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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, a Whelen 2910, a BNCO Mobil Directo, a Sentry 20V2T [needs citation] 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.
'''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. Despite popular misconception, the siren is a factory-built 8-port BN44E and is not a converted engine-driven unit.
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://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1wwTkCvZ4y9TRNaHRKhojrY0sLgk |name=City of Memphis Siren Map}}

Revision as of 22:58, 23 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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