I am at my boyfriend's house doing homework, and I just heard a minute-long "alert mode" go off...are they testing today?
Thanks,
~Nikki

I really like to listen/see media files where the siren is being tested and voices are used to let the city know it was just a test...for example, this video shown in another post: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eq8Oi3mmjfQ Can anyone send more videos or audio files of this kind of testing? Thanks! ...

How did the siren quit by itself after 10 minutes of running?

Listening to the different tests today with the different sirens around where my sister lives was a beautiful thing to hear... I was having kind of a bad day, but when I heard the sirens from the kitchen and opened the door to listen better, it was as if a beautiful chorus was singing outside. Serio...

VERY cool.
~Nikki

Forrest Gump, in the very beginning while the feather is flying around.

But do they check anything?

Does Madison, Wisconsin, do a siren test every Wednesday of the week, or a Wednesday every month? The sirens went off around noon today and last for maybe 2 minutes. Why would a siren test last so long? Lancaster never did an actual siren test (unless you count the 10 second noon whistle), so I am c...

I LOVE the pattern on that siren..makes it really stick out.
Now all we need is a siren that glows in the dark
~Nikki

VERY cool--thanks for sharing!
~Nikki