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  2. Bird in England Mimicking a Police Siren Sounds Just Like the ...

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    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 ...

  3. Siren (alarm) - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. Rumbler siren - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. Q2B - Wikipedia

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    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.

  6. Civil defense siren - Wikipedia

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    This means that about 80% of Denmark's population can be warned using stationary sirens. The remaining 20% are warned by mobile sirens mounted on police cars. The function of the sirens is tested every night, but does not produce any sound. Once every year, on the first Wednesday of May at 12:00, the sirens are tested with sound. [36]

  7. Federal Signal Modulator - Wikipedia

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    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.

  8. The Night Chicago Died - Wikipedia

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    The narrator retells his mother's anguish while awaiting news of the fate of her husband, a Chicago policeman. This song begins with an electronic synthesizer sound impersonating a police siren. The first four lines in the Intro are spoken by the group. It also features the sound of a ticking clock, heard in the third verse.

  9. Sound of da Police - Wikipedia

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    "Sound of da Police" is a song by American rapper KRS-One. Recorded at D&D Studios in New York City with production handled by Showbiz, it was released in December 1993 as the second and final single from KRS-One's debut solo studio album Return of the Boom Bap. It peaked at number 89 on the US Billboard Hot 100.