Hi all,

Thank you Kent for a starting a great topic. 

NOAA weather radios are a great tool! I’m glad to hear a lot of discussion on them.  As a reminder, if you are in the market to purchase one, please remember to buy a programmable radio with SAME technology so that you can ask it to only notify you in cases of warnings and not watches (or else it will be buzzing at you all the time) as well as the exact location (Clark County only) instead of all counties (again, it will be going off a lot!). 

Also, while Springfield City does not have tornado sirens, some other jurisdictions do, such as New Carlisle, German, Madison, and Mad River Townships (including the villages of Enon and South Charleston). 

Lastly, I would like to off the use of the County’s automated mass notification system, called Hyper Reach (HR).  HR has all land line phone numbers in the system already by virtue of 911 data.  The system will automatically call the landlines in the specific area of the tornado warning anywhere in the County.  It will also follow the National Weather Services’ model of where the warning is.  For example, if the tornado warning is issued for the SW corner of the County,  it will only call those phones.  It will then automatically call any other land line numbers if the warning moves across the County.  Further, if the warning is cancelled, it will stop making calls. 

However, HR only has landline data.  Individuals will have to submit cell phone numbers into the system.  I want to encourage you and your employees to register all cell phones.  The system requirements are that you list a physical address (so you will be called if it is that geographic area) and any phone numbers associated with that address.  You can also choose a text option as well.  Please feel free to register cell phones at both your home and business locations, that way you will receive an automated call whether it affects either location.  There are 3 ways to register:

1.       The Clark County web-site: http://www.clarkcountyohio.gov/

a.       Clink on the Hyper Reach link on the bottom left side, under “popular links”

2.       Call the HR hotline at 937-521-2179

a.       Follow the instructions on the recorded message

3.       E-mail, mail, or fax your information from the attachment

I encourage you to promote and post the flyer at your places of business for all your employees.  The more people who receive the warnings, the better prepared we will all be!

If you have any questions, please feel free to get a hold of me at the contact information listed below.  

937-327-3862 Fax

“Remember – Safety is not a job; it is a way of life.”

With weather radios at all of buildings, the Springfield City School District follows the same guidelines.

Kent,

We have a weather radio and whenever there is a Tornado warning, we evacuate all associates to the designated tornado shelter.  We remain in the shelter area until the warning is cancelled.  Springfield does not have a warning system so we must count on the weather radio.   Better safe than sorry!

Peggy

Trutec Industries

We were wondering what other companies do in case of a tornado.  We all know that if we listen to a news forecast, we can get advisement if the conditions are right for a tornado to occur.

However, what if a tornado was actually in the close vicinity?  What type of warning systems do you use to quickly alert your employees to immediately get to the safe areas?

Any input would be appreciated.

Thank You,

Kent Swayne

Safety / Facilities Manager

Pentaflex, Inc.

937-325-5551 x 122

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