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Aurora reviews alert systems after siren reliability concerns; staff may pause older siren network
Summary
Officials briefed council on Aurora’s alert systems and recommended assessing the aging outdoor‑siren network, which is end‑of‑life in parts of the city and is triggered manually with coverage gaps; staff outlined alternatives including IPAWS, wireless emergency alerts and social media.
Aurora — Council members received an informational briefing Monday on the city’s public‑alert systems and the condition of the outdoor warning‑siren network after recent storms and public questions about missed activations.
Matt Chapman, the city’s emergency manager, explained that Aurora maintains an all‑hazard siren network of 58 sirens, in place since the 1980s, but that the system is effectively “all or nothing” (all 58 activate together) and relies on manual activation after National Weather Service…
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