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1. What are the sirens for on the 1st Thursday of each month?

The Fire Department does monthly testing of its severe weather warning sirens on the 1st Thursday of each month at 10 a.m. These sirens are a city wide outdoor citizen / emergency alerting system tested on the first Thursday of every month between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. When sirens are activated at any other time, citizens should tune to their local media stations for further emergency information and prepare to take protective action.

For more information, please call 724-981-0800.

2. What are the severe weather warning sirens for?

The severe weather warning sirens are activated when the national weather service issues a Severe Thunderstorm Warning or a Tornado Warning that is going to impact our area. Siren Duration - You will hear the siren sound for 1 minute, be silent for 1 minute and then sound again for 1 minute and be silent for 1 minute and then sound again for 1 minute. This is one cycle that will last a total of 5 minutes.

For more information, please call 724-981-0800.

3. When do the severe weather warning sirens go off?

The severe weather warning sirens are activated when the national weather service issues a Severe Thunderstorm Warning or a Tornado Warning that is going to impact our area.

The Fire Department does monthly testing of its emergency sirens on the 1st Thursday of each month at 10 a.m. These sirens are a city wide outdoor citizen / emergency alerting system tested on the first Thursday of every month between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. When sirens are activated at any other time, citizens should tune to their local media stations for further emergency information and prepare to take protective action.

For more information, please call 724-981-0800.

4. What should I do when I hear the severe weather warning sirens?

Residents hearing the sirens should tune in to their local TV stations to determine what the weather emergency is and how it may impact them. Residents can also tune to 1610 a.m. on their radio and listen to the NOAA Weather Radio Report. This is a 24 hour a day broadcast that reports the local weather affecting our area and surrounding communities. The Hermitage Weather Siren System is a joint community system. A total of six sirens are placed throughout the City of Hermitage. The City of Farrell and Boroughs of Clark, Sharpsville, Wheatland and West Middlesex add another six sirens to the system for a total of 12 sirens.

For more information, please call 724-981-0800.