September 11 Digital Archive

Fireman's Alarm [Voicemail]

Title

Fireman's Alarm [Voicemail]

Description

Mike Payton describes the noise made by a fireman's "man down" alarm and how overwhelmeing the sound was when so many alarms went off in the first several seconds after the buildings collapsed. He suggests that we add the sound to the archive.

Source

digitally recorded

Media Type

audio

Sonic Memorial: Name

GMU load 1

Sonic Memorial: Source Ref Name

GMU load 1 track 14

Sonic Memorial: Source Type

vmail

Sonic Memorial: Duration

00:00:00

Sonic Memorial: Creation Date

2002-09-10

Sonic Memorial: Keyword

Sound Memory
Rescue Effort
9/11

Citation

“Fireman's Alarm [Voicemail],” September 11 Digital Archive, accessed November 7, 2024, https://911digitalarchive.org/items/show/96060.