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Beaumont emergency manager outlines evacuation plan, alert systems and questions cost-effectiveness of outdoor sirens
Summary
Emergency management coordinator Shaquena Nobles reviewed the city's evacuation annex, the alerting systems the city uses (EAS, IPAWS, STAN) and summarized a recent vendor proposal for outdoor sirens — noting sirens are outdoor-only, trigger at high-wind thresholds and carry a roughly $1.3 million installation price plus annual maintenance.
Beaumont Emergency Management Coordinator Shaquena Nobles told the City Council that the city's evacuation annex is under review as part of the city's emergency operations plan and emphasized that the plan is “all hazard” and available on the city's website.
The presentation explained why the city coordinates with the National Hurricane Center, the regional National Weather Service office in Lake Charles, the Texas Division of Emergency Management and neighboring jurisdictions when a storm approaches, and urged residents to evacuate during voluntary evacuations rather than waiting for mandatory orders.
Nobles said the city uses multiple warning systems in combination — the Emergency Alerting System (EAS), Wireless Emergency Alerts via IPAWS (the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System) and the…
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