List of miscellaneous systems/Georgia
This list is meant to catalog systems in the state of Georgia that do not have enough information about them to warrant a full article being made. These may be given pages if enough new information arises about them.
List of miscellaneous Georgian systems
Chattahoochee County
Chattahoochee County, also known as Cusseta-Chattahoochee County, is a county located on the western border in central Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,565. The county seat is Cusseta, with which the county shares a consolidated city-county government. Chattahoochee County maintains 6 Sentry Siren Model 16V1T-Bs scattered throughout the Cusseta city limits, all installed in 2012 by Sirens for Cities, a Sentry Siren partner in Jonesboro, GA. Cusseta's sirens are tested on the 1st Saturday of the month at 12:00 PM in a few seconds of alert, weather permitting.
DeKalb County
For the DeKalb County civil defense siren system that no longer exists, see here.
DeKalb County is located in the north central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 764,382, making it Georgia's fourth-most populous county. Its county seat is Decatur.
Doraville
Doraville is a city in DeKalb County, Georgia, United States northeast of Atlanta. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 10,623. Doraville maintains 3 Sentry Siren Model 16V1T-Bs; they are located on Autumn Dr., Woodwin Road and Johnnys Lane, and Green Oak Dr. and Scarlet Oak Dr., all installed in 2016 by Sirens for Cities, a Sentry Siren partner in Jonesboro, GA. The latter unit caused a controversy during its installation after it was installed in homeowner Debra Crowell's front yard; although concerns about the potentially harmful noise level were raised, the siren remained where it was initially installed. The sirens are tested on the 1st Wednesday of the month at 12:00 PM for 12 seconds of alert, weather permitting.
Druid Hills Golf Club
The Druid Hills Golf Club is a private country club located in the Druid Hills neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia. Druid Hills Golf Club maintains 2 2nd generation Thor Guard VOT lightning alarm systems. They are tested on an unknown date, if at all.
Dunwoody
Dunwoody is a city located in DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. As a northern suburb of Atlanta, Dunwoody is part of the Atlanta metropolitan area. As of 2020, the city had a population of 51,683. Prior to the 2010s, Dunwoody had no sirens of its own. 1 Federal Sign & Signal Thunderbolt Model 1000AT was installed behind Dunwoody Elementary School no later than 1972. This location did not appear on the 1963 list, and an Etowah Drive location was not able to be located during the same time frame; either this siren could have either been on Etowah and later relocated or the Etowah location was scrapped altogether and relocated to Dunwoody Elementary. The siren was removed in 1989 and was most likely relocated to Cobb County. Only the pole, standpipe, relay, and miscellaneous wiring remain. Dunwoody now maintains 1 Federal Signal Model DSA 4x1 at Dunwoody Park (which was possibly relocated as of late) and 1 DSA 6x2 at Brook Run Park, both of which were installed before October 23rd, 2014. Dunwoody does not have a test schedule, and their sirens are seemingly tested sporadically at dates announced beforehand.
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Stone Mountain Park
Stone Mountain is a quartz monzonite dome monadnock and the site of Stone Mountain Park, 15 miles (24 km) east of Atlanta, Georgia. Outside the park is the city of Stone Mountain, Georgia. Stone Mountain Park maintains 7 2nd generation Thor Guard VOT lightning alarm systems, 1 at the Children's Playground at Stone Mountain, 1 at Confederate Hall, 1 at Lewallen Pavilion, 1 at Memorial Hall, 2 at Stone Mountain Golf Club, and 1 at the pavilion on top of the mountain. A Sentry Siren Model VR-5, installed in 2019 by Sirens for Cities, a Sentry Siren partner in Jonesboro, GA, is present at the Stone Mountain Campground off Trail F and is used as a storm siren, although its ownership and whether or not it is part of the Thor Guard VOT system is unknown. The Thor Guard VOTs are (or were) supposedly silent tested daily at 12:00 PM; their activity status is questionable, and a few sources claim they are no longer used. The Model VR-5 is not regularly tested.
Gordon County
Gordon County formerly maintained 15 Whelen Engineering HORNET sirens within the county. The sirens were phased out around 2014; the EMA considered them obsolete, and a few of the now-inactive units have since been removed.
Jasper County
Jasper County is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,588, up from 13,900 in 2010. The county seat is Monticello. Jasper County is part of the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell MSA. Jasper County was first prompted to install sirens in 2009, when 2 different tornadoes caused damage in portions of the county, each with winds of 100 miles per hour (160 km/h). 3 Whelen VORTEXR4s were installed; 1 in Monticello, 1 in Shady Dale (indirectly replacing a long unused Federal Sign & Signal Model 2 owned by Jasper County Fire Station 2), and 1 in Alcovy Shores. In 2011, 2 more VORTEXR4s were installed near Alcovy Shores, located near Bethlehem Baptist Church and Jasper County Fire Station 6; Jasper County has remained with these 5 sirens ever since. The sirens are tested every Wednesday at 11:00 AM for around 30 seconds of alert, weather permitting.
Morgan County
Morgan County is a county located in the north central Piedmont region and the lake country region of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 20,097. The county seat is Madison. Madison County maintains 7 Federal Signal Model 2001-130s, 1 Model 2001-SRN, and 2 Model 2s, all but 1 installed at unknown dates. The 2001-130 installed in Buckhead was put up in 2012 to replace a nonfunctional Model 2. Madison's sirens are not controlled by the county and do not test alongside them despite popular misconception. It is unknown when Morgan County tests as the EMA gives several different answers, but they most likely go on a Wednesday either monthly or weekly.
Madison
Madison is a city in Morgan County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Atlanta-Athens-Clarke-Sandy Springs combined statistical area. The population was 4,447 at the 2020 census, up from 3,979 in 2010. The city is the county seat of Morgan County and the site of the Morgan County Courthouse. Madison maintains 1 Federal Signal Model 2001-130, 1 Model 2001-SRNB, (both installed at unknown dates), and 1 Model ECLIPSE8 that replaced a Model STH-10 and Model 2 setup in 2017 after the 2 sirens were downed by Hurricane Irma. These sirens are municipally owned and are completely separate from Morgan County's sirens. Madison's sirens are tested on the 1st Wednesday of the month at 11:00 AM for an unknown duration of an unknown signal, weather permitting.
Pickens County
Pickens County is a county located in the north-central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 33,216. The county seat is Jasper. Pickens County maintains 16 Loudoun ES-2000 sirens scattered throughout the county, installed in the late 1990s. In 2009, the county reportedly ceased all new investment in the system, intending to gradually phase it out in favor of CodeRED, which according to many living in Pickens County has proven to be unreliable. Following this, it was decided that minor repairs would still be conducted, but any siren that experiences a major failure would be abandoned in place. Most of Pickens County's sirens have held up well after this decision, although some haven't; most notably the siren off of Hobson Road and Philadelphia Road suffered an impact from debris during a storm in mid 2024, leading to the L brackets failing and the siren being nearly knocked off the pole. There are most likely no plans to repair or replace this unit. Pickens County's sirens are tested on the first Wednesday of the month at 12:00 PM in attack, weather permitting. Duration may range from a short cycle to 3 minutes of attack, depending on dispatch activity and inclination. The county schedules tests at the beginning of the week and will not test sirens regardless of if the forecast clears out later.
Rockdale County
Rockdale County is a county located in the North Central portion in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 93,570 up from 85,215 in 2010. The county seat is Conyers. Rockdale County is included in Metro Atlanta. For a considerable amount of time, Rockdale County was, for lack of a better term, unable to make up its mind regarding sirens. Prior to 2023, there were none in place; however, consideration was given to installing one on multiple occasions, and the county EMA owns/owned a mobile siren, which made an appearance for the 2014 state Severe Weather Awareness drill. The first permanent siren installation in Rockdale County was an ASC E-Class EC-4 at Legion Field, set up in 2023 with more to follow. After an EF2 tornado touched down southwest of Conyers in the early morning hours of April 3rd, 2024, and caused significant damage in portions of the county. Very few had received any sort of notification during this tornado, which brought into question the need for more outdoor warning sirens. Several more E Class EC-4s (and one E-Class EC-8) were installed in response to the tornado by the end of April, at Costley Mill, Johnson Park, Earl O’Neil, Lakeview Playground, Wheeler Park, Lorraine Park, South Rockdale Park (location of the aforementioned EC-8), and Black Shoals Veteran Walk. These first underwent demo testing between April 30th and May 3rd. It is unknown if all sirens are currently online or have begun scheduled testing.
Social Circle
Social Circle is a city in southern Walton County, extending into Newton County, in the U.S. state of Georgia, 45 miles east of Atlanta. It maintains 4 Whelen WPS-2909 sirens, most of which were installed in 2017, located at Social Circle High School (Siren #1), Cannon Dr. and Social Circle Pkwy. (Siren #2), Fairplay Dr. (Siren #3), and Social Circle Fire Department (Siren #4); Siren #4 was installed in December of 2018 to replace a Federal Sign & Signal STH-10 which formerly served as a weather siren, and before that a fire siren; it now sits next to the WPS-2909 as a display. Social Circle's sirens are tested every Tuesday at 12:00 PM for 2 activations of wail lasting about 20 seconds, separated by a voice message proclaiming "This is a test of the Social Circle emergency warning system. This is only a test.". The sirens are controlled by the Social Circle Fire Department and are activated regardless of weather conditions.