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Barrington fire chief reviews severe-weather systems, urges residents to sign up for Everbridge
Summary
At the March 10 Barrington Village Board meeting the fire chief reviewed the village's severe-weather preparedness systems — sirens, lightning prediction, Everbridge mass notifications — and urged residents to sign up and follow sheltering guidance for tornadoes, high winds and flash floods.
Fire Chief (Village of Barrington Fire Department) told the Village Board on March 10 that village staff monitor weather daily, described upgrades to the outdoor warning system and urged residents to sign up for the village's Everbridge mass-notification system.
The chief said the village maintains multiple early-warning systems and coordinates messages with the village communications director and the National Weather Service. "We communicate and communicate with our communications director to make sure that we're getting our message out," the chief told trustees during a presentation on severe-weather preparedness.
The presentation described multiple hazards Barrington prepares for: thunderstorms (including lightning and hail), tornadoes, high winds and flash floods. The chief cited nationwide figures to put local…
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