Livonia, MI Federal Signal 2001-DC Tornado Siren Test 3-1-2008

[6V92TA]

I love attack mode

[ricofojas2011]

were there aany advertisments for this 2001?.

[Siren1000T1]

@ricofojas2011 Not that I know of. Would be nice to see one though.

[briefroboboy]

@ Siren1000T1 Do 2001's have blowers/choppers, or speakers?

[Siren1000T1]

@briefroboboy 12 Port Chopper. Only T-bolts and Hurricanes have blowers.

[briefroboboy]

@Siren1000T1 Oh, ok.

[Videogamer52100]

@ gerbilPROJECT

The round back 2001's are more rare to find then the 2001-DC's and the 2001-SRN's

[ricofojas2011]

i love mcdonalds reseteraunt.

[2001scoop]

is there a 3t22 or a 2t22 that runs in attack in livonia?when do they test?

[Siren1000T1]

@2001scoop Livonia doesn't have any XT22s. They never did. Every siren in Livonia except mine are Federal Signal 2001s.

[Cjfoley96]

It is because of this siren that my favor changed from FS to ASC.

[MyExtreme7]

cool 2001 siren

[JMAN123436]

What did they do with the siren after it was "Gone"

[Siren1000T1]

@JMAN123436 I am not sure if West Shore Service took it to the Junkyard or to a different city. The last time I saw this siren was in the bed of one of their pickup trucks.

[gameexpert385]

i seen a Federal Signal 2001-DC at College park, Md

never heard it yet :\

[goldcat202]

Might be an old siren, but has a great sound!

[hippiepeacechick1970]

yippee! my name is Levonia!

[fisherman20121]

these sirens would of looked beter in yellow

[saleens66]

IS this by the Rec Center?

[Siren1000T1]

@saleens66 This one was at Farmington Rd north of 7 Mile Rd near a McDonalds. This one here is actually gone but there is another 2001-DC that use to be at the main Fire Dept which is now located at Newburg and Ann Arbor Rd. The one at the Rec Center is a 2001-130 model which looks a little different then this kind.

[saleens66]

@Siren1000T1 That was a fast reply. :P

Also whats the diffence between 2001-DC and the 2001-130? I dont know much about htis stuff?

[Siren1000T1]

@saleens66 If you type in 2001-DC or 2001-130 on the search bar, you'll see the difference.

[kasm279]

@Siren1000T1 Smaller rotator box?

[ThePolerbearproducts]

theres a WInter Snow Storm Warning for my city and im playing this!!!!!!!

[dawsmellmyfart]

why dosnt it have FS in the middle

[Siren1000T1]

@dawsmellmyfart Its there its just faded.

[sirenfan97]

Are the 2001 DC's as Loud as the 2001-130's

[Siren1000T1]

@sirenfan97 Most likey the 130s are louder.

[ekoslosky]

What siren replaced it?

[Siren1000T1]

@ekoslosky A new 2001-130 is about a quarter mile east of this location and there is also another one west covering this area. If you want, I can show you a map.

[roombafan56001]

@Siren1000T1 why would the go from a DC to a 130?

[Siren1000T1]

@roombafan56001 Don't ask me ask West Shore Services why.

[fourstar7]

these doesn't have the old classic scream of the Thunderbolt 1002's. :(

[scienceboy639]

@fourstar7 1002's ? WTF The Is Only 1000's, 1000T's and 1003's

[Sputters]

Must be fun to get to test those o.o

[firepipernickb]

sounds nice

[ThePolerbearproducts]

A PRISONER HAS ESCAPED A PRISONER HAS ESCAPED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ThePolerbearproducts]

WE GOT A RUNNER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ThePolerbearproducts]

This sounds like the call on siren for my old town's Fire Department are 2001's used for that purpus? i know that thare used for Tornado Alart's but i was wondering

[Siren1000T1]

@ThePolerbearproducts There are fire depts that use 2001s for fire calls but they probably would use Fast Wail for fire call signal and use Alert or Attack for Severe Weather.

[TheFiremansavage]

are DC's really any different from the other 2001 models

[Siren1000T1]

@TheFiremansavage Not really but the intake cone design is different then these. These are the original 2001s.

[dockwellian45]

This was one of the first siren videos I ever watched on YouTube.

[HardDriveGuru]

I still can't believe that the 2001 is a mechanical siren. It sounds electronical. And yes, I did just make up a word. I bet you all know what I meant, though.

[Siren1000T1]

@HardDriveGuru Electronic sirens aren't meant to wind down all the way except for the ones in Germany.

[HardDriveGuru]

@Siren1000T1 There are exceptions to every rule! I haven't actually paid much attention to the wind down of electronic sirens because they're not as cool as the wind down of mechanical ones, but now that you mention it I definitely see how the electronic ones don't wind down as much. It's usually the way a siren sounds that tells me if a siren is mechanical or not. Hmm...

[migkiller001]

We had a bomb threat at our school awhile ago. Someone then called in another threat so the administration decided to evacuate. Just as we were crossing the street to get to the parent pick up location the local siren test commenced. Talk about bad timing lol. Lots of ignorant people panicked. I just laughed.

[Techgeek564]

Oakland County includes Wheelen WPS 3016 (correct me if i'm wrong I was driving when I saw them in troy.) and FS 2001 SRNB and 130.

[thetreeregimovies]

Still prefer SD-10

[vistanerd3840x2400]

there is one a couple blocks from my apartment

[TspesVladD]

That's one low-pitched 2001 siren.

[Techgeek564]

@TspesVladD Thats a FS 2001 DC you might have either an SRN or a 130.

[singinglawnchair]

I hate these things! I have one of these literally RIGHT next to my house, they put it in about 2 years ago. =/

[ohbobsaget22]

i wish we had some of those around here!

[gerbilPROJECT]

rare right?

[admiralackbar999]

they replaced the old aca allertor 125 near my old elementry school with one of these. i miss that allertor it use to go off when we were outside right across the street from it :D

[superjoe87]

Wow. My personal favorite of the 2001 siren line.

[theappleexpress]

they dont make those no more? i like aaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrraaaaaaaaa­aaaarrrrrr

[form109]

@theappleexpress Yeah they still make the 2001's

[usselliot76]

That would be great

[Toledo2T22]

The DC is my favorite out of the 2001 line of sirens....5/5!

[usselliot76]

Does anybody have any idea where I could get a Navy Destroyers "WHOOP WHOOP" Battle Stations alarm??

[xthemwordx]

i found a general quarters alarm (brief) but not a whoop. it's from the uss harry truman april-09 on here. a drill. i know i've seen one before, i can look for you.

[Rageman1112]

REVENGE!!

[superjoe87]

Sad. I like the 2001 DC best.

[captinkeys1]

i live in indiana, just two or three months ago was our last sounding for a while, it was like 4-5 pm and there was tornado watches cause we live in elwood indiana, above anderson, and they were in tornado warnings, we just sat down and turned on tv when our weather radio wnet off for a tornado watch and dark clouds, not much rain for a while, and then the 2001-130 sirens went off, i was pissed off ,

[lildil39485]

is a DC as high pitched as a 130?

[Siren1000T1]

Usually not.

[cheetawolf]

finally, a 2001 is taken down!!

but it is nothing compared to the deaths of millinos of tbolts T.T

[lildil39485]

don't they use this signal for tornado warnings?

[Siren1000T1]

For Livonia yeah.

[lildil39485]

oh no. i live in GA. but the one that i was trying to record is a 2001 DC and it didn't go off. i was really disaponted

[lildil39485]

i tried to record this one here, but it didn't go off. :(

[russelD9]

it is strange that a 2001 got taken down

[Siren1000T1]

It maybe strange at first but if they are taking it down just to move it to a different location, that is understandable.

[crazywarriorman]

These things are scary as hell when there is a tornado and there going off. Ecspecially when your close enough to hear the echo.

[mrjesster]

what do they have up there now?

[Siren1000T1]

Right now there is no siren at this exact spot anymore but there is 2 2001-130s about a half a mile east and west of this spot which tries to make it so you can still hear sirens in this exact location.

[euphoria0311]

Jesus that 2001 sounds scary in attack mode, I rarely hear them in attack, it's usually alert. Great video!

[crispyb317]

nice vidoe...DCs sound scary during warnings....not as much during tests.

[JPa311979]

How many ports does this siren have? I assume these are older than the 2001-130SRNB.

What is the difference between them?

[Siren1000T1]

Yes that's correct this is an older 2001 siren model which was made in the early 1990s. In the mid 1990s, the SRN came out then somewhere in the late 1990s or early 2000s, the SRNB model came out. Every 2001 siren that they made is single tone in the first place. The very first 2001 siren model was made in 1988 which was the original round backs. They started to make the square backs ether in 1989 or 1990. The 2001-130 model was made ether in 2006 or 2007.

[murrfarms]

All 2001s had 12 ports as well, including the god-awfully high pitched SRNBs. They all use the same rotor as the 2t22/3t22's top 12-port rotor, which was originally a Model 3 rotor. The way they got their increased decibel level was by using a higher speed DC motor, which resulted in the screechy high pitch.

[XboxHerO3467]

hey what about allertors are they getting replaced allertors are so cool try to record one please :]

[drumz20089]

Why Did They Move It? Was There A Particular Reason? e.g. There Is No Siren In That Part Of Town. Anyway, That Is Actually A Good Sounding 2001, Is It Old?

[IsraeliXdude]

The sweat sound...

[XboxHerO3467]

do they always do attack mode and has there ever ben a real tornado up there?

[XboxHerO3467]

is this a test

[Siren1000T1]

Yep monthly test. :)

[han777777]

it sounds like the one near me! lolz

[stacey323661]

why am i amused my watching siren videos on youtube???

[davisotj1]

@stacey323661 it just means you're awesome

[sciman001]

@stacey323661 i ask myself the same question.

[CricketboyStudios]

How far were you from this siren? It sounds really good, and the echo is perfect.

[Siren1000T1]

Maybe 250 feet away I guess.

[juterman]

yep your correct!

[lotusbandicoot]

They're testing an FS 2001 in my town today, and I opened the front door. My dad made a little joke about being scared, and then I said, "Oh, come on. There's not a cloud in the-- OH MY GOSH!!!"

[Siren1000T1]

Hahaha! Thats funny.

[juterman]

the 2001's in my town were made in 2003.

[EvanToTheFutureDude]

I uploaded a video of a 2001-130 testing but it sounds exactly like this one. weird isnt it?

[FBSCommunications]

Personally I don't see what is wrong with 2001's. Everyone seems to hate them.

[KBilt92]

There used to be two thunderbolts and one SRNB near me, but earlier this year they were removed and replaced with 2001's. We have only SRNB's and 130's now. When severe weather comes along these days, I can't hear the sirens!

[KBilt92]

I like these older 2001's with the linear center cone.

[Leafblower29]

@ 23 mile and Van Dyke

There is a whelen 3016 (a part of the network of unused sirens we have) which was moved a few feet of from it's original location at the same corner.

I only heard it 3 times in my life and it's been my closest siren to me my whole life

[TSMaster5150]

Any idea where they moved it to?

[Siren1000T1]

I think this siren got moved to a different location but I am not sure if that location is the right 2001 or not. The DC I saw is at Ann Arbor Rd and Newberg. Dammit I can't spell it right!!!

[CoolBalla15]

Sweet video of the 2001-DC. It's very low-pitched, too.

[Siren1000T1]

Yep it sure is lol.