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[nerdlydood]

What's the normal electronic siren it's using?

[SCmedic28666]

@copper2150

Actually the German Hi-Lo's that LACFD uses are made by Fiamm. They are the only true emergency vehicle hi-lo horns currently still imported. There is only one importer in america, and he happens to be in LA. The actual Martin's Horn (not Martin) is not imported do to cost. A new Fiamm setup costs about $200 by the time you pay for the product, shipping, import tax, and dealer mark up. A Martin's Horn will cost you between $900 and $1100 depending on the number of trumpets.

[SCmedic28666]

Ok, two things very wrong were done. Number 1, do you know how to use the brake at stop signs? It is legal in California to come to proceed through a red light or a stop sign if every vehicle is stopped AND you slow down to 15 MPH or less. The generally accepted rule is you stop and make contact with every driver. Not to mention when you turned at the light in front of traffic at the beginning. You never made contact with any of those drivers. Number 2, the siren's airhorn is a NO-NO!

[copper2150]

Don't confuse the Hi/Lo "Martins Horn" for a Hi/Lo electronic siren. California does not regonize the Hi/Lo siren and some departments even disconnect it on the siren console. LAFD and some other SoCal fire departments use a "Martins Horn" in conjuction to the electionic wail and yelp siren. Martins Horns are still used in some other countries as a primany warning devises.

[GreenGreenMauvePink]

@havingfunhere I think LACo Squads have them, too, don't they. I like them for a traffic buster siren, if that makes any sense.

[EvanM2007]

mooo483 because just about every siren made in the united states comes standard with a hi-lo tone on it and it would just cost the departments extra to have companies make the sirens with a different set of tones. Its to save money. So they buy ones with the Hi-Lo tone and then instruct all officers, paramedics, and fire fighters to NOT USE THEM... Just plain and simple.

[mooo483]

Then why does pretty much every department in California have Hi-Lo?

[EvanM2007]

lol @ adam022695...

Dumbass.... The California Highway Patrol sets the standard of emergency vehicle light and siren use in the state of California. And since my uncle is a Lieutenant in the California Highway Patrol I asked him what is and what is not legal and he informed me that any form of Hi-Lo siren is illegal.

[adam022695]

so how exactly does that make you an authority in emergency sirens? it doesn't it just makes you a little punk.

[CDPDPatrolUnit]

So is that hi-lo air horn legal on civilian vehicles too?