The Outdoor Public Warning Siren System EMERGENCY SIREN LOCATIONS LEGEND Street Centerline
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City of Mason Siren Location Deerfield Township Siren Location Butler County Siren Location City of Mason Corporate Limit
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City of Mason Engineering, Building & Planning Department
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There are 12 jurisdictions in Warren County that have outdoor public warning siren systems. Most of the systems are activated by the Warren County Department of Emergency Services. Mason and Deerfield Township own and maintain 14 emergency outdoor warning sirens that are strategically located throughout the city and township. There are an additional five sirens located in Butler County in close proximity to Mason and Deerfield Township. If there is a tornado warning in the County, Warren County Department of Emergency Services activates the outdoor warning sirens countywide—they do not work independently of each other. Butler County is responsible for the activation of sirens in their jurisdiction. All jurisdictions follow nationally recognized standards for activation. Outdoor warning sirens are activated in one of three scenarios:
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1. The National Weather Service issues a Tornado Warning for Warren County. A Tornado Warning is issued when a tornado has been sighted or is highly imminent based on Doppler radar information and/or trained spotter information. Residents are advised to take shelter immediately. 2. County Police or Fire Personnel have confirmed an active tornado touchdown in Warren County. 3. An event deemed necessary for siren activation by the Warren County Emergency Management Agency.
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Tornado Watch
City of Mason Outdoor Warning Siren Locations 1. 900 Reading Rd. (just north of Tri-Way Dr.) 2. 645 Lindemann Dr. (at the entrance to Meadow Park) 3. 4832 Western Row Rd. (Hope Evangelical Church) 4. 200 Northcrest Dr. (Royalmont Academy) 5. 5350 Cox-Smith Rd. (east of S. St. Rt. 741) 6. 3619 Mason-Montgomery Rd. (N. of Sentinel Oak Dr.) 7. 5920 Butler-Warren Rd. (Trinity Episcopal Church) 8. 6540 Mason Rd. (W. of Maxwell Dr.) 9. 3900 Aero Dr. (S. of Mars Hill Academy)
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning
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Severe Thunderstorm Watch
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The purpose of the outdoor public warning sirens is to alert the general public who are outside or away from communication devices such as television or radio, to the existence of, or potential existence of, a tornado situation. When sirens activate in an emergency situation, citizens should take shelter immediately and find the closest television, radio, or weather radio for additional information. The outdoor warning system was designed to alert the public to tornadoes and not any other weather related incidents. To ensure that sirens are working, the countywide siren system is tested on the first Wednesday of each month at noon. Monthly testing does not occur when any of the following weather conditions exist in County at the time the test is to be conducted:
Deerfield Township Outdoor Warning Siren Locations 1. 2095 Kings Mills Rd. (Station 58) 2. 2258 W. U.S. 22 (Landen Deerfield Park) 3. 9375 Davis Rd. (Rich Rd. & Davis Rd.) 4. 9361 Waterstone Blvd. (Towne Place Suites) 5. 5995 Irwin-Simpson Rd. (Snider Rd. & Irwin-Simpson Rd.) Butler County Outdoor Warning Siren Locations within close proximity to Mason and Deerfield Township 1. 7333 Kyles Station Rd. (West of Cincinnati-Dayton Rd.) 2. 7802 Bethany Rd. (East of I-75) 3. 7588 Tyler’s Place Blvd. (at West Chester Fire House #5) 4. 7857 Barret Rd. (East of Cox Rd.) 5. 9343 McCauly (South of West Chester Rd.)
Tornado Warning Fall 2016
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