Sacramento Cold War air raid siren brought back to life for final encore | Bartell's Backroads

This siren should be preserved in a museum at least.

We need to keep these sirens in operation Not everyone has phones Some people who do. Have their phones off What I’m saying is, an Air Raid Siren is actually still more effective than a cell alert, and useful in Dead Zones(no service areas, or areas with horrible service), and when some people don’t have a phone plan, a phone with no battery power, or a phone at all

A "siren enthusiast" has to be the neighbors least favorite hobby, haha :D

Hey, that's me! Thanks for having me on!

As another siren enthusiast thank you for shedding light on our community

Sirens save lives. If there is a tornado warning and your phone is in the other room, a cellphone is barely loud enough for near field audio, a siren will remind you go to the most interior room, and duck and cover. Even a country as high tech as Japan uses sirens for monsoon warnings. As for earthquakes, an EAS siren tones through phones and chimes through the TVs and radios, and home alarms actually suffice because earthquakes rarely cause damage to buildings but, can occasionally cause vertical furniture to fall, loss of control in a motor vehicle, or standing people to fall headfirst, and often just be an uncomfortable jolt.

Person with ww2 ptsd: (hears this) “Ah yes, just like the good old days.”

Of all the people I met, those with a hobby or passion for something are always the happiest and most satisfied with their lives. They are also usually the kindest. Hats off to Carson for having something he's passionate about. We should all be an enthusiast for something.

If it weren’t for the tornado sirens in my area. More people would’ve been killed by the Tornados which struck Dayton. We had 1 death, can’t imagine what the death and injury toll would be without those sirens. Phone alerts only do so much.

Good on Sacramento for turning on the siren for someone who wanted to check it out and learn about it. It always makes me happy to see people willing to help each other out.

When cellphones blow we will regret taking down what worked more effectively with keeping us safe!

As someone who was in paradise when it caught fire. These would have save so many lives.

Idk why but im really digging these air raid sirens Edit:- if this were reddit i would have had so much karma lol

We still use a siren in our town the fire department runs it at 12pm for lunch and at 6pm for dinner to let the kids know what time it is but it is also used for fires and tornadoe warnings we just updated to a newer model similar to this one in the clip. I think they should still be used regardless I hope someone can get it so it stays around

I thin alert sirens are still needed. Even with phones, we still need sirens.

Cellphones have dead spots. Siren's don't. Siren lives matter. Thanks 4 206! likes haven't gotten that much before.

Wow this kid is so right, all of these war relics like planes and tanks end up in museums but these sirens could have saved lives they really deserve the same recognition that other old war equipment gets. But instead they just sit abandoned on buildings or sadly scrapped.

Sirens are still effective and should still be used as a redundant backup to mobile alerts. We had mult tornadoes in my area in 2011(SW Virginia/NE Tenn).... and used our old siren system, along with mobile and tv/radio warnings. That storm prompted the city to actually install two new ones to enhance their system. We haven't had any bad tornadic storms like that since then, but Im glad they kept and improved the system. A lot of people may not have their phones around, or are older and dont use them at all. It's worth the investment to keep. Some people nearby lost their lives that night bc they thought they were ok and heard no warnings in their town, and went on to bed. The tornado was a rain wrapped F3 that came through about midnight, and could not be seen through the dark, rainy storm clouds.

Growing up in the Midwest I quickly learned to appreciate the use of Sirens during a tornatic situation. They are very useful to people that are outside and may not paying attention to their phones or a TV/radio. Every first Wednesday of the month we test them and it is loud!

"got replaced by our phones" You mean that thing most people ignore or turn off?