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[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tooele%20County,%20Utah Tooele County], located in the U.S. state of Utah, operates and maintains an all-hazards siren system of 27 sirens, comprised of 14 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whelen_Engineering_Company Whelen] WPS-2810s, 3 2809s, 9 2806s, and 1 2906. The system is tested every Wednesday at 4:00PM, depending on dispatch availability. The system sounds for any reason deemed necessary by the county authorities, whether it be for wildfires, severe storms, or earthquake aftershocks.


The Early Warning Siren System for the Tooele Chemical Depot is comprised of many Whelen WPS-2806 and WPS-2810 sirens, located throughout Tooele County. The sirens replaced a previous system of few Sterling sirens, as well as a Thunderbolt 1003 and many 3T22s.
==History==
Various townships and settlements in Tooele County used sirens to alert residents of fires and other emergencies. There were a variety of sirens found throughout Tooele County, all of which were produced by Sterling, and Federal Electric Company (later renamed Federal Signal Corporation).


The system is tested weekley on Wednesday at 4PM in 30 seconds of whoop, with a test message after the test stating, "This is a test. This is a test of the Tooele County Emergency Warning System. This is a test and only a test". The system will sound in whoop in the event of a hazardous material spill, for natural disasters, or for any other emergency if necessary. For some volunteer fire stations, they sound the unit at the fire station in wail.
==Fire and Air Raid Sirens==


In 2008, Tooele County donated 5 whelen 2806s to the city of Woodland Hills, UT. They are activated in the event of an event of an earthquake or wildfire.
===Tooele City===
After holding a fundraiser, Tooele City purchased their first siren in October of 1919, a Federal Electric Type B. Mounted on a 65ft tower near the fire station, it later accompanied another siren in the same spot, installed in 1944. The model is currently unknown. The sirens in Tooele City were later equipped with heaters, to help mitigate freezing in the winter. These sirens were later directly replaced in 1965, after Tooele City purchased a Federal Signal Thunderbolt 1003. Civil Defense Funds covered $2,000 of the approximated $3,000 cost, installed. In 1953, a Federal Signal 3T22 was purchased and installed in the south part of town, on a water tank at the mouth of Settlement Canyon. These sirens served Tooele City until being replaced in 1993.


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Revision as of 11:23, 17 November 2023

Tooele County, UT

Whelen 2806

Type Chemical Spill, Natural Disaster, Fire Department Call
Location Tooele County area, UT
Date installed 2006-2007
Status Active
Testing dates Every week on Wednsday
Testing times Around 4PM

Tooele County, located in the U.S. state of Utah, operates and maintains an all-hazards siren system of 27 sirens, comprised of 14 Whelen WPS-2810s, 3 2809s, 9 2806s, and 1 2906. The system is tested every Wednesday at 4:00PM, depending on dispatch availability. The system sounds for any reason deemed necessary by the county authorities, whether it be for wildfires, severe storms, or earthquake aftershocks.

History

Various townships and settlements in Tooele County used sirens to alert residents of fires and other emergencies. There were a variety of sirens found throughout Tooele County, all of which were produced by Sterling, and Federal Electric Company (later renamed Federal Signal Corporation).

Fire and Air Raid Sirens

Tooele City

After holding a fundraiser, Tooele City purchased their first siren in October of 1919, a Federal Electric Type B. Mounted on a 65ft tower near the fire station, it later accompanied another siren in the same spot, installed in 1944. The model is currently unknown. The sirens in Tooele City were later equipped with heaters, to help mitigate freezing in the winter. These sirens were later directly replaced in 1965, after Tooele City purchased a Federal Signal Thunderbolt 1003. Civil Defense Funds covered $2,000 of the approximated $3,000 cost, installed. In 1953, a Federal Signal 3T22 was purchased and installed in the south part of town, on a water tank at the mouth of Settlement Canyon. These sirens served Tooele City until being replaced in 1993.