Federal Signal Corporation became the first manufacturer in the fire industry to trademark the sound of a siren, the company announced. The United States Trademark Executor awarded the trademark in ...

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Wailing sirens accompanied by extreme weather conditions are a familiar sound in Northwest Missouri in spring and summer. Severe Weather Preparedness Week, which is ...

Ahead of the months that are typically known as severe weather season in Missouri, the St. Charles County Regional Emergency ...

PERRYSBURG, Ohio — Many people are familiar with the sound of a tornado siren. However, there's a catch to the familiar wail you hear: the siren doesn't only provide warnings when funnel clouds touch ...

DESHLER, Ohio — Questions are being raised by a trained storm spotter in the Henry County village of Deshler about its protocol regarding outdoor warning sirens. Andrew Morris, a SKYWARN storm spotter ...

BOONE COUNTY − Effective Aug. 2, Boone County's Office of Emergency Management (OEM) will update its policy relating to when outdoor warnings will be activated. From that point on, outdoor warning ...

Plans to test the “attack mode” function of Sedgwick County’s tornado siren system are back on for Monday after a scheduled test earlier this month was called off. The rarely used function, designed ...

When a tornado warning was called for Valley View and the surrounding area on Saturday night, firefighters rushed to the town’s lone storm siren to alert residents to the coming storm. But the siren ...

You may have been surprised by thunder and sirens Sunday evening if you live in the western suburbs of Des Moines. Sunday evening into early Monday morning saw thunderstorms and showers. But there ...