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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.
In civil defense sirens, the ATI High-Power Speaker Station (HPSS) [1] is an electronic outdoor warning siren manufactured by Acoustic Technology, Inc (ATI) that is used to alert citizens of air raids, and natural disasters.
The total wattage is 7200 watts. They were configured with three rows of horns, each row having eight horns around. These sirens were used in the Oak Ridge, TN siren system, and are not known to be installed elsewhere. AL-1000/AL-2000 Electronic none none 1984-1995 Omni/uni Directional dB rating depends on model. A small industrial siren.
A HSS Engineering TWS 295 electronic sirens warning Civil Defense siren. An early warning system is a warning system that can be implemented as a chain of information communication systems and comprises sensors, event detection and decision subsystems for early identification of hazards. They work together to forecast and signal disturbances ...
The remaining sirens are a mix of older motor driven models (usually from World War II), such as the Carter siren manufactured by Carter's of Nelson or the "syren" manufactured by Gent's of Leicester, and Cold War like Castle Castings and Secomak (now Klaxon Signal Co.) and newer electronic sirens like Hormann ECN, Whelen, Federal Signal ...
Hörmann GmbH began selling their ECN/ECI sirens through ASC's market. Over the decade, the prominent advancements the company made in its sirens' designs included battery operation, high powered Voice/Sirens, and indoor alerting systems. Similarly, designed sirens were still manufactured, but under new names, such as the Tempest series.
This Q2B or "Q-siren" is mounted on a Pierce Platform Aerial Fire Truck owned by the City of Bellingham, WA. The Q2B siren ("Q-siren") [1] is an electromechanical siren that is produced by the Federal Signal Corporation and is most recognizable for its sound, which is trademarked, and the look of the siren.
A Federal Signal Modulator siren in Bay Head, New Jersey. Federal Signal Modulators (also known as Modulator Speaker Arrays) are electronic warning devices produced by Federal Signal Corporation that are used to alert the public about tornadoes, severe weather, earthquakes, fires, lahars, tsunamis, or any other disaster. They are identified ...