The Brief
- Milwaukee County said new technology will improve its tornado sirens.
- The $2.2 million project will replace 58 sirens throughout the county.
- The installation project is expected to be completed this year.
MILWAUKEE – Milwaukee County officials said new technology will improve its tornado sirens, providing a major upgrade to how it sounds emergency alerts.
When outdoor warning sirens are activated, every siren in Milwaukee County goes off at once, signaling potential no matter where the emergency is happening.
“If the warning is in Franklin, and in Bayside it’s blue skies and sunny day and they hear tornado sirens, they’re going to get used to that, you know, hearing them and nothing happens,” said Paul Riegel, who oversees the county’s emergency management division.…