NORTH FRANKLIN, Pa. — On Wednesday, North Franklin Township announced plans to install new emergency sirens at all three of its fire stations.
“We cannot be too prepared, in my opinion,” said Board of Supervisors chair Bob Sabot.
RELATED STORIES >> Nine tornadoes confirmed during October outbreak in western Pennsylvania
The new $60,000 Federal Signal system will be the first of its kind in Washington County, and will be audible throughout all of the township’s 7.4 square miles.
The new sirens will replace outdated ones which have not been used in seven years and only alerted the community to fires.
The new alert system will sound for one minute for fire calls; and for three to five minutes for all tornado, severe thunderstorm and flood warnings.
“Weather is playing a major role, nobody can deny it in our environment right now,” said Sabot.
During severe weather threats, the National Weather Service will automatically trigger the sirens, prompting people to check their phones, TVs or radios for more information.
“This is another layer that the township has committed to their citizens and people in the community to let them know to take further action,” said Jamie Musulin, a Federal Signal sales representative.
The new system is expected to be in place by Dec. 1. The township will be testing it before it goes live, and will alert the community about its use.
TRENDING NOW:
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/cmg/XCUXZC2XYZHCRGNNGKFEX6U3LQ.png)
