San Francisco Noon Tuesday Siren Test

[ricofojas2011]

sue ati.

[mpap4]

I heard one of these sirens last summer. I was in San Francisco for a convention and some sightseeing. I had just come out of the Mission Dolores when I heard the test(didn't hear voice announcement). I saw several of the ATIs; some of which were indeed mounted on the bases of older sirens.

[4136god]

*just

[4136god]

They where instaled hust in case of russa declaring war on us.

[boydoistink]

Poor tourists who don't know it's a test at first. Or those that don't understand English.

[ISCLChannel1011]

Is this for Earthquakes?

[sirenfan97]

So far the city has blown out 350 ATI drivers . The ATIs just cannot handle the STL-10 recording.

[JosephDS1997]

Most likely about 7500 people shit their pants before hearing the "This is a test" section.

[sirenfan97]

Why is it mounted on a STL-10 intake?

[21zachrwd]

nashville uses the ati sirens but we use the 1000mhz tone its lame but it works. would work better if we used a recording like this

[Droideka133]

only good sounds from a ATI. All the others are boring and have no windup sound cards unlike this sound card

[Droideka133]

Cities that are to stupid to ask for these :

Sand Diego

Jacksonville(FL)

NYNY

Kansas City

Las Vegas

Chicago

Dallas

and Fort Worth

C'mon EMA'S, WAKE UP YOUR EARS !!!!!!!

[Saiko47]

@Droideka133 Not necesarily too stupid. There are alternatives such as the EBS.

[Droideka133]

@Saiko47 tv's arent on all night , hardly anyone uses radio anymore , people are to cheap to buy weather radios , and not everyone keeps their cell on at night .

[thisissparta789789]

ATI=Annoying Tornado Idiot

[97Siren]

@elevatorsaregreat shut up bitch

[97Siren]

@elevatorsaregreat sucks dick

[zellersboy]

Oh what the hell. I thought it was the siren on top of the big mountain that overlooks the whole city.

[illinoisboyinchi]

omg we went to twin peaks when the big siren on top went off. it's so awesome how it echoes throughout the city! :D

[Droideka133]

it looks like a soundblaster

[EarlMcCrackin]

yeah miss the old STL's we had in SF. so damn loud. if anyone has footage of them, please post...

[poshi12]

They'll use it when the zombies come!

[1DeathEater]

@poshi12 5000 year's later "They'll use it when the zombies come!" lol jk.. But still..

[poshi12]

@1DeathEater

lol too right.thats the "we are fucked siren"

[littlesirenboy]

suck it

[littlesirenboy]

ha you suck, thats funny

[littlesirenboy]

you are stupid

[FoamPackingPeanuts]

Yeah, good luck with that, buginafug. We all know you don't have the balls to.

[AKAlias312]

hahahaha, i google "air raid horn test" and found this...cause it's noon tuesday and i heard it out of my window...new in SF...hahahahaha

[cheetawolf]

i hate people who hate thunderbolt sirens. :3

[SirenSynthsInc]

HA! What a Noob. You know you like sirens

[SirenSynthsInc]

Actually, Im Almost with you there. They acually HAVE a windup now.

[RelaxeM8]

Nice video dude - you rock

[illinoisboyinchi]

lol we were on twin peaks when that siren went off. it's so cool how everything echoes through the city.

[crazywarriorman]

A ATI on a STL-10 mount. That's somthing you don't wanna see everyday.

[soccerdude7330]

Bull shit kid, it's funny to me that it's captured the attention of EMA directors, electricians and electronic engineers.

I think Tommy would like to shoot you first. He's been waiting for you.

Oh by the way, we all know it's you buginafug. Or should I say..the husband of a Thunderbolt 1000 in a white wedding dress..that later turned out to be gay.

[lildil39485]

wow charlie that was a good one. hahahaha

[SirenSynthsInc]

lawl!

[Beatles4President]

i heard this yesterday while i was in sf. i thought it was coming from the clock tower in embarcadero

[TacoSoft]

It does come from there too. It comes from many buildings

[lilphilipina415]

it makes my dog sing hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

[Jujubunnie]

That's interesting... after all of the negative comments for ATI sirens I've seen from knowledgeable siren enthusiasts like you, it really doesn't surprise me that SF would go with something so crappy. Infrastructure here lags behind so many other places I've lived in this state.

The siren is barely audible in my neighborhood; it has the same effect as a distant car alarm. I wasn't even aware a spoken announcement followed the test. I feel super safe now. :P

[McChickenguy]

you cant here it because they only play at half volume to test it dumbass 'cause if they did sad people like you would complain that some other siren has a noise that didnt annoy people or some shit like that!!!

[Chapas45]

damn it, I hate that siren. When I lived there...ugh. Sounded like a fucking tornado would strike.

[bodtorent]

It is soooo scary... Makes you feel so uncomfortable.

[HentzDude]

We got that thing on my school! :D

[superjoe87]

ATI's are the biggest mockery of Whelen's ever. The city of San Francisco should be ashamed of themselves.

[videogamer24385]

ATIs are horrible. They defete the point of telling people to go indoors. You cant hear em'' so people go OUTSIDE in a warning to hear if its going off or not.

[TheCanProductions]

whats it for air raid tsunmi?

[zozey1231]

ATI's are worse than Whelens! And Whelens are bad!

[mr7confused]

electric sirens sound so fake compared to the more interesting mechanical ones

[MoralitySquad]

All you haters need to go to lunch!

[hawgwilde]

In my opinion, ATI is nothing but a bunch of crooks. Their stuff is crap and the San Francisco bid was RIGGED! The mayor wouldn't even let city employees talk to the press about the ATI problems or they would be fired. The EM director even hid in her house from the press for 3 days. Whelen has a much better siren than this Taiwanese crap!

[MacPete187]

Did they replace the World War II ones with these? and place more around the city? I swear these are newer and louder then ever

[nicolaj0154]

that ati siren is worst one ive ever herd!,

you can hear the speaker driver turning on.

[georgethe09]

how many surens does the city have?

[RelaxeM8]

I would guess about 8-10. That video is of the one at 630 Sansome St. There's a great one in Lafayette Park near the gardener's shed. It's very loud if you're close to it.

[MacPete187]

I have a friend who lives in the Marina his whole life and swears they must have implimented the Tuesday at 12 noon test sometime recently because He cannot remember a time in his life he heard this.

He thinks that they replaced some of the older WWII sirens for these fully functional ones.. But earthquakes don't exactly need sirens because there is no warning and they are gone with all damage done in a short amount of time.

I don't know but I think these are newer,

[LilStewerdess]

@RelaxeM8 The city has 64 outdoor sirens

[LilStewerdess]

@LilStewerdess sorry.. 65

[roombafan56001]

@RelaxeM8 it hink is 65.

[fsxaddictx]

@georgethe09 65

[MrWompz]

@georgethe09 There is actually 65 alarms

[georgethe09]

what a waste.

[murrfarms]

Wow, I like how they kept the original tripod stand and intake tube for the STL-10 that siren replaced. That is the worst quality siren/speaker ever built. What a shame they replaced the good ol' reliable mechanicals with this lousy shit!

[piilu12]

Well your camera has nice zoom :P! But it's not loud at all imo :<.

[RelaxeM8]

turn your volume up to make it louder

[piilu12]

in real life...

[thecompanycar]

No doubt they have one of the worst siren systems in the nation. Listen to that ear splitting screech before it plays the siren noise!

[thecompanycar]

I do have to say though that your camera does have a pretty spiffy zoom on it. Thanks for posting the vid, even though the siren sucks.