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by Whelen Rules
Sat May 15, 2010 5:21 pm
Forum: Main Outdoor Warning Sirens Board
Topic: Oklahoma City's Whelen System Curiosity
Replies: 11
Views: 6464

Re: Oklahoma City's Whelen System Curiosity

After the tornadoes last week there was a discussion on a local forum about Tinker Air Force Base using the voice capability of their Modulator system for the first time during an emergency. This led to a discussion of Oklahoma City?s Whelen system and how it is utilized. The safetycom.com website ...
by Whelen Rules
Sat Mar 20, 2010 3:44 am
Forum: Main Outdoor Warning Sirens Board
Topic: Silent Testing
Replies: 13
Views: 6096

Alasiren1977 wrote:Montgomery, AL tests their Whelen's silently once a week, but audibly once a month.
Same way here Tullahoma generally silent tests them twice a week, more so during tornado season and audibly once a month weather permitting.
by Whelen Rules
Sat Mar 13, 2010 6:37 am
Forum: Main Outdoor Warning Sirens Board
Topic: Knoxville, TN sirens question
Replies: 20
Views: 17660

They have quite a few old Thunderbolts around the Chattanooga area, all are unfortunately inoperative and decommissioned. Not sure whether they are single or dual tone. I've got photos of a few of them somewhere, and I believe there is also a thread here that mentions some of the locations with pho...
by Whelen Rules
Thu Sep 10, 2009 3:40 am
Forum: Videos and Media
Topic: Nashville, TN Tornado Warning at Edwin Warner Park 9-6-09
Replies: 5
Views: 3953

I found out today that the siren nearest my house did sound Sunday afternoon during the tornado warning. One of my friends lives closer to it; said he heard the ATI more than once. City has a policy of activating the sirens every 8 minutes during duration of a tornado warning. The Crieve Hall Schoo...
by Whelen Rules
Mon Jul 20, 2009 6:19 am
Forum: Main Outdoor Warning Sirens Board
Topic: Dickson to research adding more Emergency Weather Sirens
Replies: 15
Views: 6672

2001's would be cool too possibly I don't know as of yet what we are getting, but I'll keep in contact with the EMA and Community Foundation and see what goes on. Besides, that reminds me, I need to remind them NOT to choose ATI.. Most likely we will get Sentrys since we already have one that's fai...
by Whelen Rules
Mon May 04, 2009 11:05 pm
Forum: Main Outdoor Warning Sirens Board
Topic: Warning sirens effective
Replies: 21
Views: 9652

I live about a mile from a VortexR-4 here in Tullahoma and when my window is open I can hear it loudly in the house during the day or night. Many residents here in town can hear the sirens in there homes and take precautions. On a clear test day I can hear at least 5 or 6 of the sirens wind-up/down ...
by Whelen Rules
Sun May 03, 2009 5:05 am
Forum: Main Outdoor Warning Sirens Board
Topic: Warning sirens effective
Replies: 21
Views: 9652

Warning sirens effective

While most of us still believe outdoor warning sirens are an effective way to warn those outdoors of impending tornadoes, severe weather, or other disasters the debate in Tennessee continues to be that with today's technology with access to t.v., radio, weather radios, reverse 911, cell phone text m...
by Whelen Rules
Sat Apr 18, 2009 5:22 am
Forum: Main Outdoor Warning Sirens Board
Topic: Has the Tennessee EMA finally come to their senses?!
Replies: 19
Views: 8251

Is the Whelen rep in Murfresboro a reseller or a dirent rep for Whelen? I had no idea that they were located in this area. I think they may also have a rep in the Atlanta area as well. I believe Don Roney is a direct representative of Whelen. I have spoken with him several times over the phone, but...
by Whelen Rules
Wed Apr 15, 2009 11:23 pm
Forum: Main Outdoor Warning Sirens Board
Topic: Has the Tennessee EMA finally come to their senses?!
Replies: 19
Views: 8251

Alasiren1977 wrote:They will probably go with Whelen in Rutheford County since MTSU campus is using Whelen, but hey hopefully Whelen, ASC, and Federal will be the on the list.
Yes also bear in mind the Whelen's southeastern representative and distributor is located in Murfreesboro as well.
by Whelen Rules
Wed Apr 15, 2009 11:16 pm
Forum: Main Outdoor Warning Sirens Board
Topic: College Campus Sirens
Replies: 58
Views: 24232

Motlow State Community College (Tullahoma, TN) -Whelen VortexR4 Siren covers the entire college campus and the western most part of the Tullahoma city limits. This siren is used for tornado warnings/ severe weather only as with the rest of the city sirens. University Of Tennessee Space Institute (Tu...

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