Pilot Grove to have new emergency siren installed next week; new siren in Millersburg is operational
Ryan Shiner
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A new outdoor warning siren will be installed Monday in Pilot Grove, according to a press release from the Cooper County Emergency Management Agency.
A siren last month failed to go off because of a power outage.
“The new siren is operated by radio and operates off of batteries and has a charging system to maintain the batteries,” the release says. “This allows the siren to activate during power outages. The new siren also is activated by the Cooper County E911 center through radio transmission. This siren was purchased through a State Emergency Management Performance mini grant.”
Another siren in Bunceton will be installed on Tuesday, the release says. The previous Bunceton siren was also electricity-only and could not be upgraded to have a battery backup, the release says.
The release says Cooper County EMA plans to update more sirens.
Addtionally, the Callaway County Emergency Management Agency wrote on its social media Friday afternoon that a new siren was installed in Millersburg and is fully operational.