| A Siren is an essential alarm device in many | | | | call for backup, using lights and a siren, they |
| establishments, automobiles and almost anything | | | | pursue the criminal. The sound of a siren is quite |
| that requires signaling and warning. This device is a | | | | uncomfortable to listen to and in a way it gives |
| very critical most especially for emergency | | | | the police officer an edge over the crook. The |
| situations. Automobiles like ambulances, fire trucks | | | | siren can serve as a signaling device also to tell |
| and police cars utilize a siren as a signal to people | | | | others that there is something happening in the |
| to move out of the way and be on alert about | | | | area and they need to move on the side or stay |
| some danger. In some places, a siren is also used | | | | out of the danger. |
| as a warning signal to signify a natural disaster | | | | A siren is a very effective signaling and alarm |
| such as tornados. This makes the people | | | | device because of the sound it produces. The |
| prepared, informed and ready to take action in | | | | sound can resonate depending on the amount of |
| accordance to the situations. | | | | power that the siren has. Most of the time it can |
| Let us take an example of a fire in the middle of | | | | get really annoying especially for residential areas |
| the city. When the fire breaks, the fire truck | | | | but it is part of the job and if it requires using the |
| releases an alarm to get the right of way. It is | | | | siren then there is no stopping an officer from |
| undeniably loud and it has a distinct sound | | | | doing so. In matters of emergency or life and |
| especially for emergency situations. When the fire | | | | death, the cooperation of the road users is of the |
| truck receives the signal, other various services | | | | utmost importance. The siren is started and |
| come in just like the ambulance. They also use a | | | | people should move on the side so that the |
| siren to inform road users to give it the right of | | | | person in critical condition can get medical |
| way because there is an emergency that has to | | | | attention soonest. |
| be addressed quickly. Let us say that the cause | | | | A siren is available in various forms and depending |
| of fire is arson and the witnesses saw a person | | | | on the various situations, responsible use of a |
| doing it. The police arrive at the scene no matter | | | | siren will enable an official or an emergency vehicle |
| what the case is, and because the traffic is | | | | to always be given the right of way. It is unethical |
| intense, the police needs to use the siren as a | | | | to use it for personal advantage so responsible |
| signal to drivers to pave way for the police to | | | | use is essential all the time. A siren can be used |
| get to the scene. | | | | commercially as a car alarm and it can also be |
| There is another scenario. Say there is a runaway | | | | used as bad weather warning in tornado affected |
| criminal driving away fast. The police needs to | | | | zones. |
| approach them as soon as possible and they can | | | | |