Indiana Administrative Code › Title 290 - DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY › Article 2 - SEVERE WEATHER WARNING SIRENS › Rule 1 - Severe Weather Warning Siren Planning › Section 1-11 - Development of siren coverage plan

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  36-8-21.5-9
Affected: IC 25-31-1; IC
				  36-8-21.5-13
Sec. 11.
(a) A
				county's decision to prepare a siren coverage plan is discretionary. If a
				county that has completed a siren coverage report decides not to prepare or to
				adopt a county siren coverage plan, the requirements for such a plan do not
				apply to that county. If a county decides to adopt a county siren coverage
				plan, that county's siren coverage plan shall comply with the provision of IC
				36-8-21.5-13
				and this section.
(b) A county's
				siren coverage plan must contain information concerning any areas in the county
				that are not within the range of an existing or planned severe weather warning
				siren, as identified by the county in its siren coverage report, which is to be
				kept current by the county as needed to provide an accurate and current
				assessment of the county's existing and planned severe weather warning sirens.
				For such areas, the siren coverage plan must contain the county's plan to
				notify such residents of emergency conditions by one (1) or more alternative
				warning methods such as weather radios or cell phone text messages. Any
				information contained in the county siren coverage report on the need for
				additional severe weather warning sirens will be included in the county siren
				coverage plan.
(c) A county's siren
				coverage plan must contain information concerning any areas within the county
				that are within the range of an existing severe weather warning siren if the
				IDHS has determined that the existing siren does not provide consistent or
				adequate coverage for the area. The coverage plan shall include the county's
				intended actions to address the deficiency in order to provide consistent and
				adequate coverage for that area.
(d) The county shall update the information
				provided in the plan to include any additional existing severe weather warning
				sirens that the county legislative body has determined do not provide
				consistent or adequate coverage for an area. The county shall provide the IDHS
				the test, activation, and failure rate data to support its determination and to
				assist IDHS in its determination required under section 11 of this
				rule.
(e) If IDHS has determined
				that a siren does not provide consistent or adequate coverage for an area, the
				county shall update the information in the county siren coverage plan to
				provide proof that the siren has been repaired or replaced.
(f) A county's siren coverage plan must
				contain any additional information that was not included in the county's siren
				coverage report and is necessary to provide for an accurate and current
				assessment of the county's existing and planned severe weather warning sirens
				and need for additional sirens. If any of the information in the county's siren
				coverage plan is no longer accurate, the county's siren coverage plan must
				contain revised information, sufficient to enable IDHS to make a determination
				of adequacy as required under section 10 of this rule.
(g) A county's siren coverage plan must also
				provide an estimate of the nature and location of new developments in
				accordance with IC
				36-8-21.5-13.
(h) For each area in which the county siren
				coverage plan provides for the installation of a outdoor warning siren, the
				plan shall:
(1) subject to budgetary
				constraints, provide for the good faith effort to complete the installation
				within ten (10) years immediately following the date of the plan's
				adoption;
(2) identify the revenue
				sources and estimate the amount of the revenue sources that the county intends
				to use to acquire, install, and periodically test and maintain the severe
				weather warning sirens identified under section 7 of this rule;
(3) identify the county infrastructure agency
				that is to be responsible for making a good faith effort to acquire and provide
				for the acquisition, installation, the periodic testing, and the maintenance of
				each outdoor warning siren; and
(4)
				consider the following when acquiring, installing, maintaining, and testing
				their outdoor warning systems:
(A) Integration
				of severe weather warning sirens with other systems that focus on
				communications, mapping, and frequent integration of new technologies and best
				practices.
(B) Ensuring other forms
				and means of communicating warning are made available to populations who are
				hearing impaired.