Uploaded March 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Update: This glitch has been fixed...turns out Massillon FD had switched to a new dispatch center and this glitchy growl test was the result of some sort of radio malfunction. They fixed the issue and now the sirens do three minute alerts for monthly testing again.
Well, finally got my first successful Stark County test! It was both exciting, unique, and concerning at the same time...thankfully they tested either way, no matter how glitchy it was. Massillon's 9 ASC T-128's (all set up in AC/DC configuration) are set off by the Massillon FD and normally test for three minutes of alert, but today they suffered some sort of radio malfunction. And yes, the scanner was on the whole time, but that one long string of CompuLert FSK was the only tones that came through the scanner during the entire test. Sure was interesting! I hope to come back out this way in the early summer months to hopefully catch a 'proper' three minute test, but I'll take what I can get. This siren is mounted atop the former 59 Duncan Place Apartments building at 59 Lincoln Way East and directly replaced a Thunderbolt in 2008, as did the other 8 T-128's which replaced 2T22s and a Model 5/7 or two. This is the only roof-mounted siren in the entire system; the rest are pole-mounted. Enjoy!
Shoutout to Cameron (Sirens of NE Ohio) for letting me borrow his scanners so I could get tones!
Massillon and Stark County test their sirens on the First Monday of the month at noon, weather-permitting.
© Copyright 2019 by firefreak57 studios. Do not copy any content on this channel without permission. All rights reserved.
Update: This glitch has been fixed...turns out Massillon FD had switched to a new dispatch center and this glitchy growl test was the result of some sort of radio malfunction. They fixed the issue and now the sirens do three minute alerts for monthly testing again.
Well, finally got my first successful Stark County test! It was both exciting, unique, and concerning at the same time...thankfully they tested either way, no matter how glitchy it was. Massillon's 9 ASC T-128's (all set up in AC/DC configuration) are set off by the Massillon FD and normally test for three minutes of alert, but today they suffered some sort of radio malfunction. And yes, the scanner was on the whole time, but that one long string of CompuLert FSK was the only tones that came through the scanner during the entire test. Sure was interesting! I hope to come back out this way in the early summer months to hopefully catch a 'proper' three minute test, but I'll take what I can get. This siren is mounted atop the former 59 Duncan Place Apartments building at 59 Lincoln Way East and directly replaced a Thunderbolt in 2008, as did the other 8 T-128's which replaced 2T22s and a Model 5/7 or two. This is the only roof-mounted siren in the entire system; the rest are pole-mounted. Enjoy!
Shoutout to Cameron (Sirens of NE Ohio) for letting me borrow his scanners so I could get tones!
Massillon and Stark County test their sirens on the First Monday of the month at noon, weather-permitting.
© Copyright 2019 by firefreak57 studios. Do not copy any content on this channel without permission. All rights reserved.
