Sterling Code Siren Aerial View, Tests, Info, and FD Tour, and More - North Syracuse FD - 5/20/26

First off, I must deeply thank Head Chief Joe Asztalos and all officers who communicated with, and made this wonderful trip possible and easygoing. It was a once in a lifetime experience, and I must come to believe that I very well may be the first siren enthusiast to ever experience a closeup view to a Pre-1928 Code Siren. During this trip, I initially got a tour of the entire fire department, then the chief and members prepared for the view from the aerial ladder. After Truck 1 was good to go, me and the chief talked for a bit about the siren and some of it's activating means. We wanted to get a radio activation, but there was a nearby call so we waited for that to be closed. The cyclee was off for the first activation, but the siren started up upon the second activation. As many frequent fliers on this and my past channel know, thus siren is only supposed to do 3 cycles of attack, and this time it did 9.5. That is the current problem with the siren, though the fire department plans to purchase new controlling instruments for the siren, and it will be put back into service once set up. History: Initially, North Syracuse Installed a Sterling Siren in 1926, it was vertically oriented, although the Sterling Vertical Siren was not even released until the 1930s, making it a very interesting setup, and possibly one of a kind, that siren would be removed by the late 1970s. In 1956, the Onondaga County Civil Defense Office installed a Federal Enterprises Thunderbolt 1000 on a pole at the corner of Chestnut Street and S. Main Street, the intersection closest to the fire department. When the Building that the town's current siren is on was constructed, that Thunderbolt was relocated to that building and used as a fire siren, a setup and reason similer to Lyncourt's more well known setup. The building was very close to people's homes, and the siren's vibration posed a structural risk, as well as a major disruption throughout the town, a local and well known technician had recieved siren from the northern part of the state. That siren was briefly restored, and installed at its current location, and it was a Sterling Code Siren. Brief specification: This Sterling Code Sirens utilizes a 5 horsepower 3 phase Howell Red Band Sleeve Bearing motor. It horizontally drives two approximately 14 inch rotors. Unfortunately, all coding members of the siren have been removed, as they likely misaligned at it's former location. ____________________________________________________ Chapters: 0:00 Intro 3:45 Siren Activates Upon Arrival 4:29 Truck 1 Leaving NSFD 5:41 Truck 1 Backing at DPW 6:42 Signaling Room Tour for FD/Siren 8:47 Siren Manual Activation From Signaling Room 9:58 Preparing for Siren Radio Activation 11:49 Siren Activates 15:12 Beginning of Aerial View and Analyzation 16:23 Complete Viewing and Analyzation of Siren from Aerial Ladder 21:24 End of Video DO NOT USE MY CINTENT WITHOUT PERMISSION, YOU WILL BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE IF YOU DECIDE TO STEAL MY CONTENT. #raresiren ##firesiren #tornadosiren #sirentest