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Fire Alarm Alert
Kids may not hear this.
PLEASE . . .
Duke Energy Power Outages (Current) If
you jog, walk or stroll in the neighborhood after dark, please do
what you can to wear reflective
Here
are a few sources:
Sports Authority
Cyclist's Vest
Women's Sports
Bike World Who speaks for you when you're unconscious? Everyone at any age should complete this form. . Download and complete now!
Warning Sirens - What Do They Mean and What Should You Do ?
The sirens are designed to
alert folks who are outside their homes of approaching danger. They
are not designed to alert people on the inside of their home. They
are one part of a three-part system where the NOAA alert radio and
the news media make up the other two components of the emergency
notification system.
Monthly Testing The Clermont County Emergency Warning System is sounded whenever the National Weather Service has issued a Tornado Warning for Clermont County. Once the Tornado Warning has been issued, the sirens will activate for three minutes followed by silence for seven minutes. This activation cycle will continue until the weather warning is cancelled. When the weather warning has been cancelled, the sirens will no longer activate.
Tornado Warning - Issued
when a tornado has been sighted or is eminent. Seek safety and
move to a safe place immediately. The NOAA alert radio is especially important during the times you are indoors and do not have the television or radio on. It sounds a tone for about 20 seconds and then announces what danger is imminent and the protective actions to take.
Note that the radio is no
longer called a "Weather Alert Radio". Instead, it is
called an "Alert Radio". The difference is that the radio
will now alert for dangerous conditions other that just weather.
One example might be a hazardous spill that may be sending a
toxic plume toward a populated area. The newer radios are
programmable for the types of hazards for which you want to be
warned, and your county of residence. You are probably very
interested in dangerous conditions occurring in Clermont County,
and may want to include Hamilton County, since Miami Township is
on the border. By limiting the hazards and counties, the
programmable radios do not alert you to impending danger not in
the area. Automated Lightning Warning System (Paxton Ramsey Park)
When the threat of lightning exist, the Thor Guard Lightning Predication system will sound a horn for 15 seconds and light a yellow strobe. (The warning horn sounds like a stuck car horn, don't be deceived into ignoring it) The strobe light will remain lit until the threat of danger has subsided. At the end of the danger there will be three short horn blasts and the strobe will extinguish. At the warning horn you need to immediately seek shelter. The only safe shelter at the park is inside a hard top vehicle with all of the windows closed. Under a picnic shelter or inside the restroom is not a safe shelter and is, in fact, very dangerous around lightning. You should remain in your safe shelter until three short horn blast and the strobe light is extinguished. This can be as long as 30 minutes after the storm has passed. 50% of lightning deaths occur after the storm has passed. Lightning is the second highest cause of storm related deaths and injuries, way ahead of tornados and hurricanes, yet we often fail to take adequate precautions for our personal safety. 70% of the people effected by lightning suffer permanent long term injuries. If you use the park, please read and follow the Lightning Policy for Miami Township Parks HERE. You will also find this prediction system in Miami Meadows Park, Riverview park, all Hamilton County Parks, all Hamilton County golf courses, Kings Island, various other private golf courses and parks around the Greater Cincinnati area. This same system is required on all PGA golf courses. For additional information visit LightningTalks.com |
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clothing
in an effort to increase your visibility to traffic. There have been
a couple of close calls recently and your safety is of utmost
concern. With the short daylight hours upon us we have many
residents who take a walk in the neighborhood after dark either in
the a.m. or the p.m. As you know, nighttime walkers can be difficult
to see and anything you can do to keep an extra eye peeled for them
will be appreciated. If you need a source for reflective clothing,
the various sporting goods stores carry a reflective vest
specifically designed for this purpose.
Miami
Township is a part of the Clermont County Emergency Management
Agency, which signals 58 outdoor sirens in the county in the
event of severe weather and other hazards. In addition, the
Miami Township Trustees purchased 13 sirens in 2001 that provide
over 95% coverage of the Township’s land mass.