Habersham County installs new severe weather sirens

Contractors this week are continuing work on the installation of new severe weather sirens at various Habersham County fire stations.

The aim is to bring the county’s siren count up to more than a dozen, which will reportedly assist in warning people who are outside of approaching storms, Habersham County spokesman Rob Moore said Wednesday.

County residents who are indoors “should rely on smartphone apps, commercial radio or TV for notifications,” officials noted.

The new sirens were purchased with grant funds from the Georgia Emergency Management Agency/Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. They are routinely tested during the noon hour on Wednesdays during fair weather conditions.

The new sirens are being installed at eight different fire stations:

• Station 9 – Hollywood
• Station 11 – Fairview
• Station 12 – View
• Station 13 – Habersham
• Station 14 – Glade Creek
• Station 15 – Macedonia
• Station 16 – Amys Creek
• Station 17 – Turnerville

Prior to the new installations, there were seven sirens already spread throughout the county:

• Habersham County Emergency Operations Center in Mt. Airy
• Habersham County Detention Center in Clarkesville
• Habersham County Ruby Fulbright Aquatic Center in Clarkesville
• Tallulah Falls
• Habersham Central High School and Habersham Ninth Grade Academy in Mt. Airy
• Cornelia Water Treatment Plant
• Baldwin

Video footage of one of the new sirens in action can be viewed at the top of this page.

This view offers a look at the actual siren that is activated for severe weather warnings such as tornadoes. (Habersham County photo/Rob Moore)

Crews lift the pole containing the severe weather siren into place outside Habersham County Emergency Services Station 13 in the Habersham Mills community. (Habersham County photo/Rob Moore)

A new severe weather siren has been placed in service at Habersham County Emergency Services Station 17 in Turnerville. (Habersham County photo/Rob Moore)

This vantage point offers a look at the height of the severe weather siren outside Habersham County Emergency Services Station 13 in the Habersham Mills community in comparison with a pole carrying communications wires. (Habersham County photo/Rob Moore)

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