Kirtland, OH - "BACKLESS" FS 2001-SRN - Full Alert - 7/8/20

UPDATE: A back cover has been put back on the siren. Visually confirmed 3/2021



Basic Information:

Siren: Federal Signal 2001-SRN
Town: Kirtland, OH (Lake County)
System: Lake/Perry Nuclear Siren System (Can be set off by the plant and the county)
Location: Kirtland Speedway (OH-306 south of I-90)
Tested: Quarterly on the 2nd Wednesday of the month at 11:00 AM (January, April, July, & October)
Uses: Tornado/Nuclear Siren
Cycle: Full Alert (Does 3x Full Alerts for an emergency at Perry Nuclear)

Other Notes:
Well this was a last second decision. For Perry test today, I had my eyes set on the downtown Painesville Equinox, which you can get a really cool shot of the Lake County Courthouse in the background, and an old 3016 (Part of Perry's former system) as well. I got a message from Burns last night, and said he was going to be filming the backless SRN in Lake County. I was hesitant at first for joining him, but I decided that I should record it now, instead of waiting and potentially risk having it not work anymore. Unfortunately this morning he said he'd be unable to record this unit. I didn't know if I should back down, and go to the Equinox, or risk this. After an hour of debating, I settled on this, just because when will you ever find a perfectly healthy 2001 WITHOUT the back cover! It's been missing for over a year, and presumably fell of in the Spring of 2019, as May 2019 Streetview, the cover is missing, but in October 2018 Streetview, it's still on. When I saw that it was missing for over a year, I was a little nervous it wouldn't work. To be quite honest, I was expecting to hear a bunch of 2001s in the distance. To my surprise shortly after 11AM, this thing fires up. I can and can't say I'm surprised that it's louder than any other SRN that I've recorded, because it can get so much more air. When I first discovered the back was missing in February 2020, I contacted EMA via Facebook, but they never saw my message, so I'll send an Email to them. I checked all over and couldn't find the cover. It wouldn't surprise me if someone took it, as it's in a little bit of a shady area (Not the city, but that gas station and motel it's next to). This video would've been perfect if the exposed back was facing the camera during the wind down, but fortunately I took the clip of it winding down from my BTS and put it in here. Overall this was a really cool test, and I think it's safe to say that I've recorded the first fully functional 2001 siren without the back on. Enjoy!

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