Outdoor Warning Device - Dewar, OK
Posted by: hamquilter
N 35° 27.552 W 095° 56.493
15S E 233048 N 3927945
This siren is located at the Dewar Fire and Rescue.
Waymark Code: WMYJAZ
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 06/19/2018
Views: 1
This siren is a single horn, rotating siren located on a wood pole at the rear of the fire rescue. The building is located at 109 N. Broadway, and the siren is located near the northwest corner of the building on W. 5th Street.
Sirens can be used to alert the community of various dangers, such as fires, but is most often used to warn of tornado threats in Oklahoma. The National Weather Service in Norman, OK has excellent coverage on weather-related events, and provides detailed alerts well in advance, as well as is possible. Sirens are usually not sounded until the threat becomes a Warning, with a tornado on the ground.