Lake County Sheriff’s Office implements new evacuation siren tone on patrol vehicles
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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The Lake County Sheriff’s Office is implementing a new tool to assist with alerting residents of the need to evacuate.
Lt. Corey Paulich said the new tool is a siren tone on sheriff’s patrol vehicles that will only be used in the event of an evacuation.
The “hi-lo” siren often used in Europe is an unfamiliar sound in California.
If Lake County residents hear this siren they will know an emergency is under way and they need to evacuate, Paulich said.
He said the idea was brought forward by Napa County Sheriff John Robertson and has been adopted in Napa County as well as Sonoma and Solano counties.
A demonstration of the hi-lo siren is featured in the video above.
The sheriff’s office encourages residents to sign up to receive alerts through the LakeCoAlerts system, which can be done at the sheriff’s office Web site.