TESTING OF WARNING SIRENS IN

rcraw — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:04:00 -0500

TESTING OF WARNING SIRENS IN WATERTOWN, VICTORIA AND CHASKA

(Press release from Sheriff's Office)

Carver County, MN-Sheriff Byron ‘Bud’ Olson reports that repairs on the emergency severe weather sirens in Chanhassen resulted in the sirens going off in the above communities.

The City of Chanhassen was conducting a repair of the emergency severe weather sirens in their city.

This resulted in the sirens being sounded in the communities of Chaska, Victoria and Watertown.

This was a false alarm and apologize for any inconvenience this may have created.

The repairs are to needed so that the system is functioning correctly to ensure the safety of our citizens in the case of a real emergency.

It has been determined that there was a malfunction and the City of Chanhassen and Carver County Emergency Management are working to repair the system.

All areas will still have emergency severe weather coverage during the repair time.

It is unknown when the repairs will be completed.

Again we apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your patience and understanding in this matter.

If you have any information related to any crime please contact the Carver County Sheriff’s Office at 952-361-1231 or the TIP line at 952-361-1224.

False alarm

rcraw — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:54:29 -0500

The Chaska Police Department released this statement pertaining to the emergency sirens that went off this morning:

"The outdoor warning sirens were activated in Chaska moments ago. This was a false alarm. The county is aware…

"The City of Chanhassen is in control of a remote device, which activates the sirens; indeed, the sirens were activated without a legitimate cause. Chanhassen wrongly activated the warning sirens for the cities of Chaska, Victoria, and Watertown. Perplexingly the sirens did not sound in Chanhassen.

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TESTING OF WARNING SIRENS IN

False alarm