Warning sirens in Boone, Campbell and Kenton to only be used when tornado warnings are issued
Story by wlwt.com
Updated: 08-5-2011 11:12 am
COVINGTON
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The three biggest counties in northern Kentucky are changing their siren policy.
"Effective immediately the Outdoor Warning Sirens in Boone, Campbell and Kenton Counties will be only be activated for severe weather when a TORNADO WARNING has issued by the National Weather Service or a funnel cloud or tornado has been sighted by a local public safety official," the counties' emergency management directors said in a joint news release Wednesday.
Previously, some counties would sound sirens if there was a severe thunderstorm warning during a tornado watch. The reasoning was that a severe storm could produce a tornado without warning.
But some residents would complain that because not all counties followed that plan, it was confusing. Some also complained that it made storms seem more dangerous than they were.
The EMA directors pointed out that the sirens are not designed to be the sole warning system.
"The systems are not designed to provide an audible alert for those persons indoors. The purpose is to TAKE COVER, TUNE IN to local TV or radio to become informed and then TAKE ACTION for their safety based on this information," they stated in the release.
Hamilton County is in the process of upgrading sirens to allow them to be sounded only in the parts of the county under the threat of a tornado.
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GPS device helps recover stolen farming equipment
Farmer's stolen digger found as helicopter picks up signal
Frome and Somerset Standard
Updated: 07-8-2011 11:45 am
Police have urged farmers to fit trackers to their vehicles and machinery after they traced £10,000 worth of stolen goods by picking up a faint tracking signal.
The appeal comes after the recovery of machinery which had been stolen from a farm near Stratton-on-the-Fosse. It was only traced thanks to the tracking device that was installed on a digger.
Police said thieves stole a Land Rover and then used it to steal a trailer containing the mini-digger.
A few days after the theft the police helicopter picked up a faint tracker signal from the mini-digger on the outskirts of Frome.
The signal was boosted and police officers on the ground tracked the signal to a property in the area.
The items, worth an estimated £8,200, were located in an outbuilding along with a nearly new ride-on mower, worth around £2,000.
Police investigated and discovered the mower was also a stolen item.
Sgt Ed Hawkins, who leads the Rural Crime Team, said: "The recovered mini-digger and other items were worth a great deal of money and the owner was delighted when we were able to return the items to him the same day."
He added: "This case is also a good example of how beneficial it can be to have property that is identifiable.
"In this case the tracker that had been fitted to the vehicle enabled us to locate the item.
"But marking property and registering it can also help us return recovered stolen items to their owners after they have been seized by police."
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