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Raymore staff outlines multi-layered policy for outdoor siren activation; no all-clear tone or text alerts
Summary
City emergency management and police staff described a four-level redundancy for siren activation that authorizes the emergency management director or police chief to activate sirens, and dispatch to turn them on if senior staff are unavailable; the city does not use an "all clear" siren or an "all-clear" text alert.
Raymore City staff on Monday described the city's current protocol for outdoor weather sirens and emphasized redundancy intended to avoid delayed activations seen elsewhere.
Staff member Murdoch told the council the city has had an activation protocol in place since February 2016 that creates four levels of redundancy. The policy authorizes the emergency management director, Mister Baldwin, or the chief of police,…
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