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A siren is a loud noise-making device. There are two general types: mechanical and electronic. Civil defense sirens are mounted in fixed locations and used to warn of natural disasters or attacks. Sirens are used on emergency service vehicles such as ambulances, police cars, and fire engines.
A civil defense siren is a siren used to provide an emergency population warning to the general population of approaching danger. Initially designed to warn city dwellers of air raids (air-raid sirens) during World War II, they were later used to warn of nuclear attack and natural disasters, such as tornadoes (tornado sirens).
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This siren is similar to Federal Signal's Thunderbolt series. Only a single unit remains in service in Milwaukee, WI. Screamers Electro-Mechanical 2, 5, 7.5, 10 8, 9, 9/12, 10/12 1968–1994 Omni Directional 102–115 dB at 100 ft. Series of small vertical sirens, comparable to Federal Signal Corporation's vertical sirens. Sentry 95
Apr. 3—LIMA — The Allen County Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management will complete a siren test at noon on Wednesday, April 3. The tests are run every month on the first Wednesday.
The St. Lucie Nuclear Power Plant will conduct its quarterly testing of the outdoor warning sirens at noon Thursday. All 91 sirens within 10 miles of the plant's emergency planning zone will sound ...
The Puyallup Police Department posted on Twitter that the lahar siren was a false alarm and that they ... Shortly after noon the agency sent another tweet that identified the culprit at Fire ...
The outdoor lahar warning sirens are tested at noon on the first Monday of months January-September, November-December, using the “Westminster Chime” tone for eight seconds followed by a voice announcement to ensure the sirens are working.