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>>John, >> >>Thank you for the information on the old veteran >>fireman at Marlton No. 1 Fire Station back in 1966. I >>just have one more question. Does the Fire Station >>still sound off the 6 pm siren? Back in the 1960's the >>siren would sound off at 6 pm, every evening, as a >>daily schedule. >> >>George > > >George, > >The siren was removed from the Fire Station when they >built the new building in 1998, and it wasn't used for >years before that. The last time I remember them >sounding it was for the last alarm for Louis Gravinese >when he passed away. I think the 6 PM siren test ended >when Burlington County took over the Fire, Ambulance >and Police dispatching in the late 1970's - but the >siren was still used for calls until the late 1980's. >I read somewhere if the dispatcher was a little late >with the test people would complain - I guess they >really counted on that to tell them when it was 6:00. > >John

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