Lightning Strikes Fire Station (sets off siren)
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- čas přidán 6. 01. 2015
- NOTE: For lightning, skip to 00:52.
A series of cells passed through the suburbs of Melbourne, AUSTRALIA on Wednesday, 7th of January, 2015.
There were 2 VERY close strikes from where I live in FTG. And with much luck, the second strike happened right at the same moment I was filming for the storms, and that it was right in the camera's field of vision.
The strike managed to set off the local fire station's siren, that is situated on the lookout tower.
Footage by Martin Fellner, Copyright January, 2015. - Věda a technologie
![[Station Siren] East branch volunteer fire district going on a response in Upstate New York.](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/bRPaO2KPEOs/mqdefault.jpg)
Thats basically the siren yelling ouch after being hit by lightning
Yep ;3
Oof
Yes. It makes sense.
exactly
Hmmm Maby that is true...
Lightning: “WAKE UP”
Siren: *“AAAA! WTF?”*
LMAO
Lmao
OMG that thunder was loud
Lmao
Omgsh
That bolt of lighting probably fried the control box for the siren
OR THE FUCKING MOTHER BOARD *COVERS EARS*
bkriegel95 your right
for a siren like this? it probably has a rectifier and a transformer,
and maybe a wail circuit in place with some simple switches, but no
complex electronics like a motherboard.
Plus things like this have a device called a lightning arrestor, which basically stops as much current flow as it can.
granted I wouldn't be surprised if it blew a fuse or 2.
Sounds like the wail circuit didn't get affected, as it wailed like it normally would.
It's possible that an electrical spike caused the thing to think someone pushed the button/switch to operate it.
Arman Kordi They do have motherboards in some siren controllers. I think it's only electronic sirens, but I'm not entirely sure.
Lightning: Lets do my job
Siren: actually, lets do *my* job!
Lol
Macin toshiba Lmao
lmfao
Lightning: Lets do my job
Siren: actually, lets do *my* job
@@goofyahhabandonedchannel9086 no copying please
Love the lack of swearing at a close strike and the camera back on track within a few seconds :-)
A professional is he :-)
Yep!
Professional camera skills!
WOW! never seen a siren go into attack from a lightning strike...very cool!
This is the Attack Imminent tone in Australia as we call it.
Here in Australia we don’t have all clear tone at a fire station our fire call is attack tone
[00:53]
_Lighting: -- Hits the siren. --_
*_Siren: OUCH! THAT HURTS!_*
Sirens does not have a brain 🧠
@@changedaccount9154 who cares
Maybe there choppers are brains
It did not hit the sir e
@@changedaccount9154 imagine not getting the joke
that scared me pretty bad
Whoo, same!
yeah same was not exspecting it so when it happend i flinched & and nearly slaped my laptop
anthony lambing me too!!!!!!
me too!
Valley Emergency Photography omfg I know right I almost jumped out my skin
Heart attack warning at 00:53
John Kolk I know
Note to self: do NOT show this to my older daughter, she hates thunderstorms worse than anything!
Well, my whole family was sleeping.
was lmfao if your kids don't wake up in the mroing just use that as a wake up tool
Emphasis on _was_ :D
Startz Xd
_was_
Lightning: CLEAR
Siren: IM ALIVE
: siren NAAAAAAAAW IM ALIVE AND YOUR GONEE FAAAAAAASST
Lightning: o no
Siren and other peoples: GET OUT!!!!
Lightning: sorry😭
@@acap-5043 🤣
awww a siren got scared and cries!
I think it's calling for help.
Siren: Just Chillin Today
Lighting: *I'm about to end this whole mans career!!!*
For anyone wondering this CFA uses a Grifco Model 888 siren, it utilizes a brushed motor on 5 port stator and chopper
There is one near by me it doesn't get used anymore though but it's still there
@@thefanchannel449 hm, what station is it? i would like to have a look at it.
Wrong it's a ASC T-128 siren
@@ToothlessThedragon9 mate that sounds nothing like one, australia does not have ASC sirens
@@SirensAndTrainsDownUnder the fire station is newborough fire station in Victoria. It is disused and they rarely sound it off anymore
That scared the crap out of me
Hey It's Abbie I jummped so bad I dropped my headphones and tablit
Scared the hell out of my cats, too!
That's cool to see a siren set off by lightning.
Lol trust me boy, it won’t be cool until the fire alarm stops it
I mean service
I had my volume up! SHIT!!!!!!!! FELL OUTTA MY CHAIR!
bahahahaha your not the only one lolz
dasteufelhund same
i always have 100% on everything. my headset, youtube and on the computer
wonder why im still not deaf, cause i can still hear really good lol
and legands say he died
Same bro
I had my volume really low, still scared the sh*t out of me
Reg Dunlop me to
Holy crap, that made me jump and smack my knees on the underside of my desk! I thought only the klaxon at our firehouse could do that to me!
We have new people for setting of the siren.... LIGHTING!
Lol
Just Zeus making another prank
Lightning makes an effective substitute for probies!
even the camera guy jumped
Omy⭐️🌪🌪🌪🌪🌪🌪🌪☀️🌪🔪🔪⛏🛠🔫🔧🔧🔧🔧🔪☠ my self
Kierra Bostick He Got Scared Also
Kierra Bostick Well, yeah. He was pretty close lol.
Guess ❗️❗️❗️⚠️🌫🌪⛈⚡️💥🔥🌧🌦🌤☀️ could you guess the story?
+Kierra Bostick Yeah that shit was loud hell I would've jumped too
holy crap that scared me!
dalton langsmith omg ikr
@@abifrench7596 IT DID TO ME TOO!
@@vibrantgleam 😂
Same!
Amazing capture
What a fantastic device.
RODALCO2007 fancy seeing you here haha
You got 69 likes boi-o
@@xxslxyythegxmexx4994 no he got 137 likes
It is actually good to know this siren will survive a lightning strike, lots of other sirens wouldn't.
i had my volume down. still shit my pants
God. I think that lightning bolt hit me straight down to Main Street. I shit my pants.
hahaha true true
same the suden boom starteld me
Mcpe Legend A fool who went and... SHIT HIS PANTS! Yes I'm joking and yes I changed Ripped to Shit from that spongebob song
Pussy.
0:55
*Lightning:* YEET
*Siren:* OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!
Siren: Help, I got hit! WHIRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!
me: (who did not read the time stamp)
Lightning: Hello!
Me: *falls off chair*
True Story
i remember when living in Florida, every time it stormed, a nearby lightning strike would set off our moose alarm system and call the fire department, after 6 incidents we had to shut it off.
Wow! XD
I wonder why the lightning triggered it.
cellogirl11RW back then I don't think the alarm system had a lot of surge protection in it, it didnt do that at first until the first time our house was hit directly by lightning, then the keypad made a solid everlasting beep, I actually brought this up with my brother not too long ago, apparently when it did that it called ALL THREE emergency services...yikes, so the circuits must of gotten slightly cooked.
@@Gebora derp
i was expecting the 240 volt siren to spin up to rpms equivalent to about 600 volts...
Lightning is static energy, Isn't it? most devices don't work on static energy...
Nah it’s 240v but just has a fast motor
The Lightning Injected 1.21 Gigawatts Of Electricity I'm Surprised It Didn't Fry 100%
What were you doing on a rooftop during a thunder storm?? trying get killed?
or He/she going to have a Bad time. ~Sans
I believe that is an Aerial for a TV not a Lightning rod XD
You can clearly see hes inside filming out of a window
Exactly
Yes
Well this is awkward, you have firemen showing up wondering where the fire is but there isn't one.
There is a ASC T-128
Was watching this storm from the lookout off ridge road in Kallista. Fantastic video!
I love how the person recording jumped cuz it was so scary xD
many sirens are made to detect very loud noises that may be bombs going off, note that it went into attack mode...
this is the Attack Imminent tone as we call in Australia.
Storm:do something funny.
Lighting:I'm gonna prank siren
Storm:ok.
*punches siren*
Siren:*WAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH*
Omg that was hilarious
0:51 *when your baby is sleeping but lightning interfears*
Never again I will listen to this with the volume all the way up and my headphones in my ear because that thunder sounded so realistic that it scared the shit out me
Skip to 0:50 for lightning
*Description
DoomyCheese 0:55*
The siren was startled by the lightning so it started screaming.
Siren: *snoring, asleep
*Lightning Strikes*
Siren: WE'RE UNDER ATTACK! HOLY SHIT!
Sirens sounds so loud mostly a Emergency was being dispatched an volunteer station.
that lightning would give me a heart attack
Well, how can it set off the siren? The siren is on a switch, so it can’t activate until it receives power.
Not even true
@@BRISTOLFORCE2009 Isn't it on a switch?
@@infinitecanadian there are no switches in the community alert sirens as we call in Australia because they have security locks.
@@miauwgabriel3547 Ah, I see.
Wow! I had the headphones on, and I also had Dolby Access on the movie setting on "Detailed," and I got the scare of this day! That was so loud! Great catch. I'm just glad nobody got hurt. What I thought was so exceptional is that those birds got out of the way just before it struck! It just goes to show that our Heavenly Father really does care for them and us. I know you got a good scare from it, too, but you wouldn't know it. That's self control. Keep up the great work, and I hope you have more amazing videos like this. This one should appear on "Weather Gone Viral" on The Weather Channel.
Same here
Whoa whoa whoa whoa!! That shit scared the living hell out of me... If that ever happens right near me at my dads fire department, the whole fire house will be on flames! Not that video! I'm talking about right near me. And your video has been uploaded a month ago? Jesus Christ.. That there, it really, really give me chills man. Oh my god..
well model 2s are made of metal, and metal is condective, and the metal is touching the motor, so maybe thats what? but still, how did it JUST KNOW to go to attack?
Probably the motor or solenoid once powered is meant to have a cut off. It could even have fliped something on the logic making the motor think it's in attack mode. Electricity does strange things.
that's not a model 2
This is not model 2. This is the Grifco model 888 siren from Australia.
It isn't a model 2, this is a Grifco Model 888, which is very similar to Darley model 2s.
@@doohickey-enjoyer 5 years ago
Did anyone else jump from the sudden boom? I know I did.
Same!
did it make the siren malfunction for a minute. when the lightning hit the tower it was on??
Lightning: TAG! You're it!
Siren: STFU! I'm trying to sleep over here!
well I better get my head checked out at the ER bc I just fell off my chair and hit the back of my head on my fireplace damn this hurts damn volume R.I.P Headphone users
Is the siren sitting on the tower to the left
Yes
RIP siren's control box: some year-2015
Is that a model 5
You mean right
@@1000BT this is not model 5. We only use whelen, klaxon and grifco.
this is the Grifco model 888.
I'm wondering how much helpful this detector might be.
The alarm sets on only after the lightning already struck.
This is not a lightning alert siren. This is the Civic defence siren.
Not a lightning siren, its a fire callout siren that likely malfunctioned due to the static energy.
That nearly killed me. I was so focused on waiting for the lightning haha
0:55 - Siren yowling in pain!
HEADPHONE USER'S BEWARE!!!
I am wearing headphones. I am now deaf.
John Kolk LOL I warned you!!!!
***** 😂😂😂
too late...
I love this video i just love that lightning jump starting that siren
Fantastic Martin.
I blinked what happened
Oh nothing just a heart attack waiting to happen
It freaking scared me very bad... I would hate to hear alarms like this
+Christian Minaya i hear a worse and louder one every 2 months!
Christian Minaya I know it frightened me soo bad!!
I think it sounds badass.
Sounds like a good ole tornado siren
@@canamx399 this is not a Tornado Alert siren. It is a Civic defence siren in Australia.
Besides having a heart attack at the strike this is interesting. The siren's control box is probably fried now as someone else already stated
How did lighting set off the siren?
0:55 lightning
0:56 WOW SHAZAMOE!!!
lol with a strike that close, it had the perfect outcome to warn residents of a potentially bad storm
That poor model 2. It was just trying to sleep.
it’s an Aussie siren lad it’s not a model 2
0:55 BOOM
SirPrice alluh akbar
XDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD Ik
Siren *WHOA!!! That hurt!* (starts sounding)
I had my volume almost all the way up, skipped to 0:52 (0:55) and scared my life out of me.
Firefighter 1: Well, mate, another day, another thunderstorm.
Firefighter 2: Yeah, doesn't look like the weather's gonna get any better.
*Lightning strikes fire station and sets off siren*
Both: Crikey! That lightning strike was bloody loud and bloody close!
apparently that thunderbolt struck it at the same frequency as the activation pulse for wail
That lightning strike almost made me fall off my bed!
Lightning: me
Siren: my brother after his iPad dies
Sirens go on when lightning strikes. How?
@GoodnightNoodles It is not a lightning siren, it simply malfunctioned somehow
it hit the antina and somehow the siren activated when lighting doesent send dtmf signals (duh) the translater circuit probably was overcharged so much it sparked across all the gates in the circuit board (most likely fried in the process)
Note: This is now not a model 2. Its Grifco Model 888
yes. this is the Grifco model 888 siren. Not just i didn't know yet, but i just say you are right.
How did you know it was going to hit the tower
The lightning wanted to strike the siren to warn the population of a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for this area (although this is in Australia and not the United States so there wouldn't be the National Weather Service in Australia)
I remember seeing a video where a lightning strike set off one of the broadmoar escape sirens.
Links?
Siren: RRRREEEEEEEEE WHO'ST SHALL'ST INTERFERE'ST WITH'ST MY'ST BUISINESS'ST RRRREEEEEEEEE
siren: *minding its own buisness*
lighting: YO GOT GAMES ON YOU PHONE?
siren: OW THAT SCARED ME
This was uploaded on my birthday
Nice catch and recovery after the strike.
Actually some fire station sound there sirens for lightning so it may have been a perfectly time sound or the electricity connected with the panel during the strike it’s 50/50
Strange how the tower did not have a lighting rod on it
Why did the siren go off after the lightning struck?
Where is the siren at? I don’t see it.
That's crazy!!!!! Good catch on video
Was it actually the lightning strike that activated the alarm or was it a coincidence?
PS: It's usually a courtesy on videos like this to have a 'high volume warning' so people don't harm their ears or disturb others if they have not set the volume correctly for this particular loud video. :-)
Andrew Williams strike, actually happened to us less than an hour ago, flipped the circut breaker to the siren (oops) and set the damn thing off. A battery backup i suppose. If signal is cut, it sounds.
Grifco 888?
when that freaking lightning striked i jumped so much and it scared me so much
What siren is that
what kind of siren
I love the sound of the griffco 888 siren bring back memories
0:55 HOLY CHERNOBYL! For a second there, I almost jumped out of my desk chair. That scared the living daylights out of me!
That was nice filming.
what's that noise?
Lightning: You’re grounded forever!
Siren: WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA That scared me.
was everyone ok
I had my volume down, still woke up the neighborhood.
Since when can you hear lighting?
Well technically speaking, you actually CAN 'hear' lightning under very specific circumstances. If a lightning strikes close enough to you (like in this video)... you don't just hear the thunder (the rumbly, crackling part) caused by the rapid thermal expansion of air (thus causing a shock wave), but also you can hear sparking from the actual discharge itself (which you can hear very faintly in the video).
But to be able to hear the spark, you'd have to be VERY close to the strike (which in this case was only about 100 meters from where I was standing). It's VERY terrifying. xP
To anyone not aware of what the hell happened - The Lightning touched the steel tower thingy in the background.
Gutted, being in Australia I expected a big Carter howl after that clap of thunder 🙁
Hey Australia does have Carter’s you can’t expect carters at all station in Australia It’s a Grifco model 888 ( the siren on my pfp)
@@lightningfun6486 we have carter sirens in Emerald, victoria, Australia.