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The Madison County Alert
Notification System was built in the summer of 1994 with funds from
the Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program (CSEPP). Made
up of 29 white sirens, the system covers the east-central portion of
Madison County. Although strange looking, the sirens look like six,
thick, white plastic plates stacked on top of one another, the Alert
Notification System is one of the most effective in the United
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Most of the sirens, 21 to be exact, are within 6 miles of the chemical weapons compound. This area is called the Immediate Response Zone (IRZ, marked in red) and includes most of the city of Richmond. Berea, located outside of the IRZ, has two sirens. | ||
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The sirens are tested twice monthly, the 1st Saturday and 3rd Wednesday each month. During this test, you will hear this tone. If the National Weather Service issues a severe weather warning, we will broadcast this tone over the siren system. Along with the warning tone, you will hear this message. In the case of a Community Emergency at the Blue Grass Army Depot, you will be alerted by this siren tone
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