Vandergrift, PA - ACA Alertronic AL-6000R Siren Test (w/Ambiance)- All Signals - 5/7/22 

Basic Information:
Siren: ACA Alertronic AL-6000R (Installed Feb. 1990)
Town: Vandergrift, PA (Westmoreland County)
System: Vandergrift Siren System
Location: Vandergrift Fire Station No. 1
Tested: Never
Uses: Fire Siren
Cycle: All in this video (Hi-Lo for fire calls)
Other notes:
Where do I really begin... First and foremost, huge thanks to the folks out at the Vandergrift Fire Station No. 1 for giving us this incredible experience. We truly appreciate you! This is the type of video someone would post as an April Fools joke, but this is anything but that. We were able to get in contact with the fire department and arrange a time to set off this VERY VERY RARE siren. To top it off, it's a dual toned one too. I about had a heart attack because my powershot and it's wonderful battery died a few seconds after the Hi-Lo cycle. Thankfully I noticed it and rushed to put a new battery in. After talking with the chief, he gave us the thumbs up to sound it in all the signals they had to offer which was a treat to say the least. This is the first video of an Alertronic AL-6000R (Dual Toned at that) in the wild running all signals. This is one of the only two in the state. The other is at a paper mill in Washington, PA. This was truly an awesome and monumental moment for the community if you ask me. This siren was actually struck by lighting twice, hence why there's two large antennas mounted next to it now. I was a little disappointed about the less than desirable weather, however we found shelter at the church next to the fire department so that was that. Overall, I'm pretty happy how the video turned out for such an incredible siren. This was definitely a surreal experience. I also left an audio recorder about a 1/4 mile down the road to catch some echoes. It's definitely a very direction siren as when it points away, it's almost inaudible. I'm sure though you could hear this for miles as it echoes down the nearby river and valley. Enjoy!
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