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Sound sample ⓘ 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).
In a pneumatic siren, the stator is the part which cuts off and reopens air as rotating blades of a chopper move past the port holes of the stator, generating sound. The pitch of the siren's sound is a function of the speed of the rotor and the number of holes in the stator. A siren with only one row of ports is called a single tone siren.
The Standard Emergency Warning Signal (SEWS) is a warning siren used in Australia to alert the public of danger. The siren is played over radio, television or public address systems in public places to warn of bushfire , flood , cyclone , tsunami , earthquake or terrorist attack .
Rumbler siren. A Rumbler siren is a type of emergency vehicle siren used primarily in the United States.Developed in 2007 by Federal Signal Corporation, and sounding at a low-frequency level, it is designed to be heard by motorists who may otherwise be unable to hear high-frequency sirens due to ambient noise, such as urban traffic.
Public warning system siren in Dresden, Germany. An emergency population warning, or public warning system is a method where by local, regional, or national authorities can contact or notify members of the public to warn them of an impending emergency. These warnings may be necessary for a number of reasons, including:
CBS News said in their caption that the sound was so accurate that some officers thought that their vehicles' sirens might have been faulty. Inspector Simon Hills described the mimicry as “so ...
ATTENTION! TESTING OF THE EMERGENCY SIREN SYSTEM IS COMPLETE. PLEASE REGARD ANY FURTHER ALARMS.” The Pilgrim Power Plant never had any major emergencies, but if there was one, the sirens would sound in a tone, followed by a voice announcement. As of 2023, the sirens are still there, but it is unclear whether they are still active.
The Federal Signal 3T22 was originally designed as the 2T22 in 1952 or 1954. The 2T22 has the same number of ports and cones. It can produce two main signals (it can produce more but the other signals are rarely used), hence the name "2T22" (the 2 at front representing the 2 choppers, and the 22 representing the amount of horns).