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Village of Rio Grande |
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Established July 6, 1874 |
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Early Warning System |
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The Village of Rio Grande is proud to partner with the University of Rio Grande, Buckeye Hills Career Center, Gallipolis City Schools, Gallia County Local Schools, Gallia County Board of Commissioners, Gallia County 911, Gallia County Emergency Management Agency, Bob Evans Farm, Buckeye Rural Electric, and the Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Services to bring a device to the Village that can warn anyone in the Village of Rio Grande of impending emergencies like severe weather, hazardous material spills, terrorist attacks, or an active shooter.
There are two large sirens that rotate 360° and can be heard indoors up to one mile away once they are activated. It is activated by radio and controlled by the Gallia County 911 Center.
The system is tested at noon every Saturday. On the first Saturday of the month, there will be an audible siren test. The other tests will be silent.
There are four siren tones, each with separate instructions. They are the siren whoop, the siren alert, the siren wail, and the siren attack.
For information on the early warning system and what the different tones mean, click on the link below for the brochure. To hear the tones for each separate offense, click on the link to the tones below.
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