NEW CHP SIREN! Many Police Cars Respond Code 3 to Urgent Backup Request

Several Santa Cruz County Sheriff and California Highway Patrol police cars respond Code 3 to a backup request made by another officer in a rural area of Ben Lomond, Calif. on Tuesday, May 24, 2022.
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[@SantaCruzFilms]

What do you think of CHP’s new siren?

[@RedHat2023]

Honestly, I don't care much. I don't live in the US, so it's not something I really need to worry about it. However I like the Whelen CenCom Core tones. They sound nice on the CHP units. Same with their new patterns. It's a sick upgrade.

[@CallMeAhSirHKP]

Hell nah it’s horrible

[@CWFLAEMOFC]

It’s okay but their custom made one is better.

[@Squad21Photography]

It sounds like a standard Whelen siren, very common on the east coast where I am. So to me it’s pretty bland and boring.

[@Forestryman707]

Wonder why they changed it

[@TheDoubledoppler]

I love how they just adopted the generic Whelen siren like everywhere else - even across the pond, London has done the same

[@JDzAlive]

Really?! I hope you are kidding.

[@lafingas555]

@@JDzAlive Nope not kidding.

[@garyrea2320]

Yeah that's the same as UK

[@BassMatt1972]

yeah sounds like what we have here in Oz..

[@Backs4more]

My father was responsible for UK ambulances changing to this in the late 70’s in Essex and London. I remember the first time I heard them it was like being in an episode of Starsky and Hutch.

[@mikebrown4210]

As a retired police officer I urge people to keep in mind that when emergency vehicles pass you with lights and sirens, don't be in a hurry to pull back into traffic, there may be more coming. The video shows just that happening with a couple of police cars having to avoid colliding with vehicles that have driven back into their paths.

[@Mom-USMCRichardUSMCChristopher]

That is such a good point people don't think of. Thank you for bringing it to our attention, and thank you for being the Police. Always appreciative for all of you!

[@ozzieo3517]

good point. thanks

[@CobaltZ_hans]

As the son of a retired Sheriff's deputy, I always make sure to check if there are more vehicles coming before I go back

[@gabea.5711]

Same with train crossings, people assume there was just one on a double track, and they pull out in front of anouther one.

[@niewissen9912]

That siren been the norm around here for many yrs. Probably 20 to 30 yrs now

[@batilleyjr8897]

I love the old CHP siren

[@briansturm6618]

Sounds like the sirens used by London PD

[@KkidzZ.]

@@briansturm6618 yes according to other comments it’s a generic whelen a lot of agencies use it and London does to

[@mondo9.2.5]

not when its behind you though ..

[@westswell2757]

For years, CHP sirens have tended to run in a higher pitch than standard, to be better heard over road noise

[@steelswarfs]

Dang! End of an era. Reminds me of municipalities replacing electromechanical public warning sirens with the new electronic sirens. Just not the same.

[@code3ab399]

Yeah I'm going to miss the old CHP siren.

[@mikerogers9930]

This video upsets me way more than it should. Those unique sirens and minimalist flash patterns were fantastic. Hate to see them go!

[@randallsmerna384]

@@code3ab399 What's different?

[@code3ab399]

@@randallsmerna384 Its a defferent siren, its whelen siren they didint use before

[@mtsky-tc6uw]

i have the electronic siren on my semi truck--it makes about 10 different sounds plus the loud speaker--just a fun toy

[@wolfhauzer3178]

still sounds like the same siren i heard 20 years ago.

[@Mom-USMCRichardUSMCChristopher]

We always say a prayer for the officer that he'll be safe. EVERY time there's a police siren, we say that.. We are thankful there are those who rush, run to danger, to protect us. Thank you so much

[@ozzieo3517]

No need for prayer to Christian god, as he's both omniscient and omnibenevolent! Coupled those with his omnipotence and all will be well in the universe 😮😅😂

[@matthairell6017]

I like the old CHP siren better!!

[@christian-zp4qt]

Same

[@JAKFOXGaming]

The old one sounded like garbage

[@christian-zp4qt]

@@JAKFOXGaming not really

[@eevans]

@@JAKFOXGaming fr

[@PatrickMPlaysDrums]

Yep that's a siren for sure...no question about it

[@cvpi0539]

You summed it up. Nothing exciting. Just plain ol' stock stuff.

[@crsuperman1]

I really enjoy videos like this thank you

[@Zaltic]

I liked the classic siren but I think that upgrading to whelen systems is better for their cruisers

[@112VideoZaanstad]

Great catches!

[@emergencias_yuc]

Brilliant video! Thos SCCS units were awesome!!! I'm used to hear the Whelen Epsilon and it is an awesome siren, kinda weird hearing it on CHP but, I think we're going to get used to it!

[@Mike-0201]

Love the CHP Chargers. As a retired East Coast Officer, all we used were Whelen and I am used to the sound. Like it on the CHP car.

[@Cave____]

Here in florida we have something that sounds similar but theres this reverb and you can genuinely feel the siren

[@benkerry2006]

They’ve switched to the ones we use in Australia

[@cartman4885]

Nice catch thanks for sharing..............

[@lakesnake2005]

Been using those for years in Texas. Y'all need to catch up.

[@bcgrittner8076]

CHP used the dual mode wail/yelp electronic siren in 1964 east of San Diego on I-8. New???

[@NickF14]

Love the charger's Euro 1! More and more common here in the UK.

[@CallMeAhSirHKP]

Good stuff and Oh hell nah not the new CHP siren!!

[@tylerwallace4185]

Those Sheriff's Office cars are running Code 3 Vcons if im not mistaken; we had the same system on our recently replaced mainline engine at my FD. One of my favorite sirens to date

[@tlabadie824]

I think it's a Federal PA300 Edit: Looked the Code 3 up and they both sound really really similar is it's hard to tell You're correct. The PA300 horn is different to that in 0:48

[@jackoo4996]

I love the new CHP siren's, will miss the oldies. But, these are really nice!

[@Storm11957]

Nice catches!

[@bonkandbleed2708]

I don’t think people realize which one is the CHP and the siren not on.

[@vidoman362]

Wow, that's the same siren I had when I first became a LEO in the late 70s. The modes are, Wail, Yelp, and Hi-Low (we called it the British).

[@redcaddiedaddie]

I myself always thought the 'hi-lo' sounded more French, but opinions vary... be well!

[@laynestaley4957]

California State Law bans the Hi-Lo tone from emergency vehicles

[@kendallcountyfirebuff4245]

Cool catch!

[@Ferrarifanlellewtc]

Those Green Sheriff units is looking awsome!

[@emvvehicles_8]

This is just like when LAFD transitioned from the spectra to that generic Whelen siren

[@jadendemarre83]

Yep, because it was a old siren and they didn’t make it anymore. Gotta find ways to make something fixed like putting in a new siren system.

[@999_response]

Great looking vehicles!! Nice one!

[@ComicalCowboy1911]

Nothing will sound better than the Touchmaster Delta or the Smart Siren for law enforcement vehicles!

[@theofficialemergencyservic7881]

Same sirens as Australian ambulance and police. So I like it

[@theshield1613]

Thats a ambulance siren, which I'm not a big fan.

[@altchannel6120]

@@theshield1613 many police depts use that siren. its the whelen Sapphire/epsilon

[@jadendemarre83]

@The Shield Law Enforcement and Fire Services Also use these. Including the Government, Federal Signal, Whelen, Code 3, Soundoff, etc don’t make sirens for just ONE purpose and type of Emergency Service. The Sapphire is commonly used yes, on a Ambulance or medical transport/ transfer vehicle. But, not just an Ambulance.

[@theshield1613]

@@jadendemarre83 cool story

[@theshield1613]

@@altchannel6120 cool story

[@TypeRyRy]

I really dig the colors of those Sheriffs' Ford Explorers.

[@mikmik9034]

Electronic Sirens are OK, but give me the Growl of the old Mechanical Air Sirens. The old mechanical sirens reverb off buildings, and can be heard in fog and other weather. The Electronic sirens can be under heard.

[@daddymcpapi7520]

the only problem I see here is none of those units are CHP. more like santa cruz county SD. The clue was the giant lettering on the side that said "SHERIFF".

[@bullittcharger68]

Notice volume much louder on CHP unit due to properly exterior mounted speaker, as opposed to the other units with the straight from factory installed speakers jammed up behind the enclosed bumper covers.I say everybody go back to the old school Unitrol 80k best siren ever lol

[@dexterbentley6336]

Sounds the same as pretty much everywhere else. Even many European countries have adopted this same tone.

[@franktino6676]

Yes, same siren sound and pitch as when I started as a Municipal LEO in 1974...wail, yelp, hi-lo in both a Whelen and in a GE Power Call siren

[@johnnyc.holmes4251]

Starting in January 2022 all of the railroad companies added a new series of pneumatic siren tones.

[@ruddyhell7800]

Sounds just like our sirens in the UK. If I was not seeing the picture I could believe it was filmed in any British city.

[@hunterox1232]

I’m gonna miss the old CHP siren😭

[@adem5762]

That is the typical British siren they have had for 50 years!

[@nathandiaz9719]

R.I.P old chip siren

[@BadDriversOfNorthCarolina]

CHP went from having a cool original siren to a boring Whelen siren. This is worse than switching from the Vision light bar to the liberty 🤦‍♂️

[@daquashesxp5321]

this shit is for public safety so you can see and hear emergency vehicles better, none of it is “cool”

[@BadDriversOfNorthCarolina]

@@daquashesxp5321 sorry but Whelen when it’s comes to siren is trash!

[@gabrielmartines3510]

@@BadDriversOfNorthCarolina What do you mean? the old CHP siren was also made by Whelen.

[@BadDriversOfNorthCarolina]

@@gabrielmartines3510 what kind of Whelen siren? Because I’m looking for the siren. Whelen siren tones today are mostly lame or stolen from Federal Signal.

[@gabrielmartines3510]

@@BadDriversOfNorthCarolina It's literally called "Whelen CHP Siren", no other department other than CHP actually used it.

[@Brazy273]

No wonder i seen and heard a CHP charger the other day with this siren . i found it weird they weren’t using the original one . makes sense now .

[@DOWN64oz]

Same exact sound we have here in Hawaii on our ambulances, police & fire trucks

[@Asstasticplastic2]

That third sheriff car needs to get its siren fixed. It’s super quiet compared to the first two. I love the new CHP siren, although I’ll miss the old one.

[@vacexpert2020]

The first batch sound like the old Whelen on our rescue engine, the second batch sound like the Galls on our brush engine and the last batch sound like the old Code 3 on our retired pumper tanker

[@isthatatesla]

Thanks for your bravery!

[@aaronross7925]

Sound like any other siren over here on the east coast where things are a little more normal

[@WiIdbiII]

Despite the fact that I have 25 years of driving trucks hauling wide load heavy equipment and tankers , therefore I have a habit of driving slowly all the time , I think police cars are pretty neat , even though speed is not my thing.

[@isthatatesla]

I think police cars are pretty neat and speed is my thing although the drivers of the police cars are still trying to break me of that. (Almost exclusively highway and not usually on cross country trips.)

[@xenon54]

Sounds the same as sirens used in Louisiana since the late 1960s.

[@AJDeere]

The light pattern is reversed too on the bumper lights

[@ronaldslater7755]

Sounds the same as what we have had here in Florida for decades.

[@GGarduchi]

Wow.....wail and Yelp, we’ve been using that fo 25+ years. What did they use before, a cowbell?

[@biggrobb1551]

I'm a former CA CHP K9 handler and I'm gonna tell you what I miss the 1988 mustangs that used to patrol the I 5 area

[@CWFLAEMOFC]

Epic!

[@JamesJohnson-sn4jm]

What the hell is new? Those are normal everyday sirens

[@MrKroll5]

Sounds the same as many agencies have in my state have had for years.

[@justinkurttoboso2957]

That ' s not the CHP SUV Unit it's from the SCSD New and Revised Color Unit that looks like LASD SUVs

[@johnb2832]

What changed? Sounds the same. I was waiting for one of the cruisers to have a sign on it that said “I have the new siren” because I sure couldn’t tell the difference between the old and new.

[@garyporter8153]

I figured in the de-balled gulag that is California I would here Gomer Pyle yelling "citizens arrest, citizens arrest" just as he did in an episode of Andy Griffith...That is the limit of policing allowed here.

[@arihong5370]

Love these tones much better than the OG

[@minutemanproductions8029]

I think the new CHP siren sounds good, it sounds like a modern version of an old school siren to me

[@bigred22]

Pretty much the siren sounds used in Australia

[@cassmuir9340]

We use that in Australia, Thanks

[@user-D407]

No new siren beats the Unitrol.

[@504prodigy9]

I thought all cops had that siren lol

[@ChevyBoyCallofDuty]

The cars are really cool

[@ozzieo3517]

That's new? Sounds like every siren I've heard for decades!😮

[@capo9k]

its a new siren to the CHP fleet

[@trey9971]

What did the old one sound like?

[@yevetter.2126]

Thought they already had this siren sound🤔🤔🤔

[@PG-wz7by]

I wonder what went down in Ben Lomond

[@bubbaspihaviation]

Nice my friend

[@MidsRoleplay]

Yes I love the old siren, and I might have a reason why, with their custom siren imagine how much it is to make but with a different siren it's cheap so basically it just to save money

[@cocob9833]

Hmm I've noticed a new siren in my town in Texas that sounds like the old one

[@TrugginsOFFICIAL]

Sounds like the sirens we have in Australia

[@johnderby8921]

So what was the outcome?

[@Brandon-ch2ot]

I'm definitely missing something here. We're they using the rumbler in person? Didn't come through KZbin

[@tranz15]

my brother is a FHP officer he has a few different types of sirens he can choose from in the patrol car

[@eddieo4156]

I love the z3

[@Enjoythevroom]

That is the same siren I have been hearing since the 90's on CHP cars. I don't know what I'm missing here? Are you in a different state? It's definitely not the same siren tone used by European police.

[@KTB2212the1stOfficial]

CHP still has the old siren, I can hear them across my neighborhood.

[@malekodesouza7255]

Nothing new. Modern police vehicles have several different siren options, along with the electronic “air horn” you heard. They are changed by hitting the horn once the lights/siren are activated. The system over rides the normal horn until the siren/lights are turned off.

[@southbayfirephoto]

Always forgot that CHP switched over to the epsilon. Rip. Great shots!!

[@khuutznetsov]

Thought it was the Cencom Gold

[@technorunner1]

@@khuutznetsov I thought it was a sapphire?

[@Code3Indiana]

well they mostly all sound the same but its the sapphire as far as i know

[@khuutznetsov]

@@Code3Indiana I would have to find the video again, but I remember one of the Fleet Friday's saying it was a Gold. :shrug:

[@Code3Indiana]

@@khuutznetsov this isnt discord alex you cant shrug :facepalm:

[@ziggy5385]

Just wait until they discover howler sirens lol

[@jefflinsker3513]

Whelen, Federal, and Code 3 all have slightly different wail and yelp sounds.

[@jordan6988]

Thats very odd seeing that lol I am use to CHP's custom siren made by Whelen. They all have it here on the chargers and explorers still Im sure itll eventually fade. I'll miss sitting on my patio and trying to guess the Agency flying by on I-5 by the pitch and speed of the siren (CHP being a dead give away. Now itll sound just like the Sheriff's)

[@iamReddington]

FINALLY, CHP uses a good siren. Now all they need to do is get rid of that steady burn garbage.

[@southbeachtow7374]

I like the new one a lot

[@jyee2217]

Sounds familiar...is there a difference?

[@Mike-ui7ls]

What was there old one ?

[@smr0m670]

I quite like the new siren, I think it's much better personally.

[@ATGG]

Bring back the old CHO lights and siren 😫😫😫

[@ltmongoose1594]

They sound like an ambulance now.

[@randallsmerna384]

What's different?

[@isthatatesla]

All I hear is, "Pull over, buddy!"

[@kevinadams7830]

Sounds normal to me. What did they have before?

[@joesinegal8167]

This Sound Has Been Standard In California For Decade's!