Union Bay Fire siren..

The other day while passing the Union Bay Fire Hall the siren was just peaking as I approached..I slowed down as I initially was'nt sure what the loud noise was over the tunes in my car. As I neared the fire hall It became clear what the super loud noise was.. A classic fire hall coasting siren. A piece of FD history that is slowly being discontinued by most fire departments across North America. A real shame. It was treat to hear this old beauty crank up and then wind down a couple times.. By the time I got myself turned around and camera out this was the last cycle of the siren..

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• raid

[JamesSCrockett]

nice vid could you tell me what city and state thisa is thanks

[911caddy]

@JamesSCrockett . Union Bay, B.C. Vancouver Island, Canada.

[avn2sh]

so why did this building make this sound?

to tell the firemen to get ready, right?

[911caddy]

You bet, The siren and pagers sound at the same time.. Or in some cases the siren has it's own set of tones to set it off from Fire Dispatch. It's an "alarm" to let the Fire Fighters know that there is an emergency call. They get the information on their pagers. The fire siren was the only way to summon fire fighters many years ago. Now it's used as a back up to the pagers.

[CdnFireChef]

Too bad you didnt get the engine leaving the hall

[JonnyD4667]

I wonder what siren this is! it sounds JUST like a 3T22

[Thewoog34]

This is a carter siren. There were lots of them in Canada and 911caddy even has a video of one up close.

[kurtdog119]

Judging by the sound of the siren winding down, I think it's an old Sterling siren, not the M10, M5 or Little Giant. Could be the STH-10 style Sterling siren. That's my opinion on what the siren is.

[911caddy]

@800kirby . Yes, they were. Responding to a call.

[CL137626]

3t22.... mabye.

[sierralovesweylin]

@avn2sh rlly how stupid are you?



[VFVFCo68]

WWII air raid/flood siren in a box

[iwnproductions]

its likea hor siren with a brake

[iwnproductions]

it's not a 3t22 or a 2t22 to fast of a wind down