It would seem that I have completely given up on my little project, but such assumptions wouldn't be further from the truth. I have about 80% of the Panhandle now complete, and probably 200 pictures to upload! School, Work, and recently mono, have kept me from running around too far. Most of the towns that remain are either ones I have yet to merge from my "Central West Texas, Cont'd" threads, and the extreme North Panhandle, and South Plains. I have not yet decided if I will be photographing all 90 of Amarillo's sirens. That would be a nice project for kdksiren and his dad.
I am bound and determined to find that ACA P-50 that has possibly been mis-labeled as Amarillo. The scenery screams West Texas, and if it exists, I will find it
. Here are 10 are so more towns to look at. I'd like to thank both Trey and kdksiren+dad for giving me direction, as well as riding around with me to find these sirens. We recently made an attempt to make a video of the Canyon, TX system, but when we showed up, the test was canceled.
Without further explanation:
Canyon, TX [Randall County]
Number of Sirens: 7
Types: FS2T22, CYC, DRL2, FS7, TBOLT
**Somehow I lost the pictures of 2 2T22's. Forgiveness please.**
ACA Cyclone
2T22@ Golf Course
Federal Signal Model 7T
Federal Thunderbolt 1000X @ USPS
Darley 2HP Siren [inactive?]
Canyon Coverage Map
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Spring Lake Texas [Lamb County]
*This is a picture I recently posted in another thread*
2HP Siren + FS A/D's
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Claude, TX [Armstrong County]
Number of Sirens: 5
Siren Types: DRL7, S3V8S, ABNSH/OM
Notes: Claude has a nice mix of sirens including Banshees/OM-120's, 7HP and a Sentry. Very nice coverage!
Sentry 3V8-S on the North Side:
North Side Darley 7HP @VFD
West ASC Banshee/OM-120 [extremely tall mount]
East ACA Banshee/OM-120 @ Water Dept.
South Darley 7HP @ The Middle Of Nowhere South of Town
Claude Coverage Map
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Memphis, TX [Hall County]
Number of Sirens: 1 Known
Notes: Memphis threw me for the runaround. Trey and I searched 10 or 15 minutes and only found this one STL-10 at the City Hall. I would expect [and hope] that they had possibly hidden another siren or two in the northern part of town.
Memphis Coverage Map
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Hedley, TX [Donley County]
Number of Sirens: 2
Types: M10, UNKN3/5
Notes: Hedley is a very small village with maybe 100 citizens. They have a nice M-10 and unknown 3 or 5 HP siren at City Hall.
Hedley Coverage Map
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Estilline, TX [Hall County]
Number of Sirens: 1
Notes: Another tiny village with an M-10. Decent setup with screen enclosure.
Estilline Coverage Map
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Childress, TX [Childress County]
Number of Sirens: 7
Siren Types: S15VT, DRL2, M-10
Notes: Childress, TX has an aging system of 15/20V2T's, as well as a little 2HP siren on the water tower, and an M-10 at the police department. They, like everyone else, have superior coverage. You will note that one of the Sentries I found is missing its motor housing.
Sentry 1
Sentry 2
Sentry 3
Sentry 4
Sentry 5
Sterling M-10
2HP Siren
Childress Coverage Map
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Paducah, TX [Cottle County]
Number of Sirens 1+New Installations
Notes: Paducah was up until recently served by a Sterling M-10. This was just replaced with a Sentry 16V1TB. Both sirens are located at the VFD. When I got out of my car to take the pictures I noticed a volunteer firefighter working on the building so I asked him about the new Sentry. He said it was just recently installed and the city has ordered three more units. Here a a few pictures of the new setup, complete with truck toolbox battery cabinet
Paducah Coverage Map
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Matador, TX [Motley County]
Number of Sirens: 1+ More Possible
Notes: Matador does not yet have all paved roads. With recent rains, this made many of the roads unsuitable for travel. We found this STH-10 near the center of town, but I believe they might have another siren in the southern area of town.
Matador Map
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MERGE FROM CENT W. TX SIRENS
Lorenzo [Crosby County]
Lorenzo has a Sterling M-5 that was recently repainted. It looks great!
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Whiteface, TX [Hockley County]
Number of Sirens: 3
Siren Types: FS2, FS5, S3V8H
Notes: I was most surprised to fine more than one siren in Whiteface. They have a Model 2, Fedelcode/5, and very new looking Sentry 3V8-H with the newer style skinny horns. It is also mounted in a very inefficient way. It can't be more than 12 feet from the ground, and most of the sound gets blocked by the high school wall.
Model 5:
Model 2:
Sentry 3V8-H
Whiteface Map
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More later.
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. I look forward to more posts!
