ENFIELD, Conn. (WFSB) - A restored fire siren that rang out in an Enfield neighborhood for decades has been silenced after a noise complaint.

The old Shaker Pines fire house was decommissioned in the early 1990s, but every night at 6 p.m. for 30 seconds a siren would go off. The building was recently bought by Brian and Megan Wanczyk, third-generation Shaker Pines residents who restored not just the building but the siren and started up the tradition again.

But Wednesday night that came to an end when Enfield police said they received a noise complaint.

“We were told that we immediately needed to stop the siren or we would be getting fined,” Brian Wanczyk said.

Brian Wanczyk has lived in the neighborhood his entire life. His father was a firefighter in the fire house. He bought the old station in 2024 with his wife Megan, fixing it up to serve as a community gathering spot and to bring back that nostalgic sound.

“I grew up hearing it, and I wanted my kids to be able to hear it,” Brian Wanczyk said.

Megan Wanczyk said they had a visit from the Enfield Police Department Wednesday night.

“We had a visit from the Enfield Police Department notifying us we needed to stop the siren immediately. There was complaint made to the town zoning board that got pushed to the police chief,” Megan Wanczyk said.

Enfield police said a neighbor on Cottage Road down the street complained the noise was causing annoyance and alarm. Officers told Wanczyk he can’t sound the alarm again unless he wants to pay a fine.

Residents are upset, voicing their complaints and even starting a petition.

Leslie Cunningham, a Shaker Pines resident, said the siren was a sign to go home for dinner.

“I was disappointed. It really brought back a tradition that the whole community grew up with,” Cunningham said.

Cassie Huhtanen, another Shaker Pines resident, said a lot of people around are upset.

“A lot of people around are upset about that, because they thought it was a great way to bring back the history of the lake, the history of the neighborhood,” Huhtanen said.

George Temple, who has lived in Shaker Pines for years, said he heard the siren for the first 15 years he was there.

“I imagine there may be some that don’t want it, but in the end I think majority should rule. My guess is we will find out nicely who is unhappy with it and see if we can find some type of compromise,” Temple said.

Brian Wanczyk said people talk about the siren all the time.

“People talk about it all the time. It’s been part of the community. It’s been doing it since the 50s. Our goal was to bring back nostalgia,” Brian Wanczyk said.

Until a compromise is reached, residents have resorted to something else when the clock strikes 6 — a car horn.

Enfield police said sounding an alarm loud enough to disrupt a neighborhood regularly is not allowed, even if most residents are in support. Working firehouses around town do sound off sirens at certain times of day.

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