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Sunnyvale Council hears overhaul of emergency management: new sirens, IPAWS alerts, StormReady designation
Summary
Council received a multi-part update on Sunnyvale's emergency management program, including new automated sirens tied to National Weather Service triggers, progress toward IPAWS cell broadcast capability, a draft local emergency management manual and a federal "StormReady" designation.
Sunnyvale Town Manager Jeff Jones and Fire/EM staff told the Town Council on June 9 that the town has completed several major upgrades to its emergency-management systems and is moving from planning toward public-facing preparedness work.
The report said the town replaced an aging outdoor warning siren network, added a siren to close a coverage gap near Jobson Park, and installed an automated control system (Command 1) linked to National Weather Service warnings so sirens can sound for tornadoes, hail over 2.5 inches or winds over 80 mph without manual activation.
Jeff Jones, town manager, said the new system also retains manual activation capability, noting that "we now have Command 1 control center, which is automatically activated. It's tied directly to the National Weather Service forecasting." He…
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