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|title = Memphis Outdoor Warning Siren System | |title = Memphis Outdoor Warning Siren System | ||
|image = [[File:Compulert.jpg| | |image = [[File:Compulert.jpg|300px]] | ||
|caption = Compulert controller screen for the City of Memphis | |caption = Compulert controller screen for the City of Memphis | ||
|type = City | |type = City | ||
|location = Memphis, Tennessee | |location = Memphis, Tennessee | ||
|installdate = | |installdate = 1950s - Present | ||
|status = Active | |status = Active | ||
|testdate = Each Wednesday | |testdate = Each Wednesday | ||
Revision as of 22:29, 25 July 2016
| 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, 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.
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.