[BC] Disaster preparedness

[Allen Sherrill]

From: broadcast-bounces at radiolists.net on behalf of Bill Crogha

        >Well, I sit corrected.  I guess "air raid" sirens are still in use
>in some of the bigger places.  Some years back the Sirens were all being
>removed from where I lived at the time, (Either Colorado Springs or Tucson I
>forget which)  The Emergency management guys said that they were only good
>for a couple of blocks, couldn't be heard inside with Air conditioning and
>TV's going and were poorly maintained.  A number were just abandoned in
>place since they didn't have the money to take them down.

I think that's the case in Tucson.  I still see some sirens in various places around town that look like they have been abandoned in place.  I believe I read somewhere that the city will give them away to anyone who will take them down.

Omaha, NE (population about 390K) still uses sirens for tornado warnings.  They are tested at noon on the first Saturday of each month.

Allen Sherrill




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