House sirens?

Hey guys, A long time ago, i remember my firehouse (before i even joined)
used to sound the sirens, at the house, to alert firefighters to fires, i believe, and they used to do it at noon too.. But they don't do it anymore. No fire company in the area does it anymore, only for some parades. Why is this? i mean, we have pagers to alert us but didn't the sirens serve another purpose too?
I miss them, that was such a rush! :P

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Permalink Reply by Gordon "Gopher" Runer on March 16, 2009 at 6:52pm

I live in what we like to call "SCANNERVILLE"! No need for the siren to let them all know we have a call. The most desolate streets will become the busiest in the city if we have a fire call.

Gopher

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Permalink Reply by Dillon on March 17, 2009 at 8:08am

my dept used to have one (before i was a member). when i was talking to someone about it they said our dept rating went down for taking the warning siren down. the rating went down even tho the siren wasnt wasnt in use, we all use pagers now

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Permalink Reply by FIRE BEAR on March 17, 2009 at 9:25pm

HERE THE SIREN IS SOUNDED AT ALL FIRE CALLS TILL 8PM DUE TO PEOPLE COMPLAINING HERE WE HAVE A NEW STATION AND A NEW SIREN AND NOW WE HAVE NEW COMPLAINTS TO GO WITH IT