Authority: IC 36-8-21.5-9

Affected: IC 36-8-21.5-11; IC 36-8-21.5-13

Sec. 3. (a) This article provides guidance to counties concerning the development of a county siren coverage report and a county siren coverage plan, the primary documents as outlined in IC 36-8-21.5-11 and IC 36-8-21.5-13, which focus on a county's acquisition, installation, testing, and maintenance of outdoor severe weather warning sirens. Counties complying with this article shall integrate the following factors into the siren coverage report and siren coverage plan:

1. (1) Identification of areas within the county where outdoor alerting systems will be most effective.
2. (2) Identification of those populations within a county in need of alerting by methods other than outdoor alerting systems.
3. (3) Measurements on the surrounding ambient noise levels as well as the terrain at potential PAS locations.
4. (4) Determination of weather conditions to include typical and extreme conditions.
5. (5) Evaluation of the types of outdoor public alert system devices and other alternatives.
6. (6) Estimation of the potential costs for the planned installation, testing, and maintenance of severe weather warning sirens.

(Department of Homeland Security; 290 IAC 2-1-3; filed Aug 8, 2012, 10:43 a.m.: 20120905-IR-290110666FRA; readopted filed Jul 2, 2018, 2:42 p.m.: 20180801-IR-290180240RFA; readopted filed Jun 21, 2024, 2:53 p.m.: 20240717-IR-290230826RFA)