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'''Memphis, Tennessee''' maintains a system of 109 outdoor warning sirens. They include Federal Signal Thunderbolts and 2001s, ACA P-10s, P-15s, and P-50s, ASC T-128s, Whelen 29xxs, a B&M Mobil Directo, and a Darley Champion. Memphis is believed to have one of the most diverse operational siren systems in the country. The sirens are tested each Wednesday at 3:30pm in Alert for 2 and a half minutes.  
'''Memphis, Tennessee''' maintains a system of 109 outdoor warning sirens. They include [[:Category:Federal Signal Corporation|Federal Signal]] [[Federal Signal Thunderbolt|Thunderbolts]] and [[Federal Signal 2001|2001]]<nowiki/>s, [[Alerting Communicators of America|ACA]] [[ACA Penetrator|P-10]]<nowiki/>s, P-15s, and P-50s, [[American Signal Corporation|ASC]] [[ASC Tempest|T-128]]<nowiki/>s, a [[Whelen Engineering|Whelen]] [[Whelen WPS-2900|WPS-2910]], a [[Biersach & Niedermeyer Co.|BNCO]] [[BNCO Mobil Directo|Mobil Directo]], a [[Sentry Siren|Sentry]] [[Sentry 20V1T|20V2T]] [needs citation] and a [[W.S. Darley & Co.|W.S. Darley Weatherproof Champion]]. Memphis is believed to have one of the most diverse operational siren systems in the country. The sirens are tested each Wednesday at 3:30pm in Alert.


==History==
==History==
The first siren installed in Memphis was the single tone Biersach & Niedermeyer Mobil Directo located atop East High School on Poplar Avenue, which still runs today. Originally powered by gasoline, the siren was eventually converted to run off of electricity.
The first siren installed in Memphis was the single tone Biersach & Niedermeyer BN44E Mobil Directo located atop East High School on Poplar Avenue, which still runs today. Despite popular misconception, the siren is a factory-built 8-port BN44E and is not a converted engine-driven unit.
 
 
==External links==
==External links==
 
* {{Link-inline-map |link=https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1wwTkCvZ4y9TRNaHRKhojrY0sLgk |name=City of Memphis Siren Map}}
* {{Link-inline-map |link=https://drive.google.com/open?id=1usqTAbAtGeGwjXz2QJiYZsVWt4JYqsr1&usp=sharing | name=NEW City of Memphis Siren Map (Updated Regularly)}}
* {{Link-inline-video | |name=East High Mobil Directo}}
* {{Link-inline-video |link=LlkbVtQJshY |name=Sewanee Road P-50}}
* {{Link-inline-video |link=NQ4mFyPxlrY&t  |name=SW Tennessee Comm. College 1000AT}}
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[[Category:Systems]][[Category:City systems]][[Category:Tennessee systems]][[Category:Systems that use Whelen sirens]][[Category:Systems that use Federal Signal sirens]][[Category:Systems that use ACA sirens]][[Category:Systems that use ASC sirens]][[Category:Systems that use Darley sirens]][[Category:Systems that use Biersach & Niedermeyer sirens]]

Latest revision as of 20:40, 24 August 2024

Memphis Outdoor Warning Siren System

Compulert controller screen for the City of Memphis

Type City
Location Memphis, Tennessee
Date installed 1950s - Present
Status Active
Testing dates Each Wednesday
Testing times 3:30PM


Memphis, Tennessee maintains a system of 109 outdoor warning sirens. They include Federal Signal Thunderbolts and 2001s, ACA P-10s, P-15s, and P-50s, ASC T-128s, a Whelen WPS-2910, a BNCO Mobil Directo, a Sentry 20V2T [needs citation] and a W.S. Darley Weatherproof Champion. Memphis is believed to have one of the most diverse operational siren systems in the country. The sirens are tested each Wednesday at 3:30pm in Alert.

History

The first siren installed in Memphis was the single tone Biersach & Niedermeyer BN44E Mobil Directo located atop East High School on Poplar Avenue, which still runs today. Despite popular misconception, the siren is a factory-built 8-port BN44E and is not a converted engine-driven unit.

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