History of the
St. Marys, ON Fire Sirens
In 1969 the St. Marys fire dept purchased 2 Federal Sign & Signal "Canadian" Model 2 fire sirens—one for the fire hall (former welding shop turned firehall) and one for downtown. The fire sirens were tested when the FD requested a test on Saturday mornings or Wednesday evenings (training night). In the spring of 2020, the Firehall underwent renovation and the Firehall siren was removed but not found again (hence why it wasn't reinstalled. The downtown Model 2 siren was controlled by Bell lines from the Fire Hall to the Town Hall and during the Fire Hall renovation they were removed so activation of the Town Hall siren wasn't able to be done anymore. In 2021 an attempt was made to try and get the downtown siren working again for calls but failed. In 2023 the Town of St. Marys and the St. Marys Fire Dept purchased a Whelen Engineering fire siren, Whelen Engineering WPS-2907 (7-cell) electronic siren to replace the 2 old fire sirens from 1969.
In 1969 the St. Marys fire dept purchased 2 Federal Sign & Signal "Canadian" Model 2 fire sirens—one for the fire hall (former welding shop turned firehall) and one for downtown. The fire sirens were tested when the FD requested a test on Saturday mornings or Wednesday evenings (training night). In the spring of 2020, the Firehall underwent renovation and the Firehall siren was removed but not found again (hence why it wasn't reinstalled. The downtown Model 2 siren was controlled by Bell lines from the Fire Hall to the Town Hall and during the Fire Hall renovation they were removed so activation of the Town Hall siren wasn't able to be done anymore. In 2021 an attempt was made to try and get the downtown siren working again for calls but failed. In 2023 the Town of St. Marys and the St. Marys Fire Dept purchased a Whelen Engineering fire siren, Whelen Engineering WPS-2907 (7-cell) electronic siren to replace the 2 old fire sirens from 1969.
St. Marys Fire Hall Model 2 fire siren in 2018:
St. Marys Fire Hall Model 2 fire siren in 2018:
(Pictures by Sirens & Thunderbolts 1003)
(Pictures by Sirens & Thunderbolts 1003)
St. Marys Fire Hall Whelen Eng. WPS-2907:
St. Marys Fire Hall Whelen Eng. WPS-2907:
(Pictures by Sirens & Aviation and more)
(Pictures by Sirens & Aviation and more)
Here is a test video of the 2 original St. Marys FD fire sirens in the Town of St. Marys, Ontario. In this video, you can hear the Fire Hall siren and the Downtown siren.
Here is a test video of the 2 original St. Marys FD fire sirens in the Town of St. Marys, Ontario. In this video, you can hear the Fire Hall siren and the Downtown siren.
(Not My Video)
Here is a test video of the Downtown fire siren in St. Marys. In 2021 there was an attempt by the IT department to get the siren working for fire calls but it was unfortunately a failed attempt. after this test, the siren sat silent and continues to sit silently to this day.
Here is a test video of the Downtown fire siren in St. Marys. In 2021 there was an attempt by the IT department to get the siren working for fire calls but it was unfortunately a failed attempt. after this test, the siren sat silent and continues to sit silently to this day.