City of Crockett to add first-ever storm siren warning system to enhance public safety

City of Crockett gets $500,000 grant to fund storm warning siren system

Officials says this project was made possible because of years of planning, persistent grant writing and a commitment to public safety.

Reinstated Weather Warning committee weighs absence of sirens

ANTIGO – Sirens were on the minds of city of Antigo Ad Hoc Weather Warning System Committee members who met on July 2 for the first time in a year and a half.

City of Crockett to add first-ever storm siren warning system to enhance public safety

CROCKETT, Texas (KETK)-- For the first time in it's history, the City of Crockett is installing a storm siren warning system to enhance public safety and to protect their citizens. Courtesy of the City of Crockett Arp tornado siren moves to City Hall after May malfunction According to city officials, Crockett announced on Tuesday that they will soon have a storm warning siren system after they were awarded $500,000 through a FEMA Hazard M…

When Every Second Counts, Text Alerts Beat Siren Systems for Safety

When a natural disaster is approaching your town, posing a critical threat to area businesses and homes, time is of the essence. To quickly alert citizens of impending danger, many local officials rely on outdoor notification sirens to get the word out. But what if citizens can’t hear the warning? Don Campbell, Emergency Management Director of Guilford County, North Carolina, says this is a very real possibility—and it’s one of the reasons he ch…