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Mayville emergency manager: new tornado-siren network now operational, residents report lower indoor audibility
Summary
City staff told the Public Safety Committee the new siren network is fully operational but some residents say they can no longer hear tests indoors; staff said the system meets its design standard of 70 decibels outdoors and daily automated “poll” checks occur.
The City of Mayville’s emergency-management staff told the Public Safety Committee on April 20 that the city’s upgraded tornado-siren network is fully operational but that some residents have reported they no longer hear the sirens from inside their homes.
Ryan (emergency-management staff member) told committee members the system was repaired after several location-specific failures and that the new design was built to deliver at least 70 decibels outdoors across the city. "The new system now covers…
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