Siren enters English through Latin sīrēn, from the Greek Seirēn. In its earliest form, it names the mythic beings themselves. The etymology does not point to beauty or danger so much as compulsion. A ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) said it recently approved an accelerated timeline for two bills related to outdoor warning sirens in flash flood-prone areas. TWDB said Senate ...

Brown University has outdoor emergency warning sirens, known as BrownSiren, but they did not go off during Saturday's shooting. "In the case of an active shooter, activating that system could have ...

ST. LOUIS – At St. Louis Engine House 12 on West Florissant, a mobile tornado siren is going up while the entire warning system gets an upgrade. It’s a short-term solution to fill in the warning siren ...

STEVENS POINT − The outdoor warning siren at Washington Elementary School, which had been taken offline for repairs earlier this month, is again fully operational, according to a news release from the ...

A 7.6-magnitude earthquake shook Japan’s northern region late on Monday, December 8, prompting tsunami warnings and orders for residents to evacuate. This footage, taken by X user @kuma07121 from ...

CALHOUN COUNTY – Those who heard the Calhoun County Emergency Management Agency’s warning siren around 2 p.m. Monday may have been a little anxious. However, EMA director Myles Chamblee said there was ...

PHOENIX – Every year, the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station is required to test its emergency notification system, including sirens and cellphone alerts. The testing for 2025 is set for midday ...

TEXARKANA, Texas – The city of Texarkana, Texas, is in the process of putting together 10 upgraded outdoor warning sirens. Three of the newer sirens were installed a few years ago, and now the ...

DANE COUNTY (WKOW) — Dane County Emergency Management has canceled the December outdoor warning siren test, initially set for noon on Wednesday. Concerns about freezing temperatures and ice buildup ...

LIMERICK — Constellation will conduct its semi-annual, full-volume test of the emergency warning sirens surrounding Limerick Clean Energy Center on Monday, Dec. 1, at approximately 2 p.m. This is one ...

A test of the emergency warning siren system surrounding the Peach Bottom Clean Energy Center will take place at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 3. According to a statement from Constellation, which owns the ...