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Storm Warning Sirens Improvements Made
Storm Warning Sirens Improvements Made
Each year an average of 8,900 home fires are caused by grilling, and
close to half of all injuries involving grills are due to thermal burns.
While nearly half of the people who grill do it year-round, July is the
peak month for grill fires followed by May, June and August.
• In 2014, 16,600 patients went to emergency rooms because of injuries involving grills
• July is the peak month for grill fires (17%), including both structure, outdoor or unclassified fires, followed by May,
June and August
• A failure to clean the grill was the leading factor contributing to the fire in one –fifth of all grill structure
fires (19%). In 17%, something that could catch fire was too close to the grill
• Leaks or breaks were the factor in 11% of grill structure fires and 23% of outside and unclassified grill fires
Did you know that your fire department is staffed by women and men who give of
their time to be there when you need it. Help is needed in your community today!
Are you ready to help answer the call? Contact the Signal Hill Fire Department
at (618)397-1995 or visit our website at www.shfd.net
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The WeatherWarn® controller provides graphical user interface which allows for activation of the
warning system manually or automatically. Automatic notification is accomplished when the con-
troller receives a message and information provided by the NWS. Upon receipt of this message, si-
rens in the warned area will be automatically activated by the controller. Telecommunicators in the
Belleville Police/Fire Dispatch Center also have the ability to manually activate individual sirens, or
sirens in groups when weather conditions dictate a warning should be issued and the NWS has not
yet issued a warning.
The WeatherWarn® controller is also set to create a message that will be sent out via CodeRed for
residents of Stookey Township who are registered with the system. Additionally, the message will
be sent to Twitter and Facebook pages managed by the Signal Hill Fire Department. Pre-incident in-
formation and notification is vital to helping to ensure for the safety of residents. Residents should
have a safety plan and prepare themselves and their families for any potential type of disaster.
The siren and message systems will are tested on the first
Tuesday of the month at 10am.
Safety Tip
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Source: NFPA
For more information on disaster preparedness, visit the fire department website at www.shfd.net, call the
firehouse at 397-1995, visit the American Red Cross website at www.redcross.org, or visit the local Red
Cross office.
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