Environmental Health Sciences

New York Fire Trucks

IN THE NEWS: Which Blare Project: Noisy New York Ponders Switch to Gentler Sirens

Rick Neitzel Quoted in the Guardian

New Yorkers are accustomed to hearing the rapid, pulsating “wail” and “yelp” sirens that echo around town. But for those who live near fire stations, police stations and hospitals, the sirens can seem like torture. Now a fresh campaign is under way to introduce softer, two-tone, European-style sirens.