These sirens should be tested monthly, if only for a minute. Outdoor tech anything fails over time, wiring gets loose, components damaged by the elements.
Nothing wrong with the design, it’s been effective since before WW2 and been updated since then. It’s robust and proven.
I assume the maintenance of these systems is done at the state level.
At the boy scout summer camp I worked at they set it off every day at noon as a test, though that probably isn't entirely necessary as it's just a cd they play over the pa system these days.
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u/FrozenToonies 1d ago
These sirens should be tested monthly, if only for a minute. Outdoor tech anything fails over time, wiring gets loose, components damaged by the elements.
Nothing wrong with the design, it’s been effective since before WW2 and been updated since then. It’s robust and proven.
I assume the maintenance of these systems is done at the state level.