Respondcode3 said:Fire trucks with electronic sirens....blasphemy !
Respondcode3 said:Electronic sirens are for police and ambulances. The public hears those and look for a police car or ambulance. When they hear a mechanical siren they think of a fire appratus and act accordingly. I have driven all three. I also have driven a fire engine with a Pa300. When the public hear a Q2B the move faster then any time I was trying to get though with an electronic siren.
EVModules said:Technically, one can't have the Q as the primary siren in California, hence why you're hearing electronic sirens with proper tones.
Respondcode3 said:Electronic sirens are for police and ambulances. The public hears those and look for a police car or ambulance.
Wailer said:One does not have to distinguish whether it is a police car, fire engine, or ambulance. They are all emergency vehicles, and an electronic siren does the same thing for all of them.
dusty said:Speak for yourself. I love knowing what units are rolling up without having to tie up the radio. It changes the way we do things.
Wailer said:Where I live, fire engines and ambulances use wail most of the time and yelp when they go through controlled intersections. Fire engines use the air horns (real air horns) to startle drivers who are in the way. In the past, the police just used the yelp tone, but since the got the Federal Smart Sirens they usually use wail only.
Wailer said:One does not have to distinguish whether it is a police car, fire engine, or ambulance. They are all emergency vehicles, and an electronic siren does the same thing for all of them.