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  2. Civil defense siren - Wikipedia

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    Most newer (and some older) electronic sirens have the ability to store digital audio files. These audio files could be custom sounds, or emergency messages. [15] Depending on the situation, the stored sound file can broadcast through the siren. [16] These sirens could also come with a Microphone Jack to broadcast live messages via microphone. [17]

  3. Siren (alarm) - Wikipedia

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    There are 8,200 alarm sirens for civil protection throughout Switzerland. They are tested once a year, on the first Wednesday in February. [1] Sound sample ⓘ An 1860s-era siren. [2] A siren is a loud noise-making device. There are two general types: mechanical and electronic.

  4. File:Autoalarm-Signal, 500 kHz.oga - Wikipedia

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    Autoalarm-Signal,_500_kHz.oga (Ogg Vorbis sound file, length 1 min 9 s, 15 kbps, file size: 126 KB) This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons . Information from its description page there is shown below.

  5. List of unexplained sounds - Wikipedia

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    Upsweep is an unidentified sound detected on the American NOAA's equatorial autonomous hydrophone arrays. This sound was present when the Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory began recording its sound surveillance system, SOSUS, in August 1991. It consists of a long train of narrow-band upsweeping sounds of several seconds in duration each.

  6. PASS device - Wikipedia

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    The PASS device sounds a loud (95 decibel) [1] audible alert to notify others in the area that the firefighter is in distress. On a fireground, the sound of an activated PASS device indicates a true emergency and results in an immediate response to rescue the firefighters in distress.

  7. 7 Best Alarm Clocks for Heavy Sleepers, According to a ... - AOL

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    Shop the best loud alarm clocks for heavy sleepers on Amazon and more that are recommended by our editor, who tested several of them, and a sleep psychologist.

  8. General emergency signal - Wikipedia

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    The alarm signal is given both by the ship's whistle (or siren) and by onboard bells and klaxons. [1] The alarm must be loud enough to be heard in both interior and exterior spaces. The minimum volume is defined both as an absolute value and also as a value louder than normal sounds in the area. [4] It must be loud enough to wake sleepers in ...

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    Loftie Alarm Clock. The Loftie doubles as a sound machine with preloaded white noises and sound baths to put you to sleep, and different zen-inducing alarm sounds to wake you up—my personal ...