Emergency Preparedness
Neighborly Response
Outside Assistance
Community Alerts
Broadcasts
- Info - Emergency Broadcasts .mp3
- Tornado Watch and Tornado Warning .pdf
- The Role of CB and Travelers Information Stations in Emergencies .pdf
- Integrated Public Alert and Warning System .pdf
- NOAA Weather Radio .pdf
- Commercial Mobile Alert System .pdf
- Emergency Alert System .pdf
- - EAS Primary Entry Point Stations .pdf
Note that CONELRAD and EBS have been superceded by EAS. However, since they still remain in some organizations emergency procedure documentation and can be wrongly broadcast from an individual station transmitter, below is some information about them:
Warnings
- Vehicle Backing Bell .mp3 {repeating = slow: ding}
- Locomotive Approaching Public Grade Crossing Whistle .mp3 {long-long-short-long}
- Yield to Emergency Responder Yelp .mp3 {veryfast: warble}
- Gas Detected Rattle .mp3 {fast: clicking}
- Fallout Approaching Whistle .mp3 {repeating = medium-pause}
Signals
- Beach Warning Flags .pdf
- Coastal Warning Display Signals .pdf
- Fog Lights and Signals .pdf
- Homeland Security Advisory System .pdf
- Distress Signals .pdf
- Require Emergency Assistance Horn .mp3 {repeating = verylong-pause}
Alarms
- Outdoor Warning Systems Guide .pdf
- Info - Attack Warnings .mp3
- Attack Siren .mp3 {veryslow: warble}
- General Alert Siren .mp3 {continuous: steady}
- Evacuate Area Buzzer .mp3 {repeating = bang-bang-bang-pause}
- US Navy Collision Bell .wav {repeating = veryfast: ding-ding-ding-pause}
- US Navy Flight Crash Siren .wav {fast: warble}
- US Navy General Alarm Bell .wav {repeating = fast: ding}
The British have four levels of air raid warning, which correspond to the above sounds:
- White = General Alert Siren
- Grey = Fallout Approaching Whistle
- Black = Evacuate Area Buzzer
- Red = Attack Siren
Behavioral Considerations