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Monday, February 18, 2013
Area emergency management agencies hope a test scheduled for this week will resolve problems with weather sirens in two counties. The Calhoun and Talladega County Emergency Management Agencies last week released a joint statement saying that a monthly test conducted earlier this month uncovered problems with siren activation systems in both counties.
The systems in each county operate independently from each other, but officials discovered after February’s test that some sirens failed to activate when triggered simultaneously. The Anniston Star reports that EMA officials from both counties met with network engineers last week to address the issues.
Talladega County EMA Director Deborah Gaither said at Thursday’s meeting that 95 percent of the sirens are in working order, but that number would be unacceptable until 100 percent are operating properly.
According to The Star, the Calhoun and Talladega County Emergency Management Agencies will conduct a live test this Wednesday at 9 a.m. to verify all 108 sirens across the area function properly.
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