upper waypoint

This Is Only a Test: San Francisco's Tuesday Noon Siren

09:32
Save ArticleSave Article
Failed to save article

Please try again

There are 114 sirens in San Francisco. (Anne Wernikoff/KQED)

If you live or work in San Francisco, you're likely familiar with the siren that goes off every Tuesday at noon.

"My entire life I’ve been hearing this siren," says Bay Curious listener Jennifer Corbell, who grew up in the Sunset District. "Even if I get up in the morning and I know it’s Tuesday, it doesn’t really click for me until I hear that alarm going off."

Corbell wanted to know more about the siren, so she asked Bay Curious to look into its history and how it works.

Listen below or read 7 Things to Know About San Francisco's Tuesday Noon Siren.

This Is Only a Test: San Francisco's Tuesday Noon Siren

This Is Only a Test: San Francisco's Tuesday Noon Siren

Sponsored

lower waypoint
next waypoint
How Have Wage Increases Affected Fast Food Workers?SFSU President Begins Negotiations With Campus Gaza ProtestersSmall Houses Pose Solution to Housing CrisisCalifornia Groundwater Surges After Torrential Rain and SnowstormsA Family Fled Ethnic Violence in India. Its Echoes Resonate in the Bay AreaWho Owns the Apartment Next Door? California Agency Says it Will Take Millions to Find OutIt’s a 408 vs. 510 Showdown as San Jose Earthquakes Take on Oakland RootsAmor Towles on his New Short Story Collection 'Table for Two'SFMOMA’s New Collaboration with Artists with DisabilitiesHow Arizona and Nevada Could Determine Who Controls White House, Senate