I grew up in suburban NY on Long Island and our fire department had the same thing, but now in Florida (in a much newer town) we don't have a siren and the volunteers all have radios. I think the siren has more to do with whether your town existed during the Cold War or not rather than if you live in an urban or rural area.
Sounds like my volunteer fire station when a fire/accident happens! Damn I'm country as I write this lol
I grew up in suburban NY on Long Island and our fire department had the same thing, but now in Florida (in a much newer town) we don't have a siren and the volunteers all have radios. I think the siren has more to do with whether your town existed during the Cold War or not rather than if you live in an urban or rural area.
Thanks for the info, Yea I live in a town of maybe 1500. Firefighters here have pagers but still use the siren.