Siren Alerting System

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The City of Flagstaff (City) and the Coconino County Flood Control District (District), with significant financial support from the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management, have installed a siren alerting system to help warn residents of imminent flooding in neighborhoods downstream of the Museum Fire burn scar. Installation is complete and the siren alerting system is functioning.  

When 1.20 inches of rain falls on the Museum Fire burn scar within 15 minutes, the siren alerting system emits an alarm sound, followed by a voice message repeated three times in English, Spanish, and Navajo, concluding with a wind down siren sound signifying the end of that message. It is important to note that the wind down siren sound does not signify the end of the threat of a flood event.

The Museum Fire flood area siren alerting system is a supplemental alerting system to provide additional notice of imminent danger to residents and does not replace the Emergency Notification Alert text messages. All residents in the area should register to receive Emergency Notification Alert text messages (free and confidential signup at http://www.coconino.az.gov/ready).

When residents receive the Emergency Notification Alert text message or hear the siren alerting system, they should immediately follow all safety instructions. Children should never play in drainages.