Chicago Fire Department

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[quote name='Truckman' post='153544' date='Oct 4 2007, 11:22 ']A lot of the sirens were mounted behind the radiator grill on a part of the frame that extended to where the front bumper was mounted to. Most were of a not polished type, as the chrome ones are now day. During the 1930’s and 1940’s there wasn’t a need for the big chrome model sirens since they were mounted in an obscured place. During World War 2, most apparatus made did not have any chrome on them. Every thing was painted, rails, bumpers, radiator cowlings and even lights.[/quote]



Alot of the apparatus had were equipted with exaust sirens during this time as well... Im not to sure of how they worked though.