Federal Signal Model 5 - Alpine TX
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Benchmark Blasterz
N 30° 21.405 W 103° 39.885
13R E 628324 N 3359072
A Federal Signal Co Model 5 siren on the Fire Department's roof in Alpine TX
Waymark Code: WMTRND
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/03/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member T0SHEA
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This Federal Signal Model 5 siren dates from the 1950s, but is still doing a great job warning the folks in Alpine of tornadoes and other hazards.

Here's the siren info page from the State of Texas: (visit link)

To hear this siren in action, see here, and watch carefully! Someone gets a surprise when the siren ramps up: (visit link)
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