Federal Signal 500SHTT Attack

[@murrfarms]

Whoever is in charge of maintaining this thing now really need to change the two belts and re-tension the lower one to eliminate all that slipping. I imagine it won't be very much longer before that lower one breaks all together from the excess friction caused by the wind wanting to push it against its direction of rotation. Still sounds strong as hell and just as loud! Great recording Dylan, no such thing as hearing a 500 too many times (especially the beastly 10/12 one)!

[@xXSo1arGamingXx]

hehe that's my name XD

[@mnt31092]

I grew up in Kansas and I miss it sometimes as well. And the weather there certainly is memorable!

[@jayhawk29]

@garyhstorms10 The testing policy is that they test in attack on the First Monday of the month, and test Alert the rest of the mondays. The sirens are activated in Alert for Tornado Warnings and Attack for non-weather emergencies. They always sound in alert during the statewide drill but this year they said, while they had the chance to they tested it in attack since they tested alert the day before.

[@murrfarms]

@garyhstorms10 It's not a county-owned siren, they just turn it on and off. The hospital it sits on is the one that owns the siren; the county replaced all these old sirens with new 2001s and Modulators a couple years ago, so they don't own any old sirens anymore. I'm assuming the hospital would be responsible for any maintenance on this siren, since they now have ownership of it.

[@derekwall200]

it seems like the 500AT always has trouble rotating

[@snootzie78]

Didn't you take a video of this siren before--although it was in alert mode? Nice video, Dylan! And the weather was just perfect! What other sirens am I hearing in the background?

[@jayhawk29]

@snootzie78 I know have two videos of it in alert, and two in attack lol. The other sirens you are hearing includes a Modulator and a few 2001s.

[@garyhstorms10]

@murrfarms i am thinking they forgot on porpose or are just going to let it stay like that until it is time for it to be replaced did he report it to the Emergency Management Office?

[@garyhstorms10]

I guess the county alternates between the Alert and Attack Signals during testing am i right ? or do you think that that the county changed siren activation policy to sound the Attack Signal during Tornado Warnings both Test and Real Tornado Warnings also during last years drill did the county test in Alert ?

[@jayhawk29]

@SSAirsoftowns Ontop the VA Hospital at 22nd & Gage Blvd.

[@borkluchtalarm]

I hear the 500AT, the Modulator and the 2001.

[@jayhawk29]

@murrfarms I am going to tell EM and see if they can't tell the VA. And yeah I love the sound of this 500!

[@deleteddeleted172]

The sirens in my town (Emporia KS) the sirens didn't go off

[@BrendanW0214]

You saw that on the FB siren meme thing? :p

[@WMSJacob]

PERFORMING HEART SURGERY? LET ME PLAY YOU THE SONG OF MY PEOPLE

[@BrendanW0214]

Where is this siren located in Shawnee County?

[@rdj9606]

The weather is nice the siren should not be going off

[@ThePegasisLord]

you dont have tornado sirens like this?

[@doverpoint1]

What is a statewide tornado drill