There are two active sirens on the Island – each serve a specific function.
ERIE COUNTY EMERGENCY SIREN – This siren is located on a pole by the school on Division Street and serves as a tornado warning. Most people hear it when it is TESTED ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE MONTH AT NOON. It sounds for three minutes and sounds like it is fading in and out, loud to soft and back again. That is because it rotates to that it broadcasts in all directions across the island.
FIRE SIGNAL – The other siren is located on historic Kelley’s Hall right downtown. This siren is TESTED ON THE FIRST TUESDAY OF THE MONTH AT 7 p.m. and sounds much like the traditional sirens on fire trucks.
