I talked to the near by resident and he said this siren last went off in 1965 and he hadn't heard it since.
Waymark Code: WM4X9Z
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 10/08/2008
Views: 25
In June 1956 the city installed 27 SD-10 Air Raid sirens around the city. Most were placed in downtown area. The cost for the initial installation was $34,735.00, of which 75% was paid for by federal government financing. This siren was one of the first group that were placed. While the city sirens providedcoverage to county islands with the city limits, Fresno County leaders reserved 10,000 dollars for the program to place sirens in county islands but waited until the effectiveness was tested by the city. The sirens first sounded on July 6th and were to be set off on the first Friday of the month thereafter.
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