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How to Use a Police Siren or Other Emergency Vehicle Siren

There are so many times that I see and hear of other people "mis-using" their police siren or Carson Siren while operating in an emergency mode. I hear tales all the time of someone who leaves their siren in one tone, wail for example, the entire time while responding to the scene. I have heard of even randomly changing tones on the siren when no one is in sight. So what are you supposed to do? Here is a few of our suggestions on the proper use of your Carson Sirens that you purchase from www.ThePublicSafetyStore.com.

First if no one is in sight while responding - it's probably okay to leave it on one tone. The idea is to maximize warning power which in turn maximizes safety. If you live in a rural area, you may pass less traffic while on your way to the scene. Leaving your siren on wail in this situation is best recommended. You don't want to move your hands from the steering wheel to change tones and in this case you don't need to. Some of you say it's nice to show off your siren tones when you can - but this is not the time. An emergency exists and you need to focus on defensive driving tactics that allows you to respond to the scene, siren and all, safely.

But let's say you don't live in a very rural area and you have many traffic intersections or other locations where you are likely to encounter heavy traffic. What do you do then? How do you use your nice and shiny Carson Siren then? I have heard / seen many times an operator continually use the same siren tone during the entire length of their drive - wherever it may be. This is probably not the best idea either. Put your self in the other drivers seat. The one who you need to move to the right or simply get out the way. They have a radio on , a new car that's very well insulated, and the A/C on. You have your police siren on wail a nice long ramp up and a nice long ramp down. About one full cycle every 5-6 seconds depending on what model of siren you have. When the other driver has all of the other distractions on a slow tone like wail has an tendency to slowly become "normal" to the driver of the other vehicle. When you disrupt that "normalcy" by changing tones on your Carson Siren, then this will alert the driver to observe the surroundings and hopefully make an appropriate decision aka get out of the way.

It is typical to change the siren tone approximately 500-1000 feet prior to any intersection. Change from the wail to the yelp and then as you stop at the intersection (even if you have the right-a-way) change the intersection again and make eye contact with each driver to assure they see you. You never know what someone else is thinking.

Also a good rule of thumb when using your siren while responding to a call is leave the siren on 100% of the time. Even if you don't see vehicles. I personally have not done this and then have struck deer while responding. It's a good animal deterrent if you live in rural areas. Finally when you do see a vehicle or another hazard, that's a good reason to change the tone up. Switch to wail, yelp, or even the phaser tone.

To see a complete list the features of Carson Sirens - just go to our Sirens Page.

To hear the tones go to our Siren Sounds Page.

I'm gone.

Just stumbled across this. I no longer work at Q95 nor do I wish to. I just could not get along with the owner of the place.

Ridiculous!

Even The Best Must Rest...

The last couple of weeks have been a roller coaster of fun! In my personal life - I work sometimes 7 days a week. Full time at the radio and part time otherwise. Gotta pay bills! But I have to say after spending a wonderful couple of days with my great family, I'll be going on vacation for a couple of days. Just a few days of course, however I have never been on an official vacation. Sure maybe with family but never just me and the lady kinda thing. I'll post pics upon my return!

Because That's The Way We Have Always Done It...

After you've done something the same way for two years, look it over carefully. After five years, look at it with suspicion. And after ten years, throw it away and start all over. ~Alfred Edward Perlman, New York Times, 3 July 1958

That single phrase could very well be my kryptonyte. How many times have you heard that phrase especially in eastern Ky. We as a people are resistant to change. We become complacent for the most part and if what works for the goose most of the time the gander is doing the same thing.

We do it this way because that's the way it's always been done, it works, why should we change?

I am not talking about anything specific per se' but perhaps the general conception of if it ain't broke don't fix it. Well what if it is broke but you don't know it. Maybe because you have accepted a lower level of performance.

Think about it. Let's take a car for example. This said car gets you to and from work every day. Your car accelerates fine, stops fine and does all the normal functions that a car does but only gets 10 miles per gallon. It's got that gas mileage since the day you purchased it new off the lot. You have accepted that fuel consumption level because it has never done better than that so it must be normal. It must be performing at the level it was designed to do. Maybe it is. Or maybe its not. But either way one day you say with unlimited certainty that there is a way to increase this gas mileage. You want to go farther. Regardless of how, you just know there is a better way to do things. So you tinker with it a little and pretty soon you find the combination of tweaks and small improvements that increases this vehicles gas mileage consumption to 35 miles per gallon. But wait - we can't change that - we have always had 10 miles per gallon - it ain't broke - don't you dare fix it.

Now I know that may be just a tad stretching the analogy, but at the same time you never know what benefits that lie just around the corner just by stepping back just an inch and asking why and how. When we as a society become complacent and just accept things the way they are, we can never make progress. Us in eastern Ky have an increased resistant to change. We are a humble people. But we must think outside the box!

This attitude affects our lives more so than you think. Take 2 neighboring counties. Floyd and Pike. If you dial 911 in Pike County - you get not only an ambulance, but in most cases the fire department responds to your residence as well. Since many times the ambulance service is sometimes 20-30 minutes out, this is a life saver. In Pike County - 15 (number exact) of 25 fire departments respond to ems calls to assist EMS crews and to increase response times. This is a system that is rivaled by some big city departments.

In Floyd county - out of about 17 fire departments (number not exact) NONE of them respond to ems calls. The city of Prestonsburg does respond to serious EMS calls. Other than that, no other fire department in the county decides to respond and assist. Response times for EMS in some areas of Floyd County have been documented at exceeding over 1 hour on critically ill patients. Some financially can't - but some simply choose not to because "we have never done it and don't want to do it". In essence - because that's the way we have always done it.

Let's not change for the sake of changing, but to resist change simply because we have never done things a different way prevents us from becoming a more diverse and progressing area.

I want it all.. and I want it NOW!

If most of you are like me - you never have cash. I don't carry cash I don't like having something extra to loose, get stolen keep up with, blah blah blah. I know some of you are saying - it's money - and that's a little different then say a grocery list. True, it is. But my mind doesn't work that way. I want access to anything at my fingertips - including money. I don't want to have to balance my check book - I want it to reflect on my online banking system seconds after I use a debit card (or sooner!) I want my paycheck pennies to go from here to there. Unlike some, I don't care if I get to cash the check to get that "this is what I worked for" satisfaction. That doesn't appeal to me. I get that same feeling when I can pay my bills and know that I have money available. I want it all and I want it now....

Perhaps that's just the instant gratification world that we live in - or maybe it's just the world I live in. But everything - including my money - I want 24/7 access to and immediate availability. I don't live a fast paced lifestyle, for the most part I live paycheck to paycheck (but I have some tips on how to change that). So I am not saying that I want all my millions at my fingertips - no no - just my pennies.

But there is something to say about that attitude I guess. Through all the digital gadgets that I love, it does change the way we live. Direct deposit requires less people interaction. Swiping your debit card takes seconds as opposed to a minute or so writing a check. I don't like when I am in Wal-Mart picking up a few things and the person in front of me is writing a check. It slows me down takes my time that I could be sleeping / relaxing / spending time with my family. Just think of all the times that you have waited on someone to write a check or have written a check yourself! That could be days worth of your life that you have wasted!

But as I was saying electronic money is definitely here to stay and will only become a bigger part of your lifestyle regardless if you want it or not. I am NOT talking about the dreaded credit card however. Credit cards are horrible and you should never, never, never use then unless it is an absolute emergency. There is no good of them and they are terrible in every way. I am just talking about money you already have in electronic format.

Here is the sad part though. It does take away from human interaction when you are doing electronic money tasks. It takes away from that reward of cashing your check at the bank and feeling good when you see the green that they give you that you earned. Just the other day I made a cash transaction and was getting some money out of my wallet to deposit into the bank (wasted time & gas). When I begin to count I realize that I have never seen the new $10 bill. It's been out for a while now (March 2008) and I am just now seeing one. If I have I have never noticed it. That's pretty bad I guess - but why do I need to see it anyway?

It's just money.....

An American Phenomenon... Or?????

Hank Williams Jr. said it best in his song "Family Tradition" saying "If I get drunk and sing all night long it's a family tradition!". The icon of country depicting such a scene gives a classic picture of what Americans have been doing for years and it's one of my favorite pastimes.

Let's face it - you go to a bar, you drink a few beers and you are singing to the song that is playing on the jukebox. When we drink we sing. It's no wonder that we as Americans have loved karaoke from the time we invented it. I mean who would have guessed that anybody but Americans had come up with a way to make a fool of yourself in front of a bunch of your friends while drinking and singing to classic songs. Ahh us Americans!

But your wrong! Karaoke did NOT come from US!?! Wait a minute that can't be right - no body could create crap like that. Karaoke is as much American as burger and fries. Sorry to burst your bubble - that's simply not true.

Say the word to yourself. Kar-a-o-ke. It sure doesn't sound American. If we invented we would call it American Idol. No I am just joking. But seriously, the word itself truly isn't of American origins. Karaoke is a Japanese abbreviated compound word: "kara" comes from "karappo" meaning empty, and "oke" is the abbreviation of "okesutura," or orchestra. Holding a microphone and singing a song to the accompaniment of an "orchestra," you can feel like a professional singer. If other customers give you a big hand, you feel all the happier. Karaoke has thus stimulated people's desire to sing. For that few minutes your on that stage you are the life of the party. You are a superstar. This is the same reason why games like Guitar Hero are popular (and so awesome). We want to feel "special" as my 4th grade teacher used to say. And special you are when you are singing karaoke!

So I guess we never realize that it's not us fat American's that created such a beautiful thing. Hat's off to the Japanese - those interesting folk - for giving us another excuse to make a complete fool out of ourselves and have fun while doing it!