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Alerting Communicators Of America
American Signal Corporation (ASC) is an outdoor warning siren and mass notification company in the United States. ASC was founded in 1942 as Biersach and Niedermeyer (B&N). After performing poorly, the company reformed as The Alerting Communicators of America (ACA) in 1967 and expanded the line of warning systems they produced. In 1992, ACA went bankrupt and was bought and reformed as the American Signal Corporation. History The company began as Biersach and Niedermeyer Co. in 1873 as a metal fabricating operation based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. After the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, concerns surfaced that the public should be notified in the event of air attacks. The United States Department of the Army granted the company a contract to manufacture outdoor warning sirens, and in 1942, the company began production of over 2,000 sirens to be installed throughout the Pacific Theater for American troops and Air Bases. The need for these outdoor warnings increased during the follow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ASC T-135
This article lists the outdoor warning sirens built by Biersach & Niedermeyer Co., Alerting Communicators of America and American Signal Corporation. Biersach & Niedermeyer Co. Alerting Communicators of America sirens American Signal Corporation sirens See also * List of civil defense sirens References External links American Signal websiteAlerting Communicators of America website (defunct)The Siren Board - Alerting Communicators of America categoryThe Siren Board - American Signal Corporation category {{Civil defense sirens Sirens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
