Council adopts revised emergency‑notification guidelines; staff rolls out software fixes for in‑home "safe units"
After a Dudley‑fire review, police and staff presented clarified siren guidance (sirens signal that an evacuation order has been issued somewhere in town), a renaming/numbering of 21 towers, and an outreach plan; staff said a new safe‑unit firmware (v1.4) and a town‑hall updater should fix many in‑home device failures.
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Police Chief Reinbold told the council the updated guidelines clarify that the emergency sirens are intended to alert residents that an evacuation order has been issued in part of town and to prompt them to "seek information regarding evacuations nearby." He said the policy renames/number‑tags the 21 siren towers to reduce confusion and pairs siren activation with Smart911, AM 1500, social media and the town website.
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