Is it necessary to have a Q?

Your thoughts on the most distinctive siren sound out there.

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Permalink Reply by Jason Tankred on April 30, 2009 at 4:33pm

have to have a "Q"!

Permalink Reply by John E.Bosler on May 3, 2009 at 11:31pm

Yes it is. Have grown up with the "Q" on fire engines and it is the most effective way to move traffic. I even have one on my pov, a 2001 cvpi, along with an electronic siren. The electronic siren is good, but not as a stand alone piece of warning equipment. With todays new sound proof autos and people who just dont pay attention to emergency equipment, be it fire police and ems. People dont pay attention and we need all the help we can get. So the anwser to the question is YES to the "Q"

Permalink Reply by joe whitworth on May 6, 2009 at 5:16pm

i feel it is a necessary item on engines and other large rucks because in todays world there is so many distractions to drivers like cellphones tvs in cars and loud radios. You also have to remember everybody is building vehicles tighter and more soundproof . In traffic the Q is a must , you have to remember you cant stop a engine like a car. Yes they are costly but you can get them off old vehicles and reinstall on new vehicles. The cost is small if it keeps one 175,000 pumper out of a accident

Permalink Reply by joseph poore on May 15, 2009 at 4:58pm

oh yes around here you need it to move cars and trucks out of the way i love the Q

Permalink Reply by Ron King (Fire Chief) on August 5, 2009 at 11:13pm

our dept just put a Q on our new truck. Sounds Great!

Permalink Reply by Alex on August 31, 2009 at 9:22pm

hell yea! gotta have a Q! its the classic american fire truck siren

Permalink Reply by Paul Werner on November 5, 2009 at 5:24pm

i believe every truck should be manufactured with a mechanical Q. Not those knock off electronic Q's either. If a truck aint got a Q, then it aint a truck. lol

Permalink Reply by Jarrett Sayles on March 17, 2011 at 1:02am

gotta have the Federal Q no doubt

check out the video of us rolling out to a structure fire

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Permalink Reply by Marty Hrinko on March 17, 2011 at 9:02am

If your looking to move traffic, get a rumbler...mostly on police cars...It is a speaker in the front wich vibrates the ground so if the driver of the vehicle cant her the siren, they will feel their car shaking.

Permalink Reply by Keith A. Morrone on August 16, 2011 at 9:49am