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  2. Chrysler Air-Raid Siren - Wikipedia

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    Siren at the Walter P. Chrysler Museum in 2011. The Chrysler Air Raid Siren is an outdoor warning siren produced during the Cold War era that has an output of 138 dB(C) at 100 feet. It was known as the Chrysler Bell Victory Siren during its first generation, which was between the end of World War II and the fall of the Berlin Wall. It is ...

  3. List of civil defense sirens - Wikipedia

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    Chrysler Air-Raid Siren; Sentry Siren; SiraTone; Decot; Heath Siren This page was last edited on 20 February 2025, at 19:46 (UTC). Text is available under the ...

  4. List of sirens built by Alerting Communicators of America

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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

  5. Civil defense in the United States - Wikipedia

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    A Thunderbolt siren in Wisconsin. In 1963, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) created the Emergency Broadcast System to replace CONELRAD. The EBS served as the primary alert system through the Cold War ICBM era and well into the 1990s. In addition to these, air raid sirens such as the Thunderbolt siren pictured to the right, would ...

  6. Category:Sirens - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Sirens" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total. ... Chrysler Air-Raid Siren; Civil defense siren; F. Federal Signal 3T22;

  7. Siren suit - Wikipedia

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    The siren suit is a one-piece garment for the whole body which can easily be put on or taken off, originally designed for use on the way to, and in, air-raid shelters. [1] The suit solved the problems of warmth and modesty encountered when seeking shelter during nighttime air raids in the United Kingdom during World War II .

  8. Civil defense siren - Wikipedia

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    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).

  9. Siren (alarm) - Wikipedia

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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.