Thread: Anne Arundel County Maryland Squad 7 Responce

Just a quick video i shot on my vacation down to Maryland. I was riding along on the ambulance for the day

MMMMmmmmmmmmm... Power Call and a Rota-Ray... Giggity

Except for the split fail on the 900s, it's a very nicely lit truck.

Originally Posted by TritonBoulder47

MMMMmmmmmmmmm... Power Call and a Rota-Ray... Giggity

If only it had a real Q

Um, it has stacks, a roto ray, powercall, did i mention stacks, and its a heavy rescue. Holy shit

Originally Posted by HFD eng1ine

Um, it has stacks, a roto ray, powercall, did i mention stacks, and its a heavy rescue. Holy shit

Ummmmmmmm...Mars lights...............

Originally Posted by hoisy71

If only it had a real Q

When the sound of a electronically simulated mechanical tone becomes more popular, real Qs will be obsolete.

Love the roto-ray and the mars light. Not as excited about the non-sync'ed 900's on the body. Great looking truck - looks similar to DC's paint scheme.

Originally Posted by Rusted413

Love the roto-ray and the mars light. Not as excited about the non-sync'ed 900's on the body. Great looking truck - looks similar to DC's paint scheme.

There is acctually a reason to the simalar paint. The chief of this station is acctually a firefighter on DC's rescue 2 so this truck is very simalar to it with paint and compatment layout

Originally Posted by Wailer

When the sound of a electronically simulated mechanical tone becomes more popular, real Qs will be obsolete.

Not quite sure I buy that. Admittedly, we have switched from the real Q to the Screaming Eagle (I believe due to current draw), but it's still an electromechanical siren.

nice.

Originally Posted by Wailer

When the sound of a electronically simulated mechanical tone becomes more popular, real Qs will be obsolete.

I doubt it. Electromechanical sirens are far superior to standard electronic sirens due to the way that the sound is generated, not the sound it makes alone.

If I had to choose a state to be a Vollie FF, Maryland would be the place...their depts seem to have a lot of nice trucks, good call volume, get a lot of nice action (incl. station backfill to DC), etc. My chief in NY was a vollie in PGC, MD for 4 years and loved it

Originally Posted by WS224

I doubt it. Electromechanical sirens are far superior to standard electronic sirens due to the way that the sound is generated, not the sound it makes alone.

It also depends on the user, b/c some idiots don't take their foot off of the pedal and it makes a loud, effective siren turn into $hit

Originally Posted by WS224

I doubt it. Electromechanical sirens are far superior to standard electronic sirens due to the way that the sound is generated, not the sound it makes alone.

I am arguing from the standpoint of technological change. Federal used to make a wide variety of mechanical sirens - now they make only one. And they've been trying to make an electronic siren that will simulate the 'Q' sound (for those who like that sound). When they make something that sounds close enough, the mechanical Q will be obsolete.

Originally Posted by Wailer

I am arguing from the standpoint of technological change. Federal used to make a wide variety of mechanical sirens - now they make only one. And they've been trying to make an electronic siren that will simulate the 'Q' sound (for those who like that sound). When they make something that sounds close enough, the mechanical Q will be obsolete.

Ah......

Well I hope not, for the same reason I said before. Not the sound, but the way it is made. Mechanical sirens just work better.