We don't, really. These sirens were installed in 1993, and we're put here for the Army Depot, who holds 42% of the nation's chemical weapon stockpile. They were installed to warn the area around the depot (most of Tooele County) in the event of an accident. The depot has since ceased the process of disposing the weapons, and the system remains, though reduced, as an all-hazard warning system, and can be activated for anything the county deems suitable. We don't really get tornadoes out here, due to the mountains, though, in the event there was one in that part of the state, the sirens would be activated I'm sure.
@scratchpad7954 Unfortunately not. Out here, no one really cares about those. They just happen, and are treated like any normal rainstorm. As far as I know, those sirens haven't been set off for a real emergency since they stopped using the few in Tooele City for fire calls. If your interested, check out utahsirens.com. There is information on single units across the state, and a siren map for the whole state. @UtahSirens has made this website a really great resource.
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I had absolutely no idea Utah even had tornado sirens!
We don't, really. These sirens were installed in 1993, and we're put here for the Army Depot, who holds 42% of the nation's chemical weapon stockpile. They were installed to warn the area around the depot (most of Tooele County) in the event of an accident. The depot has since ceased the process of disposing the weapons, and the system remains, though reduced, as an all-hazard warning system, and can be activated for anything the county deems suitable. We don't really get tornadoes out here, due to the mountains, though, in the event there was one in that part of the state, the sirens would be activated I'm sure.
@Sirens1003 Ah, that makes sense. I'm also sure severe thunderstorms would fit the activation criteria for those sirens.
@scratchpad7954 Unfortunately not. Out here, no one really cares about those. They just happen, and are treated like any normal rainstorm. As far as I know, those sirens haven't been set off for a real emergency since they stopped using the few in Tooele City for fire calls. If your interested, check out utahsirens.com. There is information on single units across the state, and a siren map for the whole state. @UtahSirens has made this website a really great resource.
No start DTMF :(