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fire alarm

An automatic fire alarm system is designed to detect the unwanted presence of fire by monitoring environmental changes associated with combustion. In general, a fire alarm system is either classified as automatically actuated, manually actuated, or both.
A device making a loud noise that gives warning of a fire
a shout or bell to warn that fire has broken out
an alarm that is tripped off by fire or smoke

siren

enchantress: a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive
a warning signal that is a loud wailing sound
A woman who is considered to be alluring or fascinating but also dangerous in some way
a sea nymph (part woman and part bird) supposed to lure sailors to destruction on the rocks where the nymphs lived; “Odysseus ordered his crew to plug their ears so they would not hear the Siren’s fatal song”
A device that makes a loud prolonged sound as a signal or warning
Each of a number of women or winged creatures whose singing lured unwary sailors onto rocks

Fire Alarm.

So I’m out earlier this evening taking some traffic shots when I hear sirens in the distance. Though I’m set-up in the middle of the street (as per usual), I pay little mind because nothing around me seems to be on fire. I turn my attention back to my remote-release, and click off another 30-second exposure. Within that time I hear what sounds like a full-on fleet of fire-trucks headed my way. They get closer and closer, and eventually turn down the very short street I’m on. The camera is still exposing at this point, I’m in the middle of the road, my toy-sized Exige is not as close to the curb as it should be with house-sized vehicle driving by, and all Hell is apparently breaking loose somewhere close. I reach for my gear but the first truck is already around me. A split-second before my hand grabs the tripod I hear the exposure stop, so I grab my kit and bolt for the curb as the second truck passes, my heart racing. Note to self: when you hear sirens, even if they sound far off in the distance, get the Hell out of the street!

Fire Alarm

The fire trucks came & went and that blaring siren you hear in the background is still going off in our apartment building. We waited nearly 2 hours for them to turn it off. The actual siren sound in our apartment was even worse. It’s high pitched and sort of drills into your ears until you can no longer think. We wore ear plugs after waiting nearly 45 minutes outside with no word from our superintendent about when he was coming to turn it off.