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Board directs staff to coordinate tornado-siren testing after turnover of responsibilities from 9-1-1
Iroquois County Board · November 7, 2025
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Summary
A change in operational responsibility for monthly tornado-siren testing prompted discussion between emergency management and ETS/9‑1‑1 stakeholders. The board asked EMA and ETS staff to coordinate, create a shared reporting method and ensure jurisdictions get notification when a siren fails to activate.
Emergency-management and ETS staff told the board that monthly tornado-siren testing and the associated verification calls have shifted away from the 9‑1‑1 center under recent policy changes, creating a gap in the monthly documentation and follow-up process.
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