Sydney CBD Emergency Warning System

[@utopiaa_1775]

“The next sound you hear will be the standard emergency warning signal” *gates of hell open*

[@BukuiZhao]

UtopiaPlayz it’s the emergency alert sound

[@benny_TYPER07]

UtopiaPlayz this fuckin noise scared the shit out of me... twice... on two different occasions when I’ve been in the city ahaha

[@mikoria.]

And it’s only the standard one 😂

[@demon9554]

100th like

[@TwizelUnlimited]

*standard*

[@barticus04]

I woke up to that sound at 2 am when a cyclone was just off the coast of Cairns, Australia. It gets your attention when you turn on the radio and hear that at 2 o'clock in the morning!

[@Jordan-nd1cw]

I feel bad for you.

[@zac-54]

Wow, I remember that cyclone that hit my aunty.

[@Versuffe]

2gb: so… how did you find the cure to- WARNING… GET OUT.. WARNING GET OUT… CYCLONE INCOMING..

[@doohickey-enjoyer]

@@zac-54 It is a cyclone, Not a tsunami (He edited his comment, so I am editing mine.)

[@rainbowrailroadcrossing7798]

How bad was the damage

[@TotemSP2]

I love when it cuts at the end, how far it echoes.

[@prometheuszero9]

That sound is fucking terrifying.

[@ozzie_goat]

Stealing Fire Agreed. BWOOOOP! BWOOOOP! BWOOOOP!

[@miauwgabriel3547]

ok, but in the real time, i think it will hurt your ears so remember to cover your ears.

[@HeyHey-it8yj]

Thats the point. It puts you into a fight or flight mode so you act quickly in the event of a actual emergency. Sure it will leave you shaken up as hell, but at least you wont be dead (assuming you seek shelter)

[@kangarookicker6995]

The cbd in the event of a major event which needs such urgent reaction would be obliterated.

[@thiessgarbo2006]

The best part is, you dont hear this often, at least in Metro Melbourne. Fucken terrifying hearing this at 3am

[@TheMatsushitaMan]

what a clear voice. sounds like pa speakers on max volume. But the sound of the signal is very bad.

[@anduril42]

+MinecraftGuy 1.7.10 The recordings are CD quality 44.1KHz audio but not so great when recorded through a phone or camera. =)

[@TheMatsushitaMan]

anduril42 ok

[@doohickey-enjoyer]

No it isn't! The tone is like that...

[@IC3XR]

This will be the last thing I hear as the Sydney skyline gains a second sun

[@ryanrahebi9490]

Or worse…the day has broken…and your caught in the open…time was your ally human…but now…it has abandoned you

[@saadpandit4541]

And I thought the American EAS sound was scary.

[@jetstream454]

This one always kills me as an Australian. It's called the "Standard Emergency Warning System" or SEWS. When I lived in a cyclone prone area, you basically turned off all TV/radio at night unless you wanted a nightmare or bad wake up 🤣

[@jetstream454]

@@kahoot9659 Well yes, except in Australia it is not mandatory to have a system that is designed to wake you up in an emergency. That is what phone alerts are for

[@shawtyyy3549]

Jamie Lange lmao as if my phone is gonna wake me up

[@jetstream454]

@@shawtyyy3549 How am I supposed to know, some ppl legit do get woken up, light sleepers. Also emergency notifications are usually different and loud

[@mnmccloskey]

She be right mate you EAS sound dial up modem from 1990s

[@miauwgabriel3547]

actually, when you go to any of the Australian cities, in an emergency or a nature disaster situation, you will also hear this siren.

[@goodshipkaraboudjan]

Nope, it's extremely rare.

[@doohickey-enjoyer]

@@goodshipkaraboudjan Quite right. Only major cities (From what I've heard, only Melbourne, Sydney and maybe Perth. probably more that I know of.) have them

[@goodshipkaraboudjan]

@@doohickey-enjoyer nope. It's radio based outside if Sydney and Melbourne. Brisbane and Darwin have different ones, throwback to the war

[@who2088]

Run for the hills my god we've been hecking bamboozled

[@BukuiZhao]

0:36 emergency alert starts

[@questionablebackyardmeows]

needs to be the THC warning system, because if you hear it you want to be high for whatever's next

[@UberLukario]

That's... a surprisingly polite way of how to get the public to know "Oh damn, we're all going to die unless we do something!" I also need to comment on the crystal clear audio quality. The only siren I know that is so crystal clear sounding was the Sentry VR series, but that was discontinued shortly after it was released. Last I checked, only one installation exists here, can't remember the location though. Most electronic sirens in the United States do have voice address or even P.A. Systems, though most of the time, they just fire up like mechanical sirens.

[@marbardan]

Here's the full thing kzbin.info/www/bejne/qIekYYt8rdhliM0

[@miauwgabriel3547]

Well in Australia, We have community alert siren and standard emergency warning signal as the plan of His Highness Emergency Management.

[@Dwigt_Rortugal]

Pork chop sandwiches!!! Oh ****** get the ****** out of here, we're all dead!

[@purpleandgold9600]

I remember the 1st test (I was on cnr of Pitt St Mall and Market St) and it started with that siren (no indication of it being a test), lots of people panicked and ran or hit the deck. I just blocked my ears (it hurt), I knew the real one would sound like the old ones.

[@bryanhiebert1941]

This will be the air raid siren for WW3

[@hfvkuhglhugkuyfkuygktuckct2509]

Sebastian Cucumber no its the signal for nuclear attacks emergancy broadcasts bush fires extreme wheather and floods the ww3 air raid one would be louder and get more attention

[@bryanhiebert1941]

Loose you wouldn't know if there's nuclear weapon in use for ww3

[@The_Merge]

Unfortunately there are no active air raid and recordings of them in Australia which means the standard emergency warning signal aka SEWS is the sound we’re going to hear when WW3 begins and the nukes come flying

[@erich84502ify]

I was listening to a Melbourne station online and they were testing that and the tone is upsetting...

[@Jordan-nd1cw]

I feel bad for you.

[@CaptainGlack]

that is fucking terrifying

[@windowsthefan]

if this was in the united states, our ears will be ded

[@maxel3g3nd]

Sometimes they play it for like 30-60 seconds, really gets your heart beating xD

[@MegaDSFAN]

oh man i just wanted to break out dancing to that awesome sound :P

[@rainbowrailroadcrossing7798]

Menace

[@marleyrios1573]

0:45 If I gone to Sydney and hear that I would pass out

[@TheOneTrueDimwit]

Govt employee #1: "So we need an emergency signal. What should it be?" *drunk employee busts in* "Terrorize the country." Govt employee #1: "Jim..." Drunk employee: "ye mate" Govt employee #1: "YOURE A GENIUS"

[@doohickey-enjoyer]

I love how accurate this is to so many Aussies.

[@mitchellfresh]

With the Sydney siege being 6 months after this test, it's pretty good timing.

[@GirlsOfNeptune4K]

Thank u so much for posting this video I live in QLD and thought I could hear a air raid Syrian and because of this video I now know is is not an air raid Syrian

[@Dwigt_Rortugal]

You've got to watch out for those Syrians.

[@Happyfish5678]

I came here cause they’re doing a test today in Sydney, wanted to see what it’s gonna sound like. I thought it would sound like old bomb warming like loud and slow. But it’s way more scary oh my god.

[@goodshipkaraboudjan]

That's it's job, to make you feel like you're in danger!

[@Amarokofnature]

0:43 the warning siren on the black pole

[@rainbowrailroadcrossing7798]

True! You found it

[@shermanhatch1916]

put the ghostbusters siren in and it won't sound as scarry!

[@thfreakinacage]

"Thank you for your attention" I don't really think attention was optional with that sound!

[@dylxnchn]

*wow the voice is so clear!*

[@ieungeggcats]

0:47 owl says hoo?hoo?hoo?

[@Dwigt_Rortugal]

It's hooting backwards. There are actually three of them doing it at dissonant frequencies. "oooOOH oooOoOH"

[@lancel6149]

so that's where the missile warning sound from various movies came from.......

[@miauwgabriel3547]

no, it is not a movie siren. It is the standard emergency warning signal in Australia.

[@uncle7162]

I live in Australia and when cyclone Debbie was heading my way in mackay we where watching the tv and that’s sound just sends chills to the bones of all central and northern Queenslanders and every time we heard that sound it was pissing down rain and it was 100kph gusts so we couldn’t go outside and we’d all when we’d here that noise rush to get groceries and water and sleeping bags and so we’d freak out. so if there’s anyone going to do that to us it’ll come with a thong to the back of the head and another thing why don’t we have air raid and tornado sirens it’s bullshit Australia doesn’t get tornados look at north mackay Christmas Day 2010 the only thing those crackheads in the area got was their roof torn off

[@goodshipkaraboudjan]

I used to hate my bottom three ranked from last to above - Bundy (I fucking hate going there for work), Rocky (good pub and they're trying but it's shit), Mackay (a bit less shit than Rocky with a bit more going on). So many great little towns in between though.

[@RS-vd6zh]

I thought the initial beeping tones to be quite pleasant but boy, was I unprepared for what I was about to hear.

[@Kate-ct9ys]

That sounds so cool. Like the start of some techno music

[@サイコキラー-k3y]

I would be crapping my pants all the way to the bathroom

[@8492hresvelgr]

I think I'd die even more if I heard this in an actual event

[@ryanmccauslin7578]

Same with the EAS in the US. I can't imagine the people that have dealt with the false alarms.

[@miauwgabriel3547]

In Australia, there will not be false alarms because the standard emergency warning signal is all security encrypted.

[@Booyaka9000]

Alan Jones must've been spotted following some schoolboys again...

[@miauwgabriel3547]

In Wilson's Promontory, when I am having a walk I heard the standard emergency warning signal.

[@The_Merge]

I feel bad for Sydneysiders in my EAS Scenarios because they have to hear this ear rape every time there’s an alert or emergency going on in the city

[@Dwigt_Rortugal]

At least they calmly annunciate an explanation

[@angieies]

OMG! That jump scares me!!

[@saminabatool4380]

It's much scarier than on TV or radio

[@NeilPrasad_1905]

What's that voice for this system, is that Lee?

[@uzairoruz1669]

Yes

[@Dyllion]

This beats alberta's along with the US's. Perfect

[@miauwgabriel3547]

but i don't think it is scary because i have been always hearing lots of emergency sirens so i am not afraid of the siren.

[@alexgrew8992]

GREAT VIDEO NICK REALLY LOVE IT MATE

[@lemixlemon]

So like does this go off if there is a shortage of CBD, or like a warning if there is a very strong CBD strain coming to smoke shops, so you should head over there right away so you can make sure you get some before it sells out.

[@Dwigt_Rortugal]

I was thinking the same thing, lol. "Dire shortages are imminent! Johnny binged last night and used it all! AhhHHhhhHHHHH!"

[@spdfatomicstructure]

0:46 TACTICAL NUKE! INCOMING!

[@maddzy4735]

I feel depressed after watching this video

[@megansv1bexo739]

I’m Australian and that’s friggin scary

[@T386theomsigamer]

This siren is way more creepier than the evacuation alarm! How did the people react in the video when they heard this

[@Dwigt_Rortugal]

"Remain calm."

[@elisa2hot]

omg - city has changed so much since this was taken

[@MacintoshFanTechnology]

0:36 it starts there

[@Sfc23]

That voice guy is so Australian I go to the city everyday and I’ve never heard it

[@orangecarrot7468]

Around 12pm last friday of every month

[@shawnli9775]

​@@orangecarrot7468 for real? Just in Wynard area or entire CBD

[@nswtrains3153]

@@shawnli9775I always wondered this! When I go to the CBD I also see signs but have never seen it

[@AussieAF]

They should prob get back to yearly testing with all these new imports.

[@haz139]

I was chillin in my dads apartment when I heard that go off scary af

[@000Responses]

Remember kids, Civil Defence is common sense!

[@AlessandraLeVario-ig5pl]

The United States EAS alert is scary. I like how the Australian one isn’t scary. 🇦🇺

[@hayley339]

I’d actually like to hear it in irl

[@Axlsolmusic]

same

[@tillyfyre1866]

There was meant to be one today, not sure if it went through or not, fark that's terrifying though

[@smam741]

Just the other day there was also meant to be one. Neither happened.

[@shermanhatch1916]

Crikey mate somebody pressed the red button!

[@miauwgabriel3547]

surely there are no buttons to activate the standard emergency warning signal because it is all encrypted by security locks.

[@francetremblay9823]

We Have This Exact Sound As Australia’s CBD Emergency Warning System In My Hometown And Capital Called Paris And All Other French Cities Also Have The Same Voice Second Before That Is A French (France) Voice And I Recently Installed That At Lily Curtis's Mansion In Her Hometown Of Los Angeles In Her Home Country Called California Lily Curtis Is My Friend My Name Is France

[@miauwgabriel3547]

Actually, for Australia, this is the standard emergency warning signal in Australia.

[@fishexploits5264]

Mate this not loud enough I’m going to see Metallica and slipknot and going past it’s gonna be loud

[@cody7089]

This does not just happen in Sydney Brisbane and Melbourne have the same thing too

[@factsuniverse3883]

melbourne doesn't have one until now

[@raidzerker4786]

That's worse than our EAS tones. At least they don't broadcast them over a loud speaker here.

[@aetd106]

Raidzerker This SEWS (standard emergency warning signal) was developed to warn of tropical cyclones (what you'd call hurricanes). It was expanded recently to cover other emergencies, such as the ones we'd encounter in the city (think terrorism etc.). That said it's meant to grab attention even in poor weather and at long distance, which is more like what tornado or air raid sirens are meant for, rather than to transmit data or grab the attention of people listening/watching a broadcast like the EAS tones.

[@getwooked3970]

Raidzerker what if the tv doesn't work and the radio doesn't work What will you do next?

[@LunarFlareStudios]

@@getwooked3970 You're right, somehow people have to be alerted. This could very well be the future of our own EAS, come to think of it. I personally think our tones are worse, but that's because they don't catch our attention as this does. Some people just ignore it.

[@nickmad8312]

Hi, could I use this footage in a video (with credit given)? I'm working on a video that features different emergency alert sounds.

[@orangecarrot7468]

All good mate.

[@environmentalengineeringam9151]

like purge movie or avast antivirus?

[@Jordan-nd1cw]

Haha, my Avast goes like "Bop bop beep!" in like the shortest time length possible. Note that this is modern Avast.

[@purpleshep2606]

2008 there was a warning to stay in doors

[@francetremblay9823]

For Those Watching To Get From KZbin

[@williammassie8949]

Dude, im american I gotta say... That sounds make you think its D-Day or something, is that an old sound?

[@miauwgabriel3547]

It is not a old community alert sirens if we call them, it is a 30 years old community alert siren.

[@racheljennings8548]

We have that on our phones in NZ I hate it

[@kostadean2839]

Wow that woudnt cause a massive panic in the middle of the day in the cbd

[@goodshipkaraboudjan]

Nope. It's a test.

[@smophie6260]

We usually know when’s it’s a test beforehand, same with schools here, if it were a real case of disaster there’d be cops out and such

[@dark_akhenaten]

0:46

[@supersonicjayden3758]

I felt like I’ve been there before 🤔🤔

[@calvinnguyen7059]

Where are the speakers?

[@RinOtonashi]

0:42 here

[@themasonexperience6844]

Meanwhile in Melbourne

[@Jordan-nd1cw]

Holy shit, that would scare the living live out of me if I was an Aussie, hearing the SEWS.

[@ianthehunter3532]

can you explain what cbd even is? and sews?

[@samuelbookworm1216]

Wait a minute is this Australia

[@goodshipkaraboudjan]

Yes

[@miauwgabriel3547]

Of Course. The standard emergency warning signal is the part of emergency management australia.

[@AwesomeDesertTrains]

Just plop a thunderbolt they'll get the message

[@gabriel2022theend]

от этого сигнала хочется блевануть, а не собраться и эвакуироватся

[@Rainbow455]

Australia?

[@nswtrains3153]

Yes

[@veigar4365]

My ears got tilted. ;-;

[@tunaairsoft8047]

Towers

[@S-CB-SL-Animations]

@@tunaairsoft8047 Hahahaha! Good one!

[@funnyman1863]

my ears are bleeding

[@787VIVO]

Whats a CBD

[@orangecarrot7468]

Central business district - its the heart of Sydney City

[@tunaairsoft8047]

RIP slazo

[@stixzonyt7034]

I was there no 🧢

[@KPG113]

"Warning, a non-psychoactive cannabinoid has wrought havoc on the city"

[@toon_red9924]

0:37 oh no

[@MicheleMuir]

I know it’s for warning but I hate that sound!

[@eggsandbackon]

why the hell am i here

[@little_IBLOWN5198]

Really

[@danielleake2599]

why is it going off?

[@SimplyNordish]

Daniel Leake It was a system test

[@uzairoruz1669]

@0:45 😱

[@abushamsbands3167]

that is fucking scary

[@nwovee]

Stop testing it. ITS FUCKIN NOISE POLLUTION!

[@benjaminbec]

Little Rudy Adventures shut up and harden the fuck up

[@paulfisher7041]

Earplugs on 😂

[@JulianButtrey]

terrifying and annoying.

[@brandyhawking7908]

It's great to see this... I have also treated myself. Weedborn oils have helped me a lot.

[@megancecil4674]

Oh God! This Is Sick Video

[@lightningfun6486]

I remember hearing this scary Fuking sound!

[@Blackjack4141]

thats happening today.

[@rainbowrailroadcrossing7798]

Sirenheads Aussie uncle

[@Lalabaster]

Nope

[@ZZ22LXL]

I live in Sydney