Apple Siri Fire Dispatcher?

[UnHumanReactions]

While scanning public safety frequencies in Santa Clara County, CA. I came across Santa Clara County Fire Dispatch channel and was surprised to hear the iPhone Siri voice dispatching a structure fire. Not sure if Apple implemented the siri voice modulator to a commercial fire dispatching software or just decided to lend it to Santa Clara County since Apple headquarters are located in Cupertino. Either way, I found it quite interesting. I uploaded a clip of it and just for fun typed out the dispatch on my iPhone and made siri read it out and sounded exactly the same.

https://clyp.it/vxb5gg3y

 

[Spitfire8520]

I think it might have more to do with most synthesized voices sounding pretty similar. It looks like Santa Clara County might have a Phoenix G2 VoiceAlert system provided by US Digital Designs.

 

[newsphotog]

Yeah, that sounds slightly different than Siri but similar to other tone-out synthesizers.

 

[ResQguy]

While scanning public safety frequencies in Santa Clara County, CA. I came across Santa Clara County Fire Dispatch channel and was surprised to hear the iPhone Siri voice dispatching a structure fire. Not sure if Apple implemented the siri voice modulator to a commercial fire dispatching software or just decided to lend it to Santa Clara County since Apple headquarters are located in Cupertino. Either way, I found it quite interesting. I uploaded a clip of it and just for fun typed out the dispatch on my iPhone and made siri read it out and sounded exactly the same.

https://clyp.it/vxb5gg3y

US Digital Designs "Phoenix G2" Fire Station Alerting is used in Santa Clara.

edit- And then I realized Spitfire already said this...

 

[EricCottrell]

Hello,

It is likely the equipment manufacturer used the same voice actor, Susan Bennett.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Bennett

73 Eric

 

[INDY72]

And very similar to Locution Automated Dispatching systems too... All start off very robotic sounding female voice, and improve as time goes by at least as far as pronunciation of addresses etc... But at least it is only a female voice, unlike NOAA NWS that uses both a male and female voice automation. When they first started out, I thouht the Cylons had invaded.

 

[bagmouse7]

Hello,

It is likely the equipment manufacturer used the same voice actor, Susan Bennett.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Bennett

73 Eric

I am pretty sure Eric has this correct here.
Our city/county EMS automated dispatch uses the same voice and has been online before Siri was created.
It sounds to me like they have digitized the same voice actress.

It seems to be a good choice because it is an extremely understandable voice even under poor audio condition or massive compression.

 

[DJ11DLN]

Sounds just like the various elocuted dispatch machines I've encountered in my travels, which I tend to lump under the "Rosie the Robot" heading.

 

[rcool101]

She used to install rivets..Rosie the Riveter during WW2 for you younguns...lol

 

[radiochuck]

I Our city/county EMS automated dispatch uses the same voice and has been online before Siri was created.

It sounds to me like they have digitized the same voice actress.

Same in OC, CA.




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[AnikF1R]

Here’s a story that talks a little bit about it.

https://youtu.be/OahUSZlahnE