Problems Reported with Mahoning Tornado Sirens

There were problems with two siren sites in Mahoning County on Wednesday when the tornado sirens were tested.

A siren in New Middletown activated and turned, but no sound ever came out. At another site on Indianola Avenue in Youngstown, the siren sounded but never moved.?

Mahoning County EMA Director Clark Jones said he had not heard of any issues until he was contacted by the media. Jones also received calls about sirens being out of order at the Canfield maintenance building, the McGuffey Center and Paul C. Bunn Elementary School.

"I don't think you can put words on how important they are. They're the county's pre-alerting mechanism," Jones said. "The sirens are to tell the general public to turn to the media.? That's our educational message."

Clark said the company that makes the sirens will have to send the replacement parts before the county can restore the sirens. He's not sure how long it will take before they get those parts.

Source: http://www.wkbn.com/content/news/local/story/Problems-Reported-with-Mahoning-Tornado-Sirens/7Z75SiXjK0OcmLPV8bzhIw.cspx?rss=3133

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