Alarm & Siren Sounds
295 sounds that demand attention, from sirens and fire alarms to doorbells, air horns and harbor foghorns.
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Alarms & sirens by kind
11 with their own page · 17 open right here
All 170 sound names in these groups
Foghorn: 27 sounds
- Deep Blast
- Double Blast
- Distant Horn
- Synth Fog Horn
- Harbor Fog Horn
- Cliff Fog Signal
- Estuary Foghorn
- Fjord Horn
- Lighthouse Signal
- Open Sea Horn
- Bay Foghorn
- Pier Horn
- Valley Fog Horn
- Marina Horn
- Dock Signal
- Island Fog Horn
- Canal Horn
- Cove Fog Signal
- Strait Foghorn
- Breakwater Horn
- River Mouth Horn
- Distant Fog Signal
- Close Fog Blast
- Twin Fog Horns
- High Fog Whistle
- Village Fog Horn
- Night Fog Horn
Ship Horn: 23 sounds
- Ferry Departure Horn
- Cargo Ship Horn
- Tugboat Whistle
- Cruise Liner Horn
- Riverboat Horn
- Fishing Boat Horn
- Container Ship Horn
- Oil Tanker Horn
- Night Ferry Horn
- Barge Horn
- Coastal Ferry Horn
- Trawler Horn
- Yacht Horn Swell
- Steel Hull Horn
- Steamship Whistle
- Lake Steamer Horn
- Pilot Boat Horn
- Icebreaker Horn
- Small Motorboat Horn
- Twin Liner Horn
- Sailboat Horn
- Old Freighter Horn
Train Horn: 20 sounds
- Long Blast
- Approaching Whistle
- Two Tone Horn
- Arcade Whistle
- Steam Locomotive Whistle
- Diesel Horn Approach
- Platform Whistle
- Tunnel Mouth Horn
- Mountain Pass Whistle
- Freight Train Horn
- Tram Horn
- Countryside Whistle
- Retro Rail Whistle
- Branch Line Horn
- Night Express Horn
- Twin Whistle
- Bridge Crossing Horn
- Narrow Gauge Whistle
- Bullet Train Horn
- Mine Railway Horn
Wind Chimes: 17 sounds
- Medium Brass Tubular
- Large Brass Tubular
- Medium Steel Tubular
- Large Steel Tubular
- Giant Aluminum Tubular
- Small Aluminum Chimes
- Medium Aluminum Chimes
- Large Aluminum Chimes
- Small Steel Chimes
- Medium Steel Chimes
- Small Copper Chimes
- Medium Copper Chimes
- Large Copper Chimes
- Small Steel Rod
- Medium Steel Rod
- Small Brass Rod
- Small Aluminum Rod
Truck Horn: 15 sounds
Horn Instrument: 12 sounds
Bike Bell: 10 sounds
Bike Horn: 7 sounds
Church Bell: 6 sounds
Tornado Siren: 6 sounds
Air Raid Siren: 5 sounds
Cowbell: 5 sounds
Triangle: 5 sounds
Cymbal Crash: 4 sounds
Glass Clink: 3 sounds
More alarms & sirens
19 sounds that aren't part of a group above
School Bell Ring
Single Strike
Electronic Chime
Low Tone Bell
Mobile Chime
Rotary Jangle
Soft Cordless
Synth Trill
Long Shriek
Building Steam
Short Blow
Arcade Steam
Small Brass Desk
Small Steel Desk
Small Silver Desk
Medium Silver Desk
Small Bronze Tingsha
Medium Bronze Tingsha
Small Brass Tingsha
About alarms & sirens
Alarm sounds exist to be noticed. This category gathers sirens, horns, bells and alarms. Sirens include police, fire truck, ambulance, tornado and air raid versions, with both the American wail and the European two-tone pattern. Horns run from air horns and bike horns to truck, train and ship horns and harbor foghorns. Bells cover doorbells, church and school bells, desk bells, bicycle bells, cowbells, gongs, triangles and wind chimes in brass, bronze, steel and silver. There are also fire alarms, alarm clock rings, phones and quiz buzzers.
Choose by the message. A siren or an air raid wail means an emergency, a doorbell or a desk bell means someone has arrived, a buzzer means time is up or an answer is wrong. Distant and approaching versions, such as Distant Approach for the police or Coming Closer for a fire truck, tell the audience whether help is on its way or already here.
Many of these sounds are loud and bright by design, so set them at a sensible level and check them on small speakers. If you're building an app, the softer chimes in UI Sound Effects make better notification tones for frequent use; keep sirens and horns for moments that really need them.
