Friday, March 17, 2006
Do You Hear Me, Ogar Ogar ?
Oh boy, Oh boy !
New Audio Clips of Westmoreland County's New 800 Meggy Hurts Rodeo Cyst-em in Crashaction !
BTW, these clips are copyrighted by the Blah-ger however feel free to download them, burn them on a disc, and use them for FREE during any presentations your fire / ems / or police departments might be holding.
I say FREE because legally I cannot charge for these audio clips, nor would I want to. They are there for you to see HOW BAD this radio system is. The would CRAP does not even come close to describing it ! I have been sent money in the past for copies of my audio CD's... ALL MONEY WAS RETURNED !! ( there is a location or two on my website for "website donations" as the website space that holds these clips cost lots of money... but I will NOT accept money for the audio clips ! )
If you have one of these 800 Meggy Hurts Rodeos you just might find YOUR VOICE in these audio clips !
YOU MIGHT BE A STAR !!
In other newz... GMan sent me this for all to read:
Just an FYI...
hope these new weather sirens aren't radio-activated... ;^)
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Emergency tests planned in Valley
By Tamara Simpson
VALLEY NEWS DISPATCH
Wednesday, March 15, 2006
Emergency organizations across the Valley will participate in statewide weather emergency tests Thursday and Friday, which could mean anything from tornado drills in schools to disaster sirens being set off in communities.
According to the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA), the tests are set up every March to assess "all the procedures necessary for an adequate reaction to an emergency situation."
The tests will vary by county and municipality.
In Westmoreland County, Lower Burrell is planning to set off six weather sirens at 10:10 a.m. Friday.
Residents voiced concern about the sirens at the city's council meeting Monday night. They're worried if residents and emergency workers are not properly notified in advance, some people could mistake the drill for a true emergency.
That's one of the reasons Brozenick said Armstrong County officials decided against setting off sirens.
The other is the fact residents are desensitized to fire whistles.
"All the sirens in Armstrong are set for fire response," he said. "Our concern in using the sirens for weather emergencies is that (fires are) an everyday occurrence, and how many people will pay attention?"
But the sirens in Lower Burrell sound different than regular fire whistles.
"It's a very distinct, different sound," City Clerk Edward Kirkwood said.
Kirkwood said the sirens are located at the No. 3 fire department near Hillcrest Plaza along Leechburg Road, No. 1 fire department in Kinloch, Huston Middle School, Trinity Church along Garvers Ferry Road and by Arthur's Restaurant along Leechburg Road.
The special sirens were installed last summer and were paid for by a $30,000 state grant, Kirkwood said.
Lower Burrell Emergency Management Coordinator Mark Ciesielski said the sirens could be tested monthly.
"Once (officials) see how the sirens work, they'll maybe have a drill once a month at a certain time so people can get more familiar with what it is," Ciesielski said.
He said testing weather emergency plans is important, especially with the flooding local communities have encountered in the past few years.
A Westmoreland County official said the drills are mostly for school districts, nursing homes, day care centers and other facilities.
"(These tests) are not geared to the public at this point," Dan Stevens said, the public information officer for Westmoreland County. "This is geared to places with specific infrastructures that need to practice their emergency plan at least once a year."
"once a year, yup... that would be like every other Tuesday, right ?"
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Thanks GMan... and in fact, these sirens COULD be set off by digital means over the 800 Meggy Hurts Cyst-Em ! Mark Brammell's fire station, Harrison City Fire Department 87 has the equipment to have their fire siren set off that way, NO TONES.
To my knowledge, they are the only ones to receive this SPECIAL EQUIPMENT. Everyone else's fire sirens are still set off by the old VHF tone system.
ENJOY THE NEW AUDIO CLIPS, They are there for you to hear our TAX DOLLARS WASTED !
Decoded,
K3SAM
http://800.k3sam.com - website
news@k3sam.com - feedback / news / more inside photos / good stuff !
DIRECT LINK TO THE AUDIO CLIPS !
