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QUIZ: Know Your Sirens (Part 1)

Listen to this short audio clip and identify the emergency vehicle that makes it.

UPDATE: This answer to Sunday's quiz is: Ambulance! Thanks to those who voted in the poll, where 7 of the 14 voters picked the right answer.

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To the average civilian ear, fire engine, police, and ambulance sirens sound much the same. But over the next three days you'll learn to identify the sirens that mark life in JP.

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Listen to the attached audio clip and take the quiz at the bottom of the text. We'll post the answer to today's siren this afternoon.

Monday and Tuesday we'll post other emergency vehicle sirens to test your knowledge.

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