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Iroquois County EMA director to issue directive after county sirens did not activate during tornado warnings
Summary
Scott Anderson, the county emergency management official, told the board he will issue a directive requiring ICOM to activate outdoor warning sirens when the National Weather Service issues tornado warnings and outlined steps to improve public alerts and the county emergency operations plan.
Scott Anderson, the county emergency management official, told the Iroquois County Board on April 3 that he will issue a directive ordering ICOM to activate outdoor warning sirens automatically when the National Weather Service issues tornado warnings.
Anderson said the county experienced multiple severe-weather events in March and late March and that during the most recent warnings ICOM did not activate sirens in some areas. "ICOM is not activating sirens based on the National Weather Service's tornado warnings," he said, calling the situation "unacceptable." He said he personally authorized siren activation for Sisseton Park, Woodland, Milford and Wonseeah but that the authorizations came late.
The nut of Anderson's message to the board and staff was twofold: restore an automatic siren activation practice tied to NWS tornado warnings,…
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