Department of Police and Office of Emergency Management
Reference: Outdoor Warning Siren System
To: Mayor Gregory Mills and Members of City Council
Through: Michael P. Martinez, City Manager
Prepared By: Chief Matthew Domenico
Date Prepared: July 8, 2024
PURPOSE
To inform and solicit Council consideration for changes to the Outdoor Warning Siren system.
BACKGROUND
On April 16th, 2024, Chief Matt Domenico notified the members of the Brighton City Council that the existing Outdoor Warning Siren System was not operational. The Brighton Police Department and the Office of Emergency Management learned the Outdoor Warning Siren system was not functional while an assessment of the siren system was being conducted to identify the root causes of two of the individual sirens not working. Community notifications were made about the status of the Outdoor Warning Siren system and the community was encouraged, and provided with information on how to sign up, for alternative methods of receiving emergency alerts and warnings.
The City of Brighton, in partnership with the Brighton Fire District, has operated the outdoor Warning Siren System since the installation of the first seven (7) units in 2005. To keep pace with development and ensure full coverage, an additional two (2) sirens were added in 2007 and three (3) in 2016. When functioning, the Outdoor Warning Siren system covered all portions of the City of Brighton, and some of the outlying areas of the Fire District. This system was designed as an all-hazards outdoor warning system but was primarily used to notify residents of tornado warnings issued within the City of Brighton. The initial cost of the system was approved by City Council in 2005 in the amount of $153,000. The additional units were covered in part by Hazard Mitigation Grant Program funding, the City of Brighton, and the Brighton Fire District. Maintenance and repair costs for the system are shared between the Brighton Office of Emergency Management a...
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