Sound Ideas, SIREN - 'WAIL' SIREN, POLICE, AMBULANCE, FIRE TRUCK 01

SIREN - 'WAIL' SIREN, POLICE, AMBULANCE, FIRE TRUCK 01
Library	The General Series 6000 Sound Effects Library
Created	December 10, 1990
First Appearance	Body Parts (1991)
Arch-Nemesis of	ThomasLoveFan101, Windows95TheVinylToupeeFan (formerly known as Gnmkool186) and Pansagetrent9/Trent98
Category	Siren wailing

This sound effect can be found on The General Series 6000 Sound Effects Library, which was made by Sound Ideas.

Info

• First recorded: December 10, 1990
• Creator: James Troutman
• Owner: Sound Ideas (1991-present)
• Origin: United States or Canada
• Year debut: August 2, 1991
• First heard: Body Parts (1991)
• Area used: Worldwide

It shouldn't be confused with Police Wailer Siren PE080801, SIREN - POLICE SIREN, CONTINUOUS, USA, CAR, ALARM, DIGIFFECTS, or POLICE CAR - ALARM, SIREN, POLICE SIREN, USA, VERSION 1, ALARM, DIGIFFECTS, which are similar sound effects that can be found on The Premiere Edition Volume 1, City Sound Effects by Digiffects - Series A, and FX Collection Sound Effects Library by Digiffects, respectively.

Clean, Full Length and Unedited Link to the Sound Effect

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Used In

TV Shows

• 48 Hours (Heard once in the intro.)
• The Amanda Show (Ascending portion heard in Episode 12 and heard in short yelps in "The Boost" commercial sketch.)
• The Amazing World of Gumball
• America's Got Talent
• American Dad!
• Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (Heard in "Los Angeles".)
• Arthur (Heard in "Arthur's Baby", "Arthur's New Year's Eve" and "It Came from Beyond".)
• Art Alive
• Baby Looney Tunes
• Back at the Barnyard (Heard once in "Animal Farmers", "Cow's Night Out" and "Cowman: The Uddered Avenger".)
• The Backyardigans (Heard once in "Caveman's Best Friend".)
• Barney & Friends
• Batman: The Animated Series (Heard in the intro.)
• Bear Behaving Badly (Heard once in "Holiday".)
• Beyond Scared Straight
• Big Baby (Heard in a low pitch.)
• Bill Nye, the Science Guy
• Blaze and the Monster Machines
• Blue's Clues (Heard in "The Boat Float" and "Playdates".)
• Bo Burnham: Make Happy
• Breaking Bad
• Bubble Guppies (Heard in "Firefighter Gil to the Rescue" and "Swimtastic Check up".)
• The Busy World of Richard Scarry
• Caillou (Heard in "Caillou the Firefighter" and twice in the song "Caillou the Fireman".)
• Corneil & Bernie (Heard once in "Fur Wars".)
• The Cramp Twins (Heard once in "Petrified Poodle".)
• Crossroads Cafe
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
• Curious George (Heard once in a high pitch in "Curious George, Rescue Monkey".)
• DailyMailTV
• Danger Rangers (Heard once in "Safe and Sound".)
• Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood (Heard three times in "Daniel Shares his Tigertastic Car" and once in "Dress Up Day".)
• Dateline
• Destroyed in Seconds
• Doctor Who
• Dogs 101 (Heard once in a low pitch in "Labrador Retriever".)
• Dora the Explorer
• Drake & Josh (Heard once in "Movie Job".)
• The Fairly OddParents (Heard once in "Most Wanted Wish" and "MicroPhony".)
• Fairy Tale Police Department
• Family Guy
• Fanboy and Chum Chum
• The First 48
• The Flash (2014 TV Series)
• George Shrinks (Heard once in "Can We Keep Him?".)
• Girl Meets World
• Good Eats (Heard once in "The Waffle Truth".)
• Grey's Anatomy
• Harvey Birdman, Attorney At Law
• Hello Kitty's Paradise
• Higglytown Heroes (Heard once in the intro.)
• Hollyoaks
• House Hunters
• Hunter Street
• iCarly
• Johnny Bravo
• Liv and Maddie (Heard once in "Home Run-a-Rooney".)
• The Loud House
• Mad TV
• Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse (Heard once in "Mr. P. Nutty".)
• Max & Ruby (Heard in "Ruby's Tent".)
• Monica's Gang
• Mighty Machines (Heard in "At The Fire Hall", US Disney release only.)
• Most Shocking
• Motorway Patrol
• Nascar Racers
• The Newz
• Nightwatch (TV Series)
• Oggy and the Cockroaches (Heard once in a high pitch in "The Patient".)
• Oh Noah! (Heard in "The Red Balloon".)
• Parking Wars
• PAW Patrol
• Pink Panther and Pals (Heard in three episodes.)
• PJ Masks
• Power Rangers (Heard in the "Lightspeed Rescue" finale.)
• Regular Show
• Rescue Heroes (Heard in "Black Out" and "In A Driver’s Seat part 1".)
• Robot Chicken
• Scooby Doo! Mystery Incorporated
• The Secret Saturdays
• Sesame Street
• Shortland Street
• The Simpsons
• South Park
• SpongeBob SquarePants (Heard in "Idiot Box" in a low pitch; "Shuffleboarding" and "The Getaway" in a normal pitch.)
• Superjail!
• Team Umizoomi
• Teen Titans
• Teen Titans Go!
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003)
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012) (Heard once in "Turtle Temper".)
• TKO: Total Knock Out
• Top Gear
• VeggieTales (Heard in Tomato Sawyer and Huckleberry Larry’s River Rescue.)
• Victorious (Heard once in "Jade Dumps Beck" and "Tori the Zombie".)
• The Vietnam War
• The Wacky World of Tex Avery
• Wally The Tuxedo Cat
• What a Cartoon!
• What About Mimi? (Heard once in "Second Honeymoon".)
• Why I Ran
• World's Weirdest
• World's Wildest Police Videos

TV Specials

• Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh (2008)
• Tash Cartoon (2004)

Movies

• Body Parts (1991) (Debut; used for an ambulance van.)
• Bounty Hunters 2: Hardball (1997) (Heard in a high pitch.)
• Captain America: Civil War (2016)
• The Crow (1994)
• Crows Zero (2007)
• Death Wish V: The Face of Death (1994)
• Executive Decision (1996)
• Ferdinand (2017)
• Firepower (1993)
• Four Brothers (2005)
• The Incredibles (2004)
• Incredibles 2 (2018)
• The Lego Movie (2014)
• The Lego Ninjago Movie (2017)
• Madagascar (2005)
• Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
• Menace II Society (1993)
• Miss Congeniality (2000)
• Moana (2016)
• No Escape, No Return (1993)
• The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature (2017)
• Payback (1995)
• Pokemon 3: The Movie (2001)
• Racing Stripes (2005)
• Recoil (1998)
• San Andreas (2015)
• Spider-Man (2002)
• Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
• The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004)
• The Star (2017)
• Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo (2006)
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016)
• Tenet (2020)
• The Terminator (1984) (Heard only in the remastered version.)
• Two Heads Are Better Than None (2000)
• Up (2009)

Shorts

• Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi Pilot (2003)
• Inacio Studios Media
• The Incredibles Alternate Opening with Intro and Outro by director Brad Bird
• The Wrong Trousers (1993) (Short)

Videos

• Bubble Guppies: On the Job (2013) (Videos)

Commercials

Cambodia:

• Gastropulgite - Fire Truck (2015)

Canada:

• Ambulance New Brunswick (Extended) (2012)
• Midas - Police Chase (2008)
• Mothers Against Drunk Driving - MADD Dolls (1990's/2000's)
• Winnipeg Police - Just Slow Down: Right Angle Collisions (2014)

Ireland:

• DOE - Thoughts (1995)

USA:

• Charmin Relief Project - Fire Department (2014)
• Cocoa Puffs - Big News Combos (2008)
• Dish Network - Funniest Police Chase Commercial: iPad (2013)
• Doritos - Ambulance Dog (2013)
• Hasbro KRE-O - CityVille Invasion Police Station Zombie Defense (2013)
• Hellman's/Best Foods Mayonnaise Dressing With Olive Oil - A Firefighter's Sandwich (2014)
• Illinois Lottery - Dream A Little Dream with Me (1994)
• Lego City - #4440 Forest Police Station (2012)
• Lego Duplo - #6138 Fire Station (2011)
• Lexus RX300 - High Speed Police Chase (2000)
• Pixos (2009)
• Playmobil City Life Fire Rescue (2016)
• Playmobil New Fire Brigade (2015)
• Ritz Bits Fits - Volcano (2008)
• ThomasJHenry (2017)
• Toyota Prius (2016)
• TurboTax - "David Ortiz New Job" (2017)

Video Games

Arcade:

• Tokyo Cop: Special Police Reinforcement

PC:

• 3D Ultra Lionel TrainTown Deluxe
• Airport Tycoon 2
• Autobahn Raser IV
• BloodRayne 2
• Crayola: Make a Masterpiece
• Disney Infinity (Heard in Le Maximum Power-Disc only.)
• Dora the Explorer: Dora's Fix-it Adventure
• Ghostbusters: The Video Game
• Grand Theft Auto III (Heard within a police car in a normal pitch, a fire truck in a low pitch and a FBI car in a high pitch.)
• Grand Theft Auto IV
• Hatred
• I Spy
• I Spy School Days
• JumpStart Toddlers
• Just Me and My Dad
• Just Me and My Grandpa
• Just Me and My Mom
• Kinect Rush: A Disney-Pixar Adventure/Rush: A Disney-Pixar Adventure
• Lego Batman: The Videogame
• Lego City Undercover
• Lego Island Xtreme Stunts
• Mickey Mouse Kindergarten
• Midtown Madness 2
• Monopoly (1995) (Heard in the Go to Jail space, When the Chance card says "Go Directly to Jail, Do Not Pass GO, Do Not Collect $200", and When the Community Chest card says "Go to Jail, Go Directly to Jail, Do Not Pass GO, Do Not Collect $200".)
• Muscle Car 2: American Spirit
• My First Encyclopedia (Heard in the "Fire" entry.)
• Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2
• Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit
• Need for Speed: High Stakes
• Open Season
• Paperopolis
• Saints Row 2
• Saints Row: The Third
• The Smelly Mystery: Starring Little Monster Private Eye
• SimCopter
• Spider-Man Cartoon Maker
• Street Racing Syndicate
• True Crime: New York City (Heard in a slightly shorter variant.)
• Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 (Heard as ambiance in the Chicago level.)
• Tony Hawk's Underground
• Tony Hawk's Underground 2 (Heard as ambiance in School and Philadelphia levels.)
• Toy Story 2: Activity Center (Heard in the harder levels of "Cone Chaos".)
• Urban Runner
• Worms Armageddon (Heard in the Indian Nuclear Anthem.)

Xbox:

• BloodRayne 2
• Grand Theft Auto III (Heard within a police car in a normal pitch, a fire truck in a low pitch and a FBI car in a high pitch.)
• Midtown Madness 3 (Heard in multiple pitches.)
• Open Season
• Street Racing Syndicate
• Teen Titans (2006 video game)
• True Crime: New York City (Heard in a slightly shorter variant.)
• Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 (Heard as ambiance in the Chicago level.)
• Tony Hawk's Underground
• Tony Hawk's Underground 2 (Heard as ambiance in School and Philadelphia levels.)

Xbox 360:

• Dance Central (Heard once in the intro.)
• Disney Infinity (Heard in Le Maximum Power-Disc only.)
• Ghostbusters: The Video Game
• Grand Theft Auto IV
• Kinect Rush: A Disney-Pixar Adventure/Rush: A Disney-Pixar Adventure
• Lego Batman: The Videogame
• Lego Rock Band
• Open Season
• Saints Row 2
• Saints Row: The Third

Xbox One:

• Dance Central (Heard once in the intro.)
• Disney Infinity (Heard in Le Maximum Power-Disc only.)
• Kinect Rush: A Disney-Pixar Adventure/Rush: A Disney-Pixar Adventure

PlayStation:

• Batman: Gotham City Racer
• Driver 2: The Wheelman is Back (Heard in a slightly shorter variant.)
• Porsche Challenge
• Road Rash
• Thrasher: Skate and Destroy
• Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 (Heard as ambiance in New York level.)
• Worms Armageddon (Heard in the Indian Nuclear Anthem.)

PlayStation 2:

• BloodRayne 2
• Ghostbusters: The Video Game
• Grand Theft Auto III (Heard within a police car in a normal pitch, a fire truck in a low pitch and a FBI car in a high pitch.)
• Inspector Gadget: Mad Robots Invasion
• Lego Batman: The Videogame
• Lego Island Xtreme Stunts
• London Racer II (Heard in a normal pitch and a low pitch during slow-motion vehicle collisions.)
• Open Season
• Saints Row 2
• Smuggler's Run
• Stuart Little 3: Big Photo Adventure
• Street Racing Syndicate
• Teen Titans (2006 video game)
• True Crime: New York City (Heard in a slightly shorter variant.)
• Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 (Heard as ambiance in the Chicago level.)
• Tony Hawk's Underground
• Tony Hawk's Underground 2 (Heard as ambiance in School and Philadelphia levels.)
• War of the Monsters

PlayStation 3:

• Disney Infinity (Heard in Le Maximum Power-Disc only.)
• Ghostbusters: The Video Game
• Grand Theft Auto IV
• Lego Rock Band
• Persona 5
• Saints Row: The Third
• War of the Monsters
• Worms Armageddon (Heard in the Indian Nuclear Anthem.)

PlayStation 4:

• Disney Infinity (Heard in Le Maximum Power-Disc only.)
• Lego City Undercover
• Persona 5
• War of the Monsters

PlayStation Portable:

• Open Season
• Tony Hawk's Underground 2 (Heard as ambiance in School and Philadelphia levels.)

PlayStation Vita:

• Disney Infinity (Heard in Le Maximum Power-Disc only.)

Genesis:

• Wirehead

Dreamcast:

• Sonic Adventure 2
• Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 (Heard as ambiance in the New York level.)
• Worms Armageddon (Heard in the Indian Nuclear Anthem.)

N64:

• Beetle Adventure Racing!
• Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 (Heard as ambiance in New York level.)

GBA:

• Driver 2: The Wheelman is Back (Heard in a slightly shorter variant.)
• Lego Island Xtreme Stunts
• Open Season
• Smuggler's Run
• Street Racing Syndicate
• Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 (Heard as ambiance in New York level.)
• Tony Hawk's Underground 2 (Heard as ambiance in School and Philadelphia levels.)
• Worms Armageddon (Heard in the Indian Nuclear Anthem.)

GameCube:

• Open Season
• Smuggler's Run
• Street Racing Syndicate
• Teen Titans (2006 video game)
• True Crime: New York City (Heard in a slightly shorter variant.)
• Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 (Heard as ambiance in the Chicago level.)
• Tony Hawk's Underground
• Tony Hawk's Underground 2 (Heard as ambiance in School and Philadelphia levels.)
• Worms Armageddon (Heard in the Indian Nuclear Anthem.)

DS:

• Ghostbusters: The Video Game
• Lego Batman: The Videogame
• Lego Rock Band
• Open Season

Wii:

• Disney Infinity (Heard in Le Maximum Power-Disc only.)
• Ghostbusters: The Video Game
• Lego Batman: The Videogame
• Lego Rock Band
• Open Season
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Smash-Up

3DS:

• Disney Infinity (Heard in Le Maximum Power-Disc only.)
• Lego City Undercover: The Chase Begins

Wii U:

• Disney Infinity (Heard in Le Maximum Power-Disc only.)
• Lego City Undercover

Nintendo Switch:

• Hatred
• Lego City Undercover
• Saints Row: The Third

Mobile:

• Disney Infinity (Heard in Le Maximum Power-Disc only.)

Leapster:

• Thomas & Friends: Calling All Engines! (2005) (Video Game) (Heard once in the Train Depot.)

Other:

• Operation (ticket redemption game)

Music Videos

• 3T - Gotta Be You (1996)
• Blink-182 - Down (2003)
• Daughtry - It's Not Over (2007)
• Eminem - My Name Is (1999)
• Hilary Duff - Why Not (2003)
• Mark Ronson feat. Miley Cyrus - Nothing Breaks Like a Heart (2018)
• R. Kelly - Bump n' Grind (1994)
• Jennifer Lopez - Feelin' So Good (2000)
• Twenty One Pilots Music Videos (Heard in "Heathens".)

Sound Books

• Dora the Explorer: Sounds All Around!

Promos

• Shades of Blue - Critics (Heard throughout.)
• COPS - New Episodes (Spike)
• 9c on ABC! Promo
• Digimon episodic for "The Dark Gate"
• Bones (2017)

Trailers

• Bad Boys II (2003) (Trailers)
• Corky Romano (2001) (Trailers)
• I Am Legend (2007) (Trailers)
• Megamind The Video Games (2010)
• My Favorite Martian (1999) (Trailers)
• PlayStation 2 - Smuggler's Run (2000)
• Osmosis Jones (2001) (Trailers)
• Rage (1995) (Trailers)

TV Spots

• Osmosis Jones (2001) (TV Spots)
• The Other Guys (2010) (TV Spots)
• Super Troopers 2 (2018) (TV Spots)

Radio Spots

• U Drive. U Text. U Pay. (2017)

Policy Trailers

• Cineworld - Don't Spoil the Movie (2016)

YouTube Videos

• AndrewMFilms/Nukazooka
• CrashFan96 (Heard once in "AGK Goes to Jail".)
• Doofy the Dragon (Heard once in "Doofy Takes Drugs" from Bowser Junior's Midnight Snack.)
• Happy Tree Friends
• My Magic Pet Morphle
• New York Post (Heard once in the intro.)
• Object Overload
• Pyrocynical
• Rarity Vrymer Collective - Outside Authentic Places
• Retarded Policeman
• Sidewalk Cops
• SimpleFlips
• SMG4 Videos
• SML Videos
• TerminalMontage (Heard once in "Something About Yoshi's Island ANIMATED (Loud Sound Warning) 🦎".)
• ToysReviewToys Series
• YTP - Rudolph's Rancid Christmas Catastrophe

Miscellaneous

• Disney Channel: What A Life (Miscellaneous)
• Human Body In Action: Health and Nutrition (A learning videocassette.)
• It's Time to Call 911: What to Do in an Emergency
• Jamster - "Siren" ringtone
• Kid Galaxy Fire Truck
• LeapPad Learning Book - The Cat in the Hat
• LeapPad Learning Book - Tutter's Tiny Trip
• Matchbox Ambulance
• Matchbox SWAT Truck
• Road Rippers/Driven Fire Truck
• Road Rippers Police Helicopter
• Road Rippers Protect and Serve
• Road Rippers Ambulance

Web Originals

• RWBY Chibi (Heard once in "Nondescript Holiday".)

Anime

• Baccano!
• El Cazador de la Bruja
• Inferno Cop
• Noir
• Pokémon

Image Gallery

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