This siren is located in a small town in South Dakota of around 100 people. I asked the mayor (My Uncle) and he said the sirens motor burned up. ( 2 whistles a day for 53 years. Before 1990, 3 whistles per day) plus all the tornadoes and tests.
UPDATE: This siren will now be never used again and the town's newer 2001 siren will be used as the only siren. The town has no need to fix this siren however The town also sees no real need to take the old siren down, so it will just sit on it's pole and Rust to Pieces or get blown away. May this 3t22 siren's service be missed dearly. Especially by the Fire Fighters who used to be called to service before the 2001 was installed.
Another quick note is that this siren would sound the Hi-Lo signal for fire calls, 3 minutes attack for weather warnings, and 5 seconds of alert for the noon whistle. When this siren still worked, I got to hear it roar to life for the noon and 6 P.M whistles too.
Here is a map I put together of the sirens and their history in Lesterville:
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Негізгі бет Failed 3t22 and 2001 ambience
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