Uploaded November 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
This is a backlog from a couple weeks ago. When I went to New Bremen a couple Saturdays ago, I decided to drop an audio recorder when I went to film a 2001-SRN nearby. I knew the ambience was going to be killer because of just how close the 2001's all are to each other and the fact that their coverage is oversaturated. Each picture in the video is one of the sirens heard in the recording in order of siren heard.
Prior to 2006, New Bremen's system was part of Auglaize County's system, which tests on the First Saturday of every month at noon. However, the Village Government became concerned that being on the county system would result in false alarms; that is, if a tornado warning were issued for one part of the county not including New Bremen, the sirens would all be activated anyways, since the countywide system activates sirens in the entire county. After some discussion, New Bremen, along with several other villages and cities decided to separate from the county system and control their sirens independent of the county, giving them authority to activate their own sirens when they deem it necessary. Several villages, including New Bremen and Minster, chose to test weekly every Saturday at noon, while Wapakoneta and St. Marys opted to continue the monthly test schedule. Auglaize County still operates a county-wide system, primarily in more rural parts of the county.
The tiny village of New Bremen has 8 2001's: yes, eight. Each are placed roughly anywhere from 0.3-0.5 miles apart from each other, except for the 2001-130 on the south side of town, which is placed further away than the rest. They have one 2001-DC downtown, four 2001-SRN's, and 3 2001-130's.
The siren heard at the end once New Bremen's system finishes the test is what I assume to be one of the 2001-SRNB's in Minster, which is the town directly south of New Bremen. My audio recorder was facing south towards downtown, which is why the 2001-SRN closest to the recorder sounds more faint then it actually is. All in all, it was a killer ambience. Enjoy!
Sirens in New Bremen are tested every Saturday at noon, year-round for about 45 seconds.
Sirens heard/distances from recorder to siren:
Downtown 2001-DC: 0.402 mi (heard prominently)
New Bremen Elementary School 2001-SRN (heard at beginning and end prominently): 0.549 mi
Lock 2 North Rd. 2001-SRN: 0.392 mi
New Bremen High School 2001-130 (heard very faintly): 0.749 mi
N. Herman St. 2001-SRN: 0.452 mi
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Camera(s) Used: Sony ICD-PX370 Audio Recorder
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This is a backlog from a couple weeks ago. When I went to New Bremen a couple Saturdays ago, I decided to drop an audio recorder when I went to film a 2001-SRN nearby. I knew the ambience was going to be killer because of just how close the 2001's all are to each other and the fact that their coverage is oversaturated. Each picture in the video is one of the sirens heard in the recording in order of siren heard.
Prior to 2006, New Bremen's system was part of Auglaize County's system, which tests on the First Saturday of every month at noon. However, the Village Government became concerned that being on the county system would result in false alarms; that is, if a tornado warning were issued for one part of the county not including New Bremen, the sirens would all be activated anyways, since the countywide system activates sirens in the entire county. After some discussion, New Bremen, along with several other villages and cities decided to separate from the county system and control their sirens independent of the county, giving them authority to activate their own sirens when they deem it necessary. Several villages, including New Bremen and Minster, chose to test weekly every Saturday at noon, while Wapakoneta and St. Marys opted to continue the monthly test schedule. Auglaize County still operates a county-wide system, primarily in more rural parts of the county.
The tiny village of New Bremen has 8 2001's: yes, eight. Each are placed roughly anywhere from 0.3-0.5 miles apart from each other, except for the 2001-130 on the south side of town, which is placed further away than the rest. They have one 2001-DC downtown, four 2001-SRN's, and 3 2001-130's.
The siren heard at the end once New Bremen's system finishes the test is what I assume to be one of the 2001-SRNB's in Minster, which is the town directly south of New Bremen. My audio recorder was facing south towards downtown, which is why the 2001-SRN closest to the recorder sounds more faint then it actually is. All in all, it was a killer ambience. Enjoy!
Sirens in New Bremen are tested every Saturday at noon, year-round for about 45 seconds.
Sirens heard/distances from recorder to siren:
Downtown 2001-DC: 0.402 mi (heard prominently)
New Bremen Elementary School 2001-SRN (heard at beginning and end prominently): 0.549 mi
Lock 2 North Rd. 2001-SRN: 0.392 mi
New Bremen High School 2001-130 (heard very faintly): 0.749 mi
N. Herman St. 2001-SRN: 0.452 mi
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Camera(s) Used: Sony ICD-PX370 Audio Recorder
© Copyright 2019 by firefreak57 studios. Do not copy any content on this channel without permission. All rights reserved.
