Essex Flood Siren Test 2

[darkxaur]

*Wakes up in Happy Burger*......Bugger it!

[MrBigquads]

these castle castings sirens are on ebay a couple of times a year and go for anything between 250 and 500

[TheSlenderFan]

i lol'd at that piece of something that blew off the siren when it turned on

[TiZZiWiZZY95]

where do you buy that siren ? i want one soooooo bloody bad!

[namco21gamefreak]

there's a couple in Skegness because i remember holidaying there and hearing tests to make sure they were in working order.

[icecoldprincess2009]

@namco21gamefreak These ones are still in location - although they are never sounded nowdays. The met office came in with a media/text/email system instead which is worse in my opinion :(

[VanninEllan]

@ihaterabbits127 This one is very much the one taken off of a local building near to me in the 1980's which has been restored by someone I know, and I know for a fact that the one that my friend has is definitely a carter, however the drum housings at each end on my friends one may have been replaced at some point in the past as the ends look out of place so to speak. Either way last time he activated it the local constabulary dropped in for a cup of tea and a sticky bun!! lol

[VanninEllan]

@ihaterabbits127 I think that you will find that it is a Carter siren.

[justie1220]

@danwisbey85 do you know how they are activated?

[VanninEllan]

@justie1220 Those that are still used are normally activated by the Environment Agency as they are mostly used these days for flood alert. The Channel Islands still use them for early warning in case of a nuclear accident in France, should any fallout from such a incident drift towards the Channel Islands. Most of these sirens were produced during WW2 but some are still being used for civil defence purposes. Most Councils in the UK are scrapping them due to cost and also spares shortages.

[MrLehi99]

@justie1220 electricity

[2001scoop]

0:11

[BensoftMedia]

This is one of the few noises that chills me to the bone, this and the Horn from the Tripods in the War of the Worlds remake.

[Timetraveller2208]

Gainsborough West Lindsey District Council has one for the same purpose. It can be heard all over town when it is tested. One of the most eerie sounds to be heard.

[footienz]

We have one of these at the volunteer fire station that I'm a memeber of(IN New zealand), and it's stil the most ear blowing, blood curdling, heart jumping sound ever. It's awesome especially on a cold still winter evening!!!.

[DonCorleone955]

great britain has the best sound of the sirene!!! i love the sound like it is, it's the best one!!

[Droideka133]

Oh no, Whitney Houston is trying to Sing ! RUUN , XD

[whatdafacundo]

@Droideka133 That was fucking stupid

[Droideka133]

@whatdafacundo Hey, im only 14 , kids my age say stuff like that almost all the time , ESPECIALLY when the live in a redneck area . Plus IT WAS 3 IN THE EFFIN MORNING , I WAS BLOODY TIRED

[bassforlife4]

Quebec Nordiques Goal Horn sounds just like this!

[PinoyPogiman]

@OBSysteme yea, for some reason i like siren noises

[Leycomsucks]

Has this ever actually been used to warn people of a flood and work?

[geoh7777]

@Leycomsucks No, but it makes a fine racket.

[Jaytheozzi]

dad's army?

[27harrier]

now this is a siren almost similar to the ones they used in world war 2 air raids

[frotz661]

@27harrier That's because it's pretty much the same design as those WW2 ones.

[Fly0High]

It's impossible to listen to this and stay calm :S

[RockabillyAutopsy]

Head for the hills! Get in the basement!

[hootergirlsrhot]

this is chuck norris;s alarm clock

[ToyoCoyote13]

This is why I love Castle Castings. Thy always sound the best and have MAJOR wind-down times

[Kristiants1]

what fell out at 0:09???

[sagem97]

@Kristiants1 A Wasp Nest looks like.

[hlovesmaya]

@Kristiants1 wasps

[Kristiants1]

@hlovesmaya oh hahahaha

[Heresathought]

"What the hell? That sounds like....oh we're screwed."

[gabxrevolution05]

It's 12 o'clock... (Arica, Chile)

[Coolmasta8]

OH MY GOD! THE FRENCH ARE COMING! THE FRENCH ARE COMING!

[grahamwebb2000]

That's one fast hamster in there! 

[Aspekitteh]

@grahamwebb2000 That is the best comment IMO. xD!

[FunnyJamieMaloney]

@grahamwebb2000 It's on Crack and Coffee!

[kellingc]

@grahamwebb2000 naw, it's just geared real high

[shashoni109]

It sounds like a car horn.

[cc10266]

@shashoni109 more like a slow Federal Signal 2T22.

[NSBM74]

Luftangriff;ĐĐ schnell schnell muhaha!

[UnknownSect333]

Wow. We're getting flooded and they have to play this annoying ass sound. But it's still awesome.

[sbchelldiver]

Put this sound twice, stagered , & combined with another video of an actual air-raid in Haifa(Hizbollah missiles; Israel uses German Type sirens), & put the echo effect with volume full blast...it is downright Scary!!!! Sounds like Dooms day has come!!!

[pinkpixel]

Hallo, weiss einer wo ich soeine bekomme?

[karldillon2006]

"You're now entering Silent Hill - Enjoy Your Stay"

[rosie5800]

im deaf now lol

[gregoryy2010]

i ned one of those to wake me up in the morning

[thedoors781]

what is the decibel rating on that and the sound radius??? like 20 miles?

[williefleete]

out where i am we have this type of siren on a fire station which does go off sometimes and one several Kilometers away which fades in and out similar to this video. im in new zealand BTW. i just love these types of sirens

[astrant82]

@williefleete If it's anything like in Australia then that siren is to tell members of the volunteer fire brigade to haul ass down to the fire station ASAP

[synovium]

Is there anyone out there that would know if the Gents Leicester sirens were also used in India, and Burma during WWII. Since these 2 countries were under British rule, I would think these sirens were used in this part of the world when there was danger of Japanese bombing. I would think that in India these are hard to come by but in burma there is a good chance these remain atop building structures

[glitch4465]

Does anyone know what happend to the one on Five Mile Drive in Oxford?

[utubecanbilly]

In the 60's, all the shipyards and marine engineering factories on the Clyde had these to staggered start/end each shift at each works.

They also went off in unison whenever there was a death in any of the Yards.

I always thought that it was a fitting sound to accompany such a dreadfully mournful event.

[Audinos]

These sirens have been around a long time. Since the 1930's, Britain and most Commonwealth countries (i.e. Canada, Australia, New Zealand, India, etc.) have built sirens on this standard horizontal, dual-tone design. Likewise, Germany based their E57 sirens on sirens of the 1930's, and many American sirens were modeled on the 12 port Federal Electric sirens of the 1920's. Also, some American sirens were based on the British design (i.e. 2T22) or the German design (ACA Screamer).

[PaulieMac77]

sounds alot like our local station siren 

[kaiyan246]

which days does it usually comes on where i live the sirens comes on the 3rd of every month

[steamwally]

Do they still make these things then? I supose they would have had them in the cold war but what do they make them for now?

What a chilling sound though!

[djoska87]

@steamwally

"Klaxon Signals" do very similar designed current models known as the GP-8 and GP-12.

In the coastal low-lying areas of the UK they are used as Flood warning sirens, or for other civil emergencies, such as Gas-plant evacuation (eg Bacton Gas Terminal, Norfolk).

In New Zealand, they tend to be used as Fire-Station Call-out sirens.

They also appear to have industrial uses, with some users stating they are used for shift changes etc. but smaller models are often used.

[Serostern]

@steamwally They ARE in fact made still, they are used in peacetime aswell for a wide range of things, like toxic fires, curfews, poisonous gas and general warnings.

[steamwally]

Interesting, thank you.

[conutach]

wikked we have one of these at our fire shed at mt burr australia

[footienz]

This is exactly the same siren for the volunteer fire brigade I'm . It's a wicked blood curdling sound when it goes up!!

thanks for posting

Steve

New Zealand

[Vspeck23]

i love the sound of these :)

[bindywinner1]

it would be kinda (funny)? if a test was actually not a test

[KyleAB5000]

THA GERMANZ ARE COMING! lol jkz

[Francis1930]

@KyleAB5000 yes that's very very funny - NOT! I survived the Blitz in London 1940 - 1941. Believe me, when you heard this siren back then it was no laughing matter. Your joke is derespectful and in very bad taste, considering I lost my parents and one of my sisters in a raid just after Christmas 1940.  Now do you find it so funny???

[KyleAB5000]

@Francis1930

omg..can a guy make a simple joke comment anymore?

[KyleAB5000]

@Francis1930 if i offended you i am sorry

[randommagnum]

@Francis1930 I can't imagine being able to cope with what you had to...can't even fathom it. You have my deep respect, and may I suggest that surviving not only the raid itself, but the terrible personal loss at possible the worst age for it, may have been your own personal "finest hour".

[conutach]

@KyleAB5000 how culd u make a joke about that not every german is a nazi mate

[KyleAB5000]

@conutach

omg.......I FUCKING KNOW, WHY IS EVERYONE ON THE INTERNET SO FUCKING SENSITIVE

[Schutzraumtechnik999]

@KyleAB5000 look pissant, I am from Germany, and lost about half of my family in the air raids in Dresden and Hamburg. BAD CALL mate. I am not a "sensitive" person, but dude, that was epically wrong. On a related note: I do however love how it sounds.

[KyleAB5000]

@Schutzraumtechnik999

ok, soz man

[conutach]

@Schutzraumtechnik999 agreee my dads mum lost her uncle in a raid in dresden also

[UNIONPACIFIC1]

what kinda siren and where can i find it and buy it

[1974Alfa5Spd]

@UNIONPACIFIC1 eBay is a good place to start, but they're fairly rare. People who buy them tend to keep them.

[djoska87]

@UNIONPACIFIC1

Looks similar to a "Klaxon signals" GP12... get a price off their website :-D

I should imagine these are older though...

By the way, is that some wierd distortion or does it sound like the near fan is slightly unbalanced (you can hear interference in the note frequency)

I guess we have the Norfolk Annual test coming up soon...

[stewartnell]

i think this one is a d44567 but i have seen a d858944 very rare but when i saw it i just came in my pants

[Schutzraumtechnik999]

@stewartnell that...just...made me ROTFLMFAO (and that Lonely Island song "Jizz in My Pants" just started playing in my head

[harrygoozee]

Cool

[Rambowookie]

those wasps wondered why that land was so cheap

[webkinzX0X0]

oh no those wasps are gonna be pissed that the siren broke their nest

wasp nest was PWNED xD

[ishallkillall]

waspnest= pwned

[zexolus]

what if the siren fell on someone or something? what if the beams give way or the wind surprisingly blow it off? the people would be srewed.

[djoska87]

@zexolus I doubt it, as they're pretty solid beams, and the things are bolted down pretty well :-)

In which case, the thing would fall, snap the wires, and come to a halt with whatever chafes up the rotors...

[sadmonkey55]

I like the sounds of these cuz I think they're cool. But why do people record them and put them all over YouTube?

[NutsandGuts]

@sadmonkey55 coz they like the sounds of them and think they're cool

[burtonkidd]

@sadmonkey55

So people like you and me can watch them and some times scare the hell out of people...

[utubeguy35]

Sounds like 3/4 of a windup of a 2T22/3T22

[tornspeedo]

Birds nest got owned at start up.  (fowl - FAIL!)

[BlatentlyBooshified]

Why do sirens always sound so terrifying?? They're as scary as the actual disaster itself!

[mnt031092]

@BlatentlyBooshified Because you may not take the disaster seriously if the siren sounds like an ice cream truck or something nice like that.

[HardDriveGuru]

This is a very chilling sound. I like it!

[DerAdventurer]

My grandfather kept one of these sirens after the end of WWII. He never started it because this sound remained inside his mind as a symbol of death. I do understand his thoughts. It indeed might bring dark memories to those who have seen the war.

But I might say it sounds absolutely amazing.

[101candycorngirl]

i hate hate floods but often i dont get them bath fillers in my area!

[hootergirlsrhot]

i would rather hear this than a stupid whelen

[InspectorHax]

The ww2 ones were faster at going up and down..this ones slow :/

[pinkpixel]

@InspectorHax

no

this is the "all Clear" sound...the Warnig sound will be faster up and down

[rockandroll626]

is that a ww2 one

[Alantgv]

lol

[jtmjtm2001]

What was than coming out of the left rotor at the beginning of the video? I hope it's not a chopped bird.

[flippy941]

it was a bird and it got OWNED!

[bearlovesox]

@flippy941 It was a wasp nest with wasps. NOT a bird nest. Do people ever recognize wasps when they see them. Gosh what is this world coming too.

[flippy941]

oh.... SORRY!

[Tabby266]

I like the sound and the looks of it.

[Pittpens1fan]

1sunvol fuck u bitch

[MrFLAKEQ8]

بل بل بل بل بل

العن يوؤوؤوؤوؤومه

[MrTOPDOG1234]

sounds like the wife

[hootergirlsrhot]

@MrTOPDOG1234 at least you can turn this on or off

[yolichka1]

@MrTOPDOG1234 LOL

[angusandleigh]

@MrTOPDOG1234 ...my wife would smack me off the couch if she saw me write this but fuck that"s funny!

[1sunvol]

Zig hile

[biccyboy]

sounds like my xbox :P

[grantrithor]

sounds like my computer when running an anti-virus.

[Eifengard]

this reminds me of when i put a disk in my PC ^^

[coolstuz]

It sound like me vaccum cleaner when its clogged up

[RacerXGTO]

This really sounds more interesting running this video audio trough a sound card effects processor

*arena*

*auditorium*

*sewer pipe*

*hall*

[RacerXGTO]

The pitch is like that of the Gents ww2 sirens. Almost that same exact sound as those famous air raid sirens sounds.

If they had 3 or more wailing in staggered fashion, that just might capture the WW2 air raid flavor.

[001jellybee]

hey you i didnt know essex was owned by the uk i live in britain london hope essex is ok cause thats is owned by britaines goverment mind

[thepamproductions]

thats down the road to me i live in rayleigh

[rstewart0403]

OMG this is exactly the same siren thats mounted on the tower at my fire station we sound it every wednesday night for test

Theres never a day during summer when it doesnt go off more than twice because of a fire call

[RoboTekno]

0:11 did a birds nest fall out of it? hahaha

[6V92TA]

might have been....and a baby bird too...

[VMFA115Starloric]

Almost sounds like an american t-bolt

[dasy2k1]

whoever made that siren its an obvious clone of the Carters air raid siren (WW2)

[JRCollinsfan]

Accyually, This company came before carters.

[Antipwnsurmum]

After. Carters then it was the Castle Castings.

[rhett443]

when did secomak come?

[Antipwnsurmum]

Not sure.

[wheezechisel]

Waaa mate

[1977xl75]

bye bye birds nest look at the left side at the begninin

[TroySundt]

actually its a wasp's nest! you can see them all fly out a second after the nest goes flying! xD

[LNERMallard]

LoL, that's what happens when you test a siren only once a year, "Hey, they don't test this siren anymore! It might be a good place to build a nest! (The next day, the siren goes off) "OH CRAP! THEY STILL USE THIS SIREN!"

[chaos34560]

you see a bee

"what the fuck man that took me 4 fucking days you stupid feds"

[ilikstikz7804]

those birds just got OWNED.

XD

[bearlovesox]

@ilikstikz7804 It was a wasps nest.

[ilikstikz7804]

@bearlovesox,oh...those wasps just got

OWNED.XD

[ass23ful]

@TroySundt lol this vid teaches wasps a lesson never go to a siren

[POTATOESLOL]

@TroySundt That'll teach the bastards. :D

[adamski895RS]

there is one exactly like that in a highly toxic chemical plant near me called the ICI

[1521S]

Haha, a different kind of flood in your case!

[russelD9]

there is one down the street in sawtry but it is going to be replacded with a new siren looks the same but it is a singal phase i have a pictuer of the old one and the new one

[baggyboo]

im struggling to decide if this one sounds like my wife or mother,its a hard decision

[CREPELLO12]

great comment, this made me laugh lots.

[GurlzLuvAChaud]

Gotta love that classic air-raid tone...

[ievans123]

lol it did a poo at 9 sekes

[BAD15Boyzzzz]

LOL it was probably a birds nest.

[tayjay4]

i like this one. the other ones are annoying. this one sounds like the kind you here in those freaky tornado movies

[ratedrockstar13]

wow that was at canvey island i live near there yet i didnt hear

[YouGotKilledBy]

More like an Air Raid Siren

[icecreamman199]

yay silent hill... now weres piramid head

[Khihoni]

and the nurses; don't forget the nurses

[silentshadow1357]

i think it took a dump at 0:09

[Cmdrduo02us]

This siren reminds me of the Blitz and WWII. I don't know if its the same type of siren, but its all I can think of

[Antipwnsurmum]

Almost the same, i think the port ratio was the same as well.

[FlyBikes089]

WTF

[mikeyhh1488]

looks like 1 federal q sirens mounted onto a tower and then underpowered to make the lower pitch if u ask me.

[mikeyhh1488]

2 federal Q's*** by bad. lol

[SWilliams101R]

its so beautiful, it brings a tear to my eye. who ever said serenity and chaos could not both be beautiful.

[cheetawolf]

a type of siren that blows this thingy to kingdom come >:D long live the tbolt!!

[peuterschmidt]

When it first goes off something drops from it

A bird Lol "Holy shit its movin"

[frankfitaroni]

silent hill

[cauberallies]

Why does everyone think silent hill when they hear a siren?

[Darklover15]

it kinda sounds like the Silent Hill 2 siren