On Monday I decided to go to this high pitched 2001-130 in Centerville/Washington Township. This 2001 peaks at around 790-800 Hz.
A bit of history about this siren: This 2001-130 is currently located at W.A. Driscoll Elementary School off of Marshall Rd., but was not originally at this location. This siren was originally at the Hithergreen Center on Hithergreen Drive. It was installed in 2011 to replace a Thunderbolt at that location which was installed after the April 3, 1974 tornado that devastated nearby Xenia. Sometime around mid-2016, this 2001-130 was removed from its previous location at the Hithergreen Center and relocated around 760 feet southeast to its current location at Driscoll Elementary. The Hithergreen Center building was torn down in 2019 and is now a public park. I am unsure whether or not this 2001 was as high pitched before the relocation, but have a feeling the new location has an AC power service that gives the rectifier higher voltage than normal, hence the higher pitch.
Centerville replaced their sirens in phases. The first six 2001-130s were installed in 2009 at a cost of around $20,500 each to replace 10 Thunderbolt 1000Ts and 2 Model 7T's (the old sirens were installed in 1975). The fire department received a FEMA Weather Alert grant of $40,900 to offset the cost of the new sirens. Two more sirens were ordered and replaced in 2010; by the end of 2010, 8 of the 12 existing sirens had been replaced, and the remaining four old sirens were replaced in 2011. The old sirens were subsequently sold at auction, two of which went to Massie Township in Warren County; one is in active service, the other is laying on the ground behind the township service garage for spare parts. There are currently 12 2001-130's situated in Centerville and Washington Township. This was probably the 2nd loudest 2001 I have ever heard, with the high-pitched SRNB in Cuyahoga Heights in Cuyahoga County taking the number one spot.
Not much else to say except another typical Montgomery County 2001 system test. Sirens on the county system (everywhere with a 2001-130 except for the University of Dayton is on this system) go for approximately 2 minutes of alert for monthly testing. Sirens in Montgomery County are tested on the First Monday of every month at 12:00 noon, unless severe weather is in the immediate area at the time of testing. Individual cities and townships are responsible for maintaining the sirens in their jurisdictions; if you observe a malfunctioning siren in Washington Township or Centerville, you should report it to the Washington Twp. Fire Dept. administration by telephone. Enjoy!
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5 май 2020
