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WWII siren at California and Quincy Streets. Detail
21st Century siren at California and Quincy Streets.

Tuesday Noon Air Raid Drills
Thanks to the San Francisco Office of Emergency Services, which tests dozens of air raid sirens throughout the city at the same time every week, noon on Tuesday announces itself. Heart of the City 12/09/03.

WW II Era San Francisco Siren System
Number - Location

1040 - Laguna & Clay at Lafayette Park (pole)
1050 - California & Quincy
1060 - Fulton & Leavenworth at Federal Office Building
1070 - Geary & Powell on Northeast corner
1100 - Post & Leavenworth on Southwest corner
1120 - Turk & Webster at Fire Station #5
1130 - 135 Sanchez at Fire Station #6
1140 - 1000 Brannan at Hiram Walker Building
1150 - Clayton & Carmel at Ashbury Water Reservoir
1160 - Haight & Masonic at Stone School
1170 - Reserved
1200 - Mission & Plum Streets
1210 - Fremont & Folsom (pole)
1220 - Reserved
1400 - Alvarado & Douglass at Alvarado School
1410 - 22nd St & Bartlett at O’Connell School
1420 - Reserved (formerly 22nd & Bryant at Bryant School)
1430 - Reserved (formerly 20th & Texas at Webster School)
1440 - 3rd St & 22nd St (pole), center island
1450 - Portola & Woodside at Youth Guidance Center
1460 - 30th St & Noe at Kennedy School
1470 - Army & South Van Ness (pole), center island
1500 - Jerrold & Quintara — DPW Plant
1510 - Foster & Flood at Sunnyside School
1520 - Reserved (formerly Folsom & Tomkins)
1530 - Excelsior & London at Excelsior School
1540 - Wayland & University (pole)
1550 - McLaren Park & Sunnydale (pole)
1560 - Visitacion & Schwerin at Visitacion School
1570 - Jamestown & Ingalls (pole)
1600 - Palou & Hawes (pole)
1610 - Reserved
2000 - Point Lobos & Geary at Fire Station #34
2010 - 32nd Ave & Anza at George Washington School
2020 - El Camino & 26th Ave (pole)
2030 - Funston & California (pole)
2040 - Euclid & Cook (pole)
2050 - Reserved
2400 - 43rd Ave & Kirkham at Francis Scott Key School
2410 - 18th Ave & Judah (southwest pole)
2420 - Frederick & Arguello
2430 - 47th Ave & Pacheco Blvd (pole)
2440 - 24th Ave & Rivera at Lincoln High School
2450 - 8th Ave & Ortega on Southeast pole
2460 - 41st Ave & Vicente at Ulloa School
2470 - Taraval & Claremont (pole)
2500 - 235 Buckingham Way — building
2510 - Upland & Aptos at Aptos School
2520 - 100 Font Blvd at Chumasero
2530 - Ocean & Phelan at Fire Station #15
2540 - Alemany & Nagle (pole)
2550 - Reserved


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