3. Disaster Emergency Services requests

LOCAL WARNING SYSTEM ACTIVATION CRITERIA The Outdoor Warning Sirens in Cass County may be activated for any of the following conditions: ~ The National Weather Service has issued a tornado warning for West Fargo, Fargo, Moorhead or Dilworth or any portion of Cass County. ~ A trained weather observer has observed a tornado in Cass County, including the West Fargo, Fargo, Moorhead, or Dilworth vicinity and requested activation of the sirens. The weather observer will relay this information to an amateur (ham) radio operator stationed within either the Red River Regional Dispatch Center or the West Fargo Dispatch Center. ~ A trained Law Enforcement Officer has observed a tornado in the Cass County area, and requested siren activation. (Such a request should go through an agency/department supervisor if time permits.) ~ An on-scene Fire Department Incident Commander has requested activation of the sirens to alert the public of a hazardous materials or other life-threatening incident. The Incident Commander should have an evacuation plan, or other instructions such as "sheltering in-place," for the public prepared and transmitted to the Dispatch Center or the media, prior to requesting siren activation. ~ A Cass Fargo Emergency Manager has requested activation of the SIrens. ~ Testing and maintenance operations. If any city in the metro area (Moorhead, Dilworth, Fargo or West Fargo) activates its warning sirens for a weather or hazardous material incident, all the other cities in the area will also activate their sirens. Whichever city decides to activate its sirens first will contact the other cities in the area and advise them of their decision. If Fargo, Moorhead or Dilworth are the first cities to activate their sirens, they will coordinate through the Red River Regional Dispatch Center for this activation. RRDC will notify the West Fargo Dispatch Center, advise them they are activating the sirens, and give the reason for activation. 3