HOPKINSVILLE, KY (CHRISTIAN COUNTY NOW) – During a Fiscal Court meeting March 12, magistrates approved the outdoor warning siren project with Chrisitan County Emergency Management Director Randy Graham. This allows two additional warning sirens to be installed in Christian County.
They are set to be installed at Valor Hall in Oak Grove and at the new fire station being built in Hopkinsville. The strategic placement of the sirens ensures the safety of the community.
“We’ve had so many tornados the past two years with tornado alley moving south and coming into our area,” Graham told Christian County Now. “The more early warnings we have for people, the better off citizens are.”
The FEMA grant money funding the project covered the cost of four tornado sirens and their installation. Start to finish each siren costs around $34,000, according to Graham.
The first two sirens are already installed, connected, and ready to go in Oak Grove and Pembroke. After their instillation, the process was slowed down by location changes of the other two sirens, which then required reapproval of funding.
This group of new sirens are in addition to the 12 others that were installed previously throughout the county years ago, specifically in sparsely populated areas. All county sirens are tested the first Tuesday of every month to make sure they are properly connected in case of emergencies.
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