CLARK COUNTY, Ind. — The Clark County Emergency Management Agency (CCMEA) gave a major update to public safety Tuesday.
They will be adding six tornado sirens to towns that were previously without coverage.
The Clark County Commissioners voted to approve funding for new sirens in Utica, Memphis-Henryville, Starlight, East Jeffersonville and two in Sellersburg. Emergency management leaders are still working with the River Ridge Development Authority to finalize a funding plan for a seventh siren in that area.
Once the contracts are finalized, it will take about four months to get all of the new sirens installed.
CCMEA Director Gavin Hebner said his goal is to have these sirens in by the end of the year.
Hebner previously said the county is short about 25 tornado sirens and this leaves gaps in coverage when severe weather hits.
The sirens are meant to alert those who are outside. When a person hears a siren, it is a signal to go inside as quick as possible and find out why the siren went off.
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