A Scripps News investigation found old and nonfunctioning outdoor emergency systems in communities across America.
The chairman of a homeland security subcommittee in Congress is calling on FEMA to step up efforts to help communities upgrade decades-old outdoor siren systems relied upon during tornadoes and other sudden emergencies.
"When you don't have cell devices, when you don't have cell service, you need to rely on those 50-year-old sirens," said D'Esposito, a Republican from New York."I think they're critical." The cost of newer sirens prevented the county from installing a modern system, said Angela Jenkins, Sharkey County head dispatcher.Leaders in Hennessey, Oklahoma, discovered obsolete copper wiring had silenced all of the sirens in their town in the heart of"tornado alley.""It's a very expensive endeavor," said Bert Gritz, a member of the Hennessey Board of Trustees.
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