Fire departments are installing DHS 'terrorism warning sirens' near schools (Updated)
The war on terror, just keeps getting more and more ridiculous every year. Nothing says BS, quite like spending taxpayer dollars on Homeland security sirens designed to scare everyone.
DHS is giving fire departments hundreds of thousands of dollars to install fear-inducing sirens across the country.
The program is called the 'Homeland Security Grant Program Warning Sirens Project' or the 'Hazard Mitigation Grant Program' (HMGP). DHS's 'terror siren project' is also called the 'Notification/Early Warning Siren Sustainment Project'.
“The award of federal hazard mitigation funds is instrumental in ensuring the residents of Genesee County will remain safe during an emergency,” said Capt. Chris A Kelenske of the Michigan State Police Emergency Management and Homeland Security Division (MSP/EMHSD). “This mitigation project is a positive example of local, state and federal agencies working together to prepare for and respond to all hazards.”
"HMGP provides grants to state and local governments to implement long-term hazard mitigation measures. Through HMGP, FEMA will pay 75% of the $512,100 eligible project cost. The remaining 25% of the funds, $133,375, will be provided by Genesee County, in Illinois."
If violent crime is at an all-time low why do we need 'terror sirens'?
Fire Departments are installing 'terror warning sirens' near schools
A recent article in the Dayton Daily News revealed that fire departments are installing DHS terrorism warning sirens near schools.
"The new sirens would be located near South Main Street and Interstate 70 and near Northmoor Elementary School."
“Once installed, Englewood citizens will have the most comprehensive siren alerting system in the country,” Fire Chief E. Bergman Jr.,Bergman said.
Are 'terror sirens' being installed near schools to keep people in fear?
DHS is slowly creating a nationwide 'terror warning siren' program
States like Washington DC, Georgia, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Illinois, Ohio, Minnesota and California have already installed DHS 'terror sirens'. A 2004 Boston Globe article warned that states across the country are spending millions of dollars on DHS 'terror sirens'.
"Today, there's a new pool of federal funds for emergency management, and in a country fearful of terrorism... Many more places are looking at installing new systems, including Wilmington, Del., and Baltimore, which plans to spend $2 million for, high-tech sirens."
As states across the country jump on the 'terror warning siren' bandwagon, it's clear that this is a national program designed to instill fear in the public. (Click here to find out more about DHS's national terror warning system.)
Updated 7/25:
Maryland received $2.1 million to install a state-wide "all-hazards terrorism system"
The Maryland Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) just received a $2,098,575 grant from the DHS to put in place state-level contingency plans and programs to combat terrorism and to educate and protect on a local level throughout the state.
Would anyone like to bet, it also includes installing DHS terror warning sirens?
"These funds will enable our state to incorporate a comprehensive approach to preparing for and responding to the threat of terrorism into our emergency management system," said Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan after the announcement.
Chas Eby, director of Risk Reduction & Strategy for MEMA said it's an"all-hazards approach to emergency management” in combating terrorist attacks.
DHS 'terror sirens' emit an up-and-down tone
According to the Illinois government 'Outdoor Warning Sirens' page, DHS 'terror sirens' will emit and up-and-down rising and falling tone to scare everyone.
Alert: A single tone signifying an emergency alert. This signal may be used to inform the community of an emergency or disaster, including a severe storm, tornado warning (not a tornado watch), earthquake, chemical hazard/hazardous material incident, extreme winds, or biological hazard.
Attack: An up-and-down, rising and falling tone to signify there is a homeland security or attack emergency. This signal would be used if community officials were notified by federal and/or state government officials of an actual or impending attack on the local community.
All Clear: Many communities do not use an All Clear signal. Tune in to your local news agencies and listen for notification from city officials regarding the emergency.
Prepare to be scared and listen to DHS's warning signal: Attack [MP3, 295KB, 1:00 - 1 min]
According to SafetyCom, Inc. DHS's 'terror sirens' will be followed by a clear and powerful voice message.
“This two step approach, alert and inform will eliminate confusion, restore order, and most importantly save lives! All of SafetyCom’s voice capable sirens can broadcast both pre-recorded messages as well as live public address.”
DHS has a long history of scaring the public
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In 2002, DHS created the much-maligned color-coded national terror alert system which was finally mothballed in 2011.
If DHS's color-coded terror system was a failure then, why are states spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on DHS 'terror sirens'? Why has the mass-media ignored another bogus DHS terror program?
Keeping Americans in fear is what our government does best.