Kendallville, IN
| Kendallville Warning System | |
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| Type | City |
|---|---|
| Location | Kendallville, IN |
| Date installed | Screamers and industrial park Banshee: 1985 Fairview Plaza and Downtown Banshees: 1992 Baby Mountain OM-117: 1996 2001-SRNB's: 2006 Slater's Banshee: 2012 Main and Waits 2001-130: 2014 |
| Status | Active |
| Testing dates | Every Saturday except in November, December, January, and Feburary. |
| Testing times | 12:00 PM |
Kendallville, is a city in Noble County in the state of Indiana. Kendallville has 4 ACA Screamers, 4 ACA Banshees, an ASC OM-117, 4 Federal Signal 2001-SRNBs, and a 2001-130.
History
Earliest knowledge
In the 1960s, a Federal Signal SD-10 was installed at Slater's Concrete Products off of Wayne Street. According to a Kendallville resident, this was one of Kendallville's first sirens.
Beginning of ACA sirens in Kendallville
In 1985, the city contracted Alerting Communicators of America to install 9 Screamers, and a Banshee. All were painted yellow, and all except for two 1985 installations were roof-mounted.
After the 1992 Tornado
On July, 14th, 1992, a tornado causing 5-10 million dollars in damage on the east side of town to homes ripped through. At that time, there was little warning and there wasn't any time to activate the sirens. But that same year, two Banshee sirens were installed. One behind Fairview Shopping Center, and the other at Main Street and Diamond Street in Downtown.
OM-117
In 1996, on Baby Mountain, an OM-117 was added for additional coverage.
Return to Federal Signal
In 2006, 4 2001-SRNB units were installed in Kendallville. Three were installed for additional coverage, however one replaced the downtown Banshee.
Beginning of a system makeover
In 2009, the then replaced Banshee that used to sit in downtown Kendallville was relocated to the Sports Complex. The siren now sits one mile away from the industrial park Banshee. Sometime around then, the Screamer that used to sit on the Kraft Plant was removed. In 2011, the water department Screamer was also removed since the downtown 2001-SRNB was a few blocks away. In 2012, the SD-10 was decommissioned due to trees preventing maintenance. The siren was replaced by a hand-me-down Banshee. The siren never worked until it was heard on July, 26th, 2014 during a weekly test. In 2013, the Screamer at the old Wayne Center building was uninstalled, and reinstalled on a pole.
Screamers begin to be removed
In 2014, the Main Street and Waits Road Screamer was replaced by a 2001-130. The 2001 ran an attack signal until Kendallville's first 2015 test. The old Screamer was going to be reinstalled somewhere for additional coverage, but confirmed by an E-Mail by the Fire Department, the Screamer is being used for parts. In early 2015, the Screamer off of Mitchell Street was removed, with no replacement. In 2016, the Kendallville Custom Printing Screamer was removed. It sat inactive since at least 2014 when it was discovered the 2001-SRNB at Angling Road would still cover the area.
