diff --git a/code/defines/procs/announce.dm b/code/defines/procs/announce.dm
index 3e5454d8ac..9db7092928 100644
--- a/code/defines/procs/announce.dm
+++ b/code/defines/procs/announce.dm
@@ -15,17 +15,17 @@
 	log = do_log
 	newscast = do_newscast
 
-/datum/announcement/priority/New(var/do_log = 1, var/new_sound = sound('sound/misc/notice2.ogg'), var/do_newscast = 0)
+/datum/announcement/priority/New(var/do_log = 1, var/new_sound = 'sound/misc/notice2.ogg', var/do_newscast = 0)
 	..(do_log, new_sound, do_newscast)
 	title = "Priority Announcement"
 	announcement_type = "Priority Announcement"
 
-/datum/announcement/priority/command/New(var/do_log = 1, var/new_sound = sound('sound/misc/notice2.ogg'), var/do_newscast = 0)
+/datum/announcement/priority/command/New(var/do_log = 1, var/new_sound = 'sound/misc/notice2.ogg', var/do_newscast = 0)
 	..(do_log, new_sound, do_newscast)
 	title = "[command_name()] Update"
 	announcement_type = "[command_name()] Update"
 
-/datum/announcement/priority/security/New(var/do_log = 1, var/new_sound = sound('sound/misc/notice2.ogg'), var/do_newscast = 0)
+/datum/announcement/priority/security/New(var/do_log = 1, var/new_sound = 'sound/misc/notice2.ogg', var/do_newscast = 0)
 	..(do_log, new_sound, do_newscast)
 	title = "Security Announcement"
 	announcement_type = "Security Announcement"
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@
 /datum/announcement/proc/Announce(var/message as text, var/new_title = "", var/new_sound = null, var/do_newscast = newscast)
 	if(!message)
 		return
-	var/tmp/message_title = new_title ? new_title : title
-	var/tmp/message_sound = new_sound ? sound(new_sound) : sound
+	var/message_title = new_title ? new_title : title
+	var/message_sound = new_sound ? new_sound : sound
 
 	message = sanitize(message, extra = 0)
 	message_title = sanitizeSafe(message_title)
@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@ datum/announcement/proc/Sound(var/message_sound)
 	PlaySound(message_sound)
 
 datum/announcement/priority/Sound(var/message_sound)
-	if(sound)
-		world << sound
+	if(message_sound)
+		world << message_sound
 
 datum/announcement/priority/command/Sound(var/message_sound)
 	PlaySound(message_sound)
diff --git a/code/modules/admin/admin_verbs.dm b/code/modules/admin/admin_verbs.dm
index d83d4da747..41c27789a2 100644
--- a/code/modules/admin/admin_verbs.dm
+++ b/code/modules/admin/admin_verbs.dm
@@ -84,7 +84,8 @@ var/list/admin_verbs_admin = list(
 	/client/proc/empty_ai_core_toggle_latejoin,
 	/client/proc/aooc,
 	/client/proc/change_human_appearance_admin,	/* Allows an admin to change the basic appearance of human-based mobs */
-	/client/proc/change_human_appearance_self	/* Allows the human-based mob itself change its basic appearance */
+	/client/proc/change_human_appearance_self,	/* Allows the human-based mob itself change its basic appearance */
+	/client/proc/change_security_level
 )
 var/list/admin_verbs_ban = list(
 	/client/proc/unban_panel,
@@ -762,6 +763,17 @@ var/list/admin_verbs_mentor = list(
 				H.change_appearance(APPEARANCE_ALL, H.loc, check_species_whitelist = 1)
 	feedback_add_details("admin_verb","CMAS") //If you are copy-pasting this, ensure the 2nd parameter is unique to the new proc!
 
+/client/proc/change_security_level()
+	set name = "Set security level"
+	set desc = "Sets the station security level"
+	set category = "Admin"
+
+	if(!check_rights(R_ADMIN))	return
+	var sec_level = input(usr, "It's currently code [get_security_level()].", "Select Security Level")  as null|anything in (list("green","blue","red","delta")-get_security_level())
+	if(alert("Switch from code [get_security_level()] to code [sec_level]?","Change security level?","Yes","No") == "Yes")
+		set_security_level(sec_level)
+		log_admin("[key_name(usr)] changed the security level to code [sec_level].")
+
 
 //---- bs12 verbs ----
 
diff --git a/code/modules/events/communications_blackout.dm b/code/modules/events/communications_blackout.dm
index 181f66d9c0..fabfdd3336 100644
--- a/code/modules/events/communications_blackout.dm
+++ b/code/modules/events/communications_blackout.dm
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 		A << "<br>"
 
 	if(prob(30))	//most of the time, we don't want an announcement, so as to allow AIs to fake blackouts.
-		command_announcement.Announce(alert, new_sound = 'sound/misc/interference.ogg')
+		command_announcement.Announce(alert, new_sound = sound('sound/misc/interference.ogg', volume=50))
 
 
 /datum/event/communications_blackout/start()
diff --git a/code/modules/security levels/security levels.dm b/code/modules/security levels/security levels.dm
index e96ed5b334..1892af891e 100644
--- a/code/modules/security levels/security levels.dm	
+++ b/code/modules/security levels/security levels.dm	
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 						FA.overlays += image('icons/obj/monitors.dmi', "overlay_red")
 
 			if(SEC_LEVEL_DELTA)
-				security_announcement_up.Announce("[config.alert_desc_delta]", "Attention! Delta security level reached!")
+				security_announcement_up.Announce("[config.alert_desc_delta]", "Attention! Delta security level reached!", new_sound = 'sound/effects/siren.ogg')
 				security_level = SEC_LEVEL_DELTA
 				for(var/obj/machinery/firealarm/FA in machines)
 					if(FA.z in config.contact_levels)