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'''Berry College''', located Northwest of Atlanta in the town of Rome has a small siren system that is comprised of [https://wiki.thesirenboard.com/Category:American_Signal_Corporation| American Signal Corporation]    [https://wiki.thesirenboard.com/I-Force| I-Force] 1600 sirens.  
{{Infobox system|type=All purpose|location=Rome, GA|status=Active|testing_date=|testing_time=11:55AM|testtime=11:55 AM|testdate=1st Friday of the month|image=[[File:Berry i-FORCE.jpg|200px]]|caption=One of Berry College's i-FORCES. Photo courtesy of bobcat418}}'''Berry College''', located in Rome, GA, maintains a small outdoor warning siren system comprising of 4 [http://civil-defense-sirens.fandom.com/wiki/ASC_I-Force i-FORCE STi-1600] sirens.


'''The old system:'''
== History ==
Berry College used to have a single siren, located in the cupola of Herman Hall. The siren has been described as "sounding mechanical, however it was never tested, nor could it be seen from the outside.
Berry College used to have a single siren, located in the cupola of Herman Hall. The siren has been described as “mechanical sounding”; however, it was never tested, nor could it be seen from the outside. It is unknown if it still remains today. The new system consists of 4 [[ASC i-FORCE|ASC i-FORCE STi-1600]] sirens, which were chosen because of their voice capability. The campus brought out an ASC demo unit in order to test the different models during the Spring of 2014. The current sirens were installed over the summer of 2015 at the locations where the demo unit was tested. Currently, there are 4 sirens on the campus: 3 on the main campus and 1 on the mountain campus.


'''The updated system'''
== Schedule ==
The updated system consists of four ASC I-Force 1600 sirens, which were chosen because of their voice capability. The campus brought out an ASC demo unit in order to test the different models during the spring of 2014. These sirens were installed over the summer of 2015, at the locations where the demo unit was tested. There are four sirens on the campus, three on the main campus and one on the mountain campus. Exact locations can be found on [https://www.google.com/maps/@34.285309,-85.1944176,2207m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!6m1!1s1bNZ5ZOpVOw4-0gPcfVyQdvMQ9Yk?hl=en&authuser=1 this map]. The sirens are tested once a month, on the first Friday at noon in HI-LO with voice.
The sirens are tested once a month on the 1st Friday at 11:55 AM in hi-lo and voice, supposedly rain or shine.
 
== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:ASC DEMO BERRY 1.jpg|The demo unit in 2014, with the I-Force in view
File:ASC DEMO BERRY 2.jpg|The demo unit in 2014, with the T-128 in view
</gallery>
[[Category:Systems]][[Category:University systems]][[Category:Georgia systems]][[Category:Systems that use ASC sirens]]

Latest revision as of 18:14, 24 August 2024

Berry College

One of Berry College's i-FORCES. Photo courtesy of bobcat418

Type All purpose
Location Rome, GA
Status Active
Testing dates 1st Friday of the month
Testing times 11:55 AM

Berry College, located in Rome, GA, maintains a small outdoor warning siren system comprising of 4 i-FORCE STi-1600 sirens.

History

Berry College used to have a single siren, located in the cupola of Herman Hall. The siren has been described as “mechanical sounding”; however, it was never tested, nor could it be seen from the outside. It is unknown if it still remains today. The new system consists of 4 ASC i-FORCE STi-1600 sirens, which were chosen because of their voice capability. The campus brought out an ASC demo unit in order to test the different models during the Spring of 2014. The current sirens were installed over the summer of 2015 at the locations where the demo unit was tested. Currently, there are 4 sirens on the campus: 3 on the main campus and 1 on the mountain campus.

Schedule

The sirens are tested once a month on the 1st Friday at 11:55 AM in hi-lo and voice, supposedly rain or shine.

Gallery