My name
is David Stall and this website is my creation.
I
established VictorySiren.com™ as a forum to collect and share information about one of the most interesting
sirens ever produced.
The
driving force behind this website is the purchase of a Chrysler Air Raid
Siren that will be fully and faithfully restored and publicly displayed.
We call our siren the
VictorySiren™.
[
The
VictorySiren™
Story ]
I have a
varied background that includes: marketing and advertising; tourism development; museum design, development and
operation;
manufacturing; local government
management; and, civil defense. I intend to use these skills to
produce a traveling exhibit with the
VictorySiren™
as the center piece. [
The VictorySiren™
Tour ]
As a
child attending school in Long Beach, California, during the 1960's I
have clear memories of monthly air raid siren tests that prompted
classroom Duck and Cover drills. It was the Chrysler Air
Raid Siren that sounded over the Los Angeles basin from locations like
Lomita and Glendale. While I heard these giant sirens I never saw
one up close. Neither did most. Now I can look forward to
showing many of them the impressive machine that generated that warning.
My connection with Civil Defense began
with my
appointment as Civil Defense Coordinator for the City of El Lago, Texas
in 1978. Later I was Emergency Manager Liaison, then Coordinator for the City of
Nassau Bay, Texas. Today I am the Emergency Management Coordinator
for the City of Columbus, Texas. I also have a background in law
enforcement, fire fighting and fire investigation. As for defense in general I have
received both Defense Civil Preparedness Agency & Federal Emergency Management Agency training,
and have been involved in the Navy-JROTC, US
Coast Guard Auxiliary, Navy-Marine Corp Military Affiliate Radio System,
and presently serve as a Local Board Member in the Selective Service
System.
I hope
that this website is useful and enjoyed by everyone who visits. Please give me your
suggestions, comments and feedback.
SELECTED EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT TRAINING & EXPERIENCE
1977
Attended: Texas Department of Public Safety DEM,
Emergency Management Conference, Austin, Texas
1978
Completed: Civil Defense, USA Course,
Staff College, Defense Civil Preparedness Agency, Battle Creek,
Michigan (by correspondence)
1978
Completed: Local Civil Preparedness
Director/Coordinator Seminar, Division of Disaster Emergency
Services, Texas Department of Public Safety
1978
Attended: Texas Department of Public Safety DEM,
Emergency Management Conference, Austin, Texas
1978
Completed: Civil Preparedness Career
Development Phase I, Defense Civil Preparedness Agency & School
of Community Service, North Texas State University, Denton, Texas
1978-1980
Member: Texas Gulf Coast Civil Defense
Association
1978-1979
Civil Defense Coordinator: City of El Lago,
Texas
1979
Completed: Civil Preparedness Career
Development Phase II, Defense Civil Preparedness Agency Region V
& School of Community Service, North Texas State University, Denton,
Texas
1979
Attended: Texas Department of Public Safety DEM,
Emergency Management Conference, Austin, Texas
1979-1990
Appointed: Civil Defense Liaison Officer, Nassau
Bay Police Department, City of Nassau Bay, Texas
1980
Attended: Texas Department of Public Safety DEM,
Emergency Management Conference, Austin, Texas
1981
Completed: Department of Transportation
Hazardous Materials Seminar, Transportation Safety Institute &
Office of Civil Defense, City of Pasadena, Pasadena, Texas
1981
Attended: Texas Department of Public Safety DEM,
Emergency Management Conference, Austin, Texas
1982
Completed: Radiological Monitoring Course,
Texas Department of Health, Pasadena, Texas
1982
Attended: Texas Department of Public Safety DEM,
Emergency Management Conference, Austin, Texas
1983
Attended: Texas Department of Public Safety DEM,
Emergency Management Conference, Austin, Texas
1984
Attended: Texas Department of Public Safety DEM,
Emergency Management Conference, Austin, Texas
1985
Attended: Texas Department of Public Safety DEM,
Emergency Management Conference, Austin, Texas
1986
Attended: National Hurricane Conference,
Texas
1986
Attended: Texas Department of Public Safety DEM,
Emergency Management Conference, Austin, Texas
1987
Completed: Radiological Response
Training, Texas Department of Health, Houston, Texas
1987
Completed: Emergency Planning Course,
Emergency Management Institute, Federal Emergency Management Agency
1987
Completed: Hazardous Material Contingency
PlanningCourse, Emergency Management Institute, Federal
Emergency Management Agency
1987
Completed: Emergency Management Basic SkillsCourse - Part I, Texas Department of Public Safety DEM,
Dallas, Texas
1987
Completed: Emergency Management Basic SkillsCourse - Part II, Texas Department of Public Safety DEM,
Austin, Texas
1987
Attended: Federal Emergency Management Agency
Seminar on Contemporary Issues in Emergency Management,
Emmitsburg, Maryland
1988
Attended: Texas Department of Public Safety DEM,
Emergency Management Conference, Austin, Texas
1988
Completed: Radiological Officer Training,
Texas Department of Health, San Antonio, Texas
1988
Instructor: Hazmat Responder Course,
Nassau Bay, Texas
1988
Completed: Exercise Design Course, Texas
Department of Public Safety DEM, Houston, Texas
1988
Completed: Federal Emergency Management Agency
National Emergency Preparedness: PDS Capstone Seminar,
Emmitsburg, Maryland
1988
Attended: Federal Emergency Management Agency
Seminar on Contemporary Issues in Emergency Management,
Emmitsburg, Maryland
1990
Instructor: Civil Disorders Training,
Nassau Bay Volunteer Fire Department, Nassau Bay, Texas
1990
Completed: Exercise Design Course, Texas
Department of Public Safety DEM, Corpus Christi, Texas
1990
Attended: Texas Department of Public Safety DEM,
Emergency Management Conference, Austin, Texas
1990
Attended: National Hurricane Conference,
Galveston, Texas
1990-1993
Member: Bay Area Local Emergency Planning
Committee, Seabrook, Texas
1990-1998
Appointed: Emergency Management Coordinator,
City of Nassau Bay, Texas
1991
Attended: Texas Gulf Coast Emergency Management
Association Conference & Seminars, Corpus Christi, Texas
1997
Attended: National Hurricane Conference,
National Weather Service, Houston, Texas
2001-Present
Appointed: Emergency Management Coordinator,
City of Columbus, Columbus, Texas
2002
Attended:
Local Emergency
Planning, Texas
Department of Public Safety, Division of Emergency Management,
Preparedness Section, Hempstead, Texas
2003
Completed: Weapons of Mass Destruction /
Terrorism Preparedness, Water Wastewater Executives, National
Emergency Response & Rescue Training Center in cooperation with the
Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs, Office for
Domestic Preparedness, San Antonio, Texas
2003
Attended: Addressing Your Community’s Flood
Problems – A Guide For Elected Officials, Texas Colorado River
Floodplain Coalition, Columbus, Texas
For a
complete Training & Experience Record click [
HERE ]
