Does Hellertown Still Need a Siren? Vote in the Poll.

The "Hellertown siren," which has called volunteers to for decades, has fallen silent of late.

And the silence has not gone unnoticed.

While some residents say they prefer the quiet, others are upset that the siren isn't being used to summon first responders to emergencies in the community.

Not all volunteer firefighters carry pagers all the time, they argue, and the siren can alert residents to the possibility of danger, as well as remind them to steer clear of the routes that emergency vehicles will be utilizing.

When Patch asked local residents to chime in about this topic on Facebook, they did so in spades.

"If it helps the community by providing more personnel to a volunteer service (which can use all the help they can get!) then I think some noise is not too much to ask to deal with," wrote Angela Andree.

Roseann Wargo wrote simply, "keep the siren."

And Dewey volunteer  said Hellertown "doesn't feel quite like home" without the familiar wail.

Others recalled that the 5pm siren was a childhood reminder that it was time to go home for dinner.

What do you think? Should the siren be turned back on--and kept on? Or is it a relic of the past that's outlived its usefulness?

Tell us in the comments section and vote in the poll.