There’s a triple fire horns in Wenham MA that used to sound for firecalls

Goffstown NH use to run horns on all 3 of our stations.

Wernersville State Hospital about 30 minutes outside of Reading, PA has horns identical to these, right down to the pitch. Back in the day there was a fire station on the grounds, and if someone pulled the fire alarm handle, the horns would sound the number of the building (ex. “35” would be 3 short blasts, a pause, and then 5 short blasts, 5 times in a row). It was updated through the years and is now hooked up to the smoke detectors in the buildings.

Firefighter in allenstown. I love it when the tones go off! Whether its in the station or on the pager.

Are the horns still being used today

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Idk if this is still active but canastota New York has the same one I have it on video

That sounds like a ship in stress!😂

Martins Ferry and Yorkville OH had this system. I don’t know why Yorkville quit using theirs. My parents worked in the town starting in the late 70’s and don’t remember it being used and my dad moved there in late 1990 and I only remember a siren being used. Martins Ferry used theirs up until a little past when the county went to 9-1-1 systems in the late 1990’s. I think they used it primarily because the city is mostly rural. Definitely worked, on a real clear day you could hear it 2-3 towns over.

My dad used to live one minute walk from there.

We had one in Aliquippa Pa in the 60's and 70's

Those horns sound old fashion

This is still an awesome vid in 2020.

Maybe the reason is that some of them are very old.

I do not see some of the comments.

My city doesn’t respond code to wire calls unless they’re on fire or lit something on fire

Sounds like a hockey goal horn

Windham, Maine had horns like this atop their station in Boody's corner. You could hear them all the way across town. Two blasts at 9 p.m. were a nightly test and, according to local lore, to announce the beginning of a curfew for teenagers. Any other time you heard them there was a fire call. At 1 in the morning it was eerie to hear them going off. Usually they'd be accompanied at that point by sirens from South Windham and other towns providing help in case they required mutual aid. When I attended the primary school across from the fire station, blasts from the horn would get us running over to the windows to watch the trucks leave the station. Very exciting stuff for the kids and also annoying for the teachers who tried to get us to calm back down and pay attention to our lessons!

The first fire deprtment I joined had an air operated horn like this. It also sounded at dinner time 1 was a still alarm, 42 was for a fire out of town, 32 was for a fire in Calais. After that it was all box alarms. Calais and Milltown also had this system, so it somtimes got confusing.

If I were to have designed the Gamewell system, I would have made a standard "Attention Blast." Simply a three to five second blast to get the firefighters attention to prepare to count so they get it the first time.

Are you sure that was legal?!

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I'm pretty sure Monongahela fire in southwest PA has the same setup.

Screw living near that if it goes off in the middle of the night you'd shit yaself

I recently reopened a Volunteer station and was thinking it would be nice to have an old school siren or horn like this just for nostalgia. A link to the system you have would be great. Of course I'd want to program it so it would not go off in the midldle of the night.

Nice ride-along

the Canada airbourn fire services uses these in frontenac countey to alert the public if there is a large forest fire or a large explosion

Lynnfield MA has the same thing

Sunbury, Pa fire department had a similar horn system. When a box was called in the horns would let us know which box it was. The first horn was located on the roof of the Rescue Hose Company and would sound off first, then a few seconds later the second horn which was at the south end of town would go to echo the box coming in to those who lived down there. It would cycle three times before stopping.

Sunbury, Pa fire department had a similar horn system. When a box was called in the horns would let us know which box it was. The first horn was located on the roof of the Rescue Hose Company and would sound off first, then a few seconds later the second horn which was at the south end of town would go to echo the box coming in to those who lived down there. It would cycle three times before stopping.

How did you get a flight in the DHART Helicopter??

If only they all could. I'm sure employers don't allow people to leave anymore. Back in the day...your boss was likely the Chief or something and he'd go to. Now the boss doesn't care about anything but work and golfing.

Village of Bennington Vermont used to have the same system. I don't know if they still use it. I grew up there and it was still in use in the 70s

It sounds like a truck horn

I prefer sirens

they had a system quite similar to this one, in Herkimer, NY. they had a horn at the station and 1 at the edge of town and they kinda held a duet when they went off at noon. and yes, just like you guys, it was coded. i don't think they use it anymore, as when I've been to my grandmother's house last week, i don't recall hearing it. its one of those things i have as a memory from my childhood

incoming box alarm

Warren State Hospital uses the same type of code signalling for fires and other emergencies ... I don't know all the codes, but the one that I do know is 2 long blasts that stand for "all clear" they will blast out a a 3 number code ... that tells them the building, the floor in the building and the section of the building ... mostly used for fires or fire drills, but if there is a tornado warning that triggers the eas, they will sound off short blasts with it nonstop for I think 2 or 3 minutes

Sorry about that error! They are 114dBi at 100 feet and 240 Hertz..

They are a 114 bDi

They are Clark-Cooper Air Horns, Model 810. Probably using 110 PSI Per Blast. These horns have a range of 4 Miles. I just reinstalled the Lyndhurst, NJ Fire Department, Clark-Cooper Air Horn's. Model 810 yesterday. The reason why we put them back into service, is due to Hurricane Sandy. But took 3 years for the town to budget a New Air System. They will be activated between the hours of 08:00 & 20:00 Hours. There is alot of reasons, why we went back to this. If you want to know email me.

Suncook had the same annoying horn. I wish it were diaphone...actually, I wish they would get rid of them altogether.

Growing up in Middletown NY there were two fire houses in town that would periodically honk these horns. And one other firehouse with a siren. Now you don't even hear them anymore. I guess technology like digital notification and communication systems made these obsolete.

At Banner Elk, NC, we have an air raid sirens that goes off.

i love fire truck's

Most of these horns were made by Cunningham Air Whistle, which still makes them today.

The Rockaway Borough NJ Fire Dept which I am on has three horns that we still use for fires and other calls

Crokett CA Fire Uses a Old steam whistle at the CH refinery for there call out... The CH always has Steam being produced for there equipment and that Whistle....

I believe I may have one of the gamewell boxes from this town, the inner box shell has "FARMINGTON" stenciled on it's top in old paint

WESTWOOD NJ USED TO HAVE ONE BUT THEY ONLY USE THE FIRE SIRENS NOW