Toronto Air Raid Sirens

A few pictures that I have taken of the remaining air raid sirens left around Toronto , most were removed around 2000 2001.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• allertor
• ACA
• CLM
• lincoin
• electric
• air
• raid
• siren
• tornado
• sirens
• toronto
• canada

[wiifire8]

There Mobile Directos, not ACA Allertors

[tomgreene121]

I heard one being tested today..probably for swine flu

[JMAN123436]

@gatordude17 song:movin around

artist:rimini project or something like that

[SpecterWheels]

its neat that these are still around these days ..the question is how often if ever are they used

[Colbalt5]

@zebra05 Probally all over.. seeing i'm not from the usa i'm from Canada

but probally all over

[JUSTforwhitlisting]

you can still find these in eastern Montreal.

[kitiowa]

@zebra05 All over Iowa. The round ones are American. The squared ones are the Canadian model.

[SovietUoin]

@geoffck6969 You know you didnt have to watch this. Plus it takes one to know one.

[Branden2732]

WOW!! a mobil directo alerttor!! great find the mobil directos are made of steel and the regulars are fiberglass

you can tell its a mobil directo cause of the bar on the back ot the siren

[Branden2732]

is the clm disconnected from power?

[DrropTV]

so that's what the sirens sound like here in Ontario

[WeatherSiren1996]

@hootergirlsrhot The Difference between the sirens is that the Mobile Directo is a 10/12 port siren that was introduced in the 1940's and has a metal housing, while the Allertor is a 8/10, 9/12, and a 10/12 ( rare now ) port siren that was introduced in the 1960's and has a fiberglass housing.