George Clay Fire Department Alarm during the hours of 9pm - 7am or entirely.
Many families are awaken multiple times throughout the night/day by theGeorge Clay Fire Department Alarm Sirenthat screams for 2 complete minutes.
This siren is to inform the volunteer firefighters whom have pagers that they are needed. Many communities have volunteer Fire Departments, but do not use a siren to inform them their are needed.
This siren not only disturbs people that are sleeping before work hours, but disrupts the sleep of children at night and during their nap times. These children do not go directly back to sleep.
When this occurs the people of the neighborhood are exhausted the next day which is not safe when operating a vehicle and does not allow them to be as productive during their duties at work.
We are grateful to have a fire department so close to our home and extremely grateful for the individuals that dedicate there time away from their family, their lives and their knowledge.
We feel that this can be done without disrupting the entire neighborhood every time there is a need for the fire department.
I am assuming the Fire Dept would not want every person in the neighborhood setting an alarm off every time they went to work.
Please sign this petition to cease the siren from going off between 9pm - 7am or entirely.
Updates
November 19, 2014
I have been hearing from parents across the neighborhood who are tired of losing sleep every time the siren goes off. Stop by the fire department office today to ask why electronic paging is still not the primary alert system. Post your own experiences with the noise on social media and tag the department to force a public conversation.
November 19, 2014
The momentum behind this petition proves that our neighborhood is fed up with being woken up by this siren every night. Send this link to three neighbors right now and tell them why silence during these hours is necessary for our community.
25 Comments
It's 2017. This system is primative and a public nuisance. I would gladly support a GoFundMe to set up a text messaging system for volunteer firefighters.
It's extremely loud and wakes me up at night often. Every firefighter has a cell phone (which works better than a siren) please stop the siren at night it's outdated and unnecessary.
This is not as trivial a matter as it seems and in no way should be regarded as unappreciative to the service that volunteer fireman perform. We are blessed to have such dedication in our neighborhood. The issue is the volume and if it is still necessary. The current siren (which replaced a less obnoxious one a few years ago) makes it impossible to hold a conversation on the sidewalk. I agree that todays technology should make the use of a siren outdated. Is there a practical reason it is still in use?
my father is and my grandfather was a paid firefighter, i appreciate and respect all emergency responders. thank anyone who volunteers, they are true heros. with that said, I totally agree with this petition. In 2014 the siren is totally unnecessary. I plan on raising a family in this town and silencing the siren would only make a great place to live even better.
TURN IT OFF! Or at least cut the siren sons decibel in half. Siren makes my windows shake. In other states there is laws against the location of these sirens stating they have to be a certain height over the highest roof line in town.
It’s ridiculous in our age to use siren
The alarm constantly wakes our entire family up, including our 6 month old
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George Clay Fire Department Alarm during the hours of 9pm - 7am or entirely.
Many families are awaken multiple times throughout the night/day by theGeorge Clay Fire Department Alarm Sirenthat screams for 2 complete minutes.
This siren is to inform the volunteer firefighters whom have pagers that they are needed. Many communities have volunteer Fire Departments, but do not use a siren to inform them their are needed.
This siren not only disturbs people that are sleeping before work hours, but disrupts the sleep of children at night and during their nap times. These children do not go directly back to sleep.
When this occurs the people of the neighborhood are exhausted the next day which is not safe when operating a vehicle and does not allow them to be as productive during their duties at work.
We are grateful to have a fire department so close to our home and extremely grateful for the individuals that dedicate there time away from their family, their lives and their knowledge.
We feel that this can be done without disrupting the entire neighborhood every time there is a need for the fire department.
I am assuming the Fire Dept would not want every person in the neighborhood setting an alarm off every time they went to work.
Please sign this petition to cease the siren from going off between 9pm - 7am or entirely.
Updates
November 19, 2014
I have been hearing from parents across the neighborhood who are tired of losing sleep every time the siren goes off. Stop by the fire department office today to ask why electronic paging is still not the primary alert system. Post your own experiences with the noise on social media and tag the department to force a public conversation.
November 19, 2014
The momentum behind this petition proves that our neighborhood is fed up with being woken up by this siren every night. Send this link to three neighbors right now and tell them why silence during these hours is necessary for our community.
25 Comments
I just can’t figure out why the whistle blows multiple times back to back and I don’t see anybody show up or any firetrucks responding
It's 2017. This system is primative and a public nuisance. I would gladly support a GoFundMe to set up a text messaging system for volunteer firefighters.
It's extremely loud and wakes me up at night often. Every firefighter has a cell phone (which works better than a siren) please stop the siren at night it's outdated and unnecessary.
This is not as trivial a matter as it seems and in no way should be regarded as unappreciative to the service that volunteer fireman perform. We are blessed to have such dedication in our neighborhood. The issue is the volume and if it is still necessary. The current siren (which replaced a less obnoxious one a few years ago) makes it impossible to hold a conversation on the sidewalk. I agree that todays technology should make the use of a siren outdated. Is there a practical reason it is still in use?
my father is and my grandfather was a paid firefighter, i appreciate and respect all emergency responders. thank anyone who volunteers, they are true heros. with that said, I totally agree with this petition. In 2014 the siren is totally unnecessary. I plan on raising a family in this town and silencing the siren would only make a great place to live even better.
TURN IT OFF! Or at least cut the siren sons decibel in half. Siren makes my windows shake. In other states there is laws against the location of these sirens stating they have to be a certain height over the highest roof line in town.
It’s ridiculous in our age to use siren
The alarm constantly wakes our entire family up, including our 6 month old
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I just can’t figure out why the whistle blows multiple times back to back and I don’t see anybody show up or any firetrucks responding