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Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 4:35 am
by Cyrun
Here on Long Island, NY, sirens are for FD's only. Most still use some form of an audible system, but the testing times/days vary for each department. Most due a noon time round.
Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 4:48 am
by Robert Gift
Denver, CO 11 a.m., 2nd Wednesday of month.
Sable Altura F.D. 12:00:00 according to NIST, 1st Saturday of month (tornado 2t22)
Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 5:00 am
by Spotter/Chaser
Indianapolis/Marion Co., Indiana: Every Friday morning at 11:00.
Louisville/Jefferson Co., Kentucky: Second Tuesday of each month at 12 Noon.
Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 2:36 pm
by sirenman1bd
It might be yearly out here in the west, I don't exactly know. We don't get tornadoes or really severe storms out here.
Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 3:24 pm
by ver tum
Spotter/Chaser wrote:Louisville/Jefferson Co., Kentucky: Second Tuesday of each month at 12 Noon.
Also, our sirens are sounded once a year at 10:07 A.M. for the Kentucky tornado drill.
Hey Spotter/Chaser, do you live near Louisville?
Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 3:33 pm
by ver tum
2t22boy wrote:Douglas County, KS: First Monday of Month (First and Third March-Aug.) at 12noon, Alert and Attack.
Jefferson County, KS: First Monday of Month at 12noon (March-Oct.)
Johnson County, KS: First Wed. of Month at 11:00 (Except Dec and Jan.)
Shawnee County, KS: Every Monday at 12noon, Weather Permiting. (Year-round.)
Uses:
Douglas and Jefferson County: Tornado
Johnson and Shawnee: Attack/National Emergency and Tornadoes.
Does Wichita test their sirens every Monday at noon?
Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 8:26 pm
by ronatello
Searcy, Arkansas:
Every Wednesday at 12:00 noon, weather permitting. During the very hot days in the summer, they are silent tested and at random times throughout the year they can be silent tested as well. All of White County and Searcy have Whelen Vortex R-4's. The White County sirens have the fin on the back; the Searcy sirens don't. Beebe and White county vary their testing schedules but I believe they are on Wednesdays but sometimes don't sound theirs when Searcy does. On a very good day, I can hear 3 of the Searcy sirens and 2 of the White County sirens. Notice the key words "very good".
The Whelen vortexes in Searcy are sounded in alert first, hi-low second. The greater White County area uses the wail signal (see the Judsonia AR youtube video).
Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 10:02 am
by Robert Gift
ver tum wrote:... our sirens are sounded once a year at 10:07 A.M. for the Kentucky tornado drill. ...
ONLY ONCE A YEAR!!!
Why so little?
Why not 10:00 and not :07 ?
Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 12:15 am
by siren fan
First Wednesday of every month here in DFW, weather permitting.
Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 12:21 am
by kswx29
ver tum wrote:2t22boy wrote:Douglas County, KS: First Monday of Month (First and Third March-Aug.) at 12noon, Alert and Attack.
Jefferson County, KS: First Monday of Month at 12noon (March-Oct.)
Johnson County, KS: First Wed. of Month at 11:00 (Except Dec and Jan.)
Shawnee County, KS: Every Monday at 12noon, Weather Permiting. (Year-round.)
Uses:
Douglas and Jefferson County: Tornado
Johnson and Shawnee: Attack/National Emergency and Tornadoes.
Does Wichita test their sirens every Monday at noon?
Sirens in Sedgwick County (Wichita) are tested every Monday at noon. Except some sirens owned by some smaller communities who sound their siren(s) for a daily sounding.