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Updated: February 21, 2022

Fire Siren

We wanted to share a quick note on how our community sirens work. The City of Ely owns/maintains 3 outdoor warning sirens. The sirens are used to promote situational awareness by alerting citizens who are outdoors of conditions within or approaching the community that pose a hazard and prompt them to go indoors and seek further information. Upon hearing outdoor warning sirens it is important that all persons immediately refer to local broadcast media (radio, TV, etc.) for additional information! Ely’s sirens can be set off remotely by Linn County EMA or from the Ely Fire Station by trained weather spotters. Two of these sirens have voice capability and you may hear a pre-recorded message. We follow the Linn County Outdoor Public Notification System plan which uses the following guidelines for the outdoor warning sirens throughout the various jurisdictions of Linn County. We do this in an effort to minimize confusion in emergency situations. TornadoesTornado Warning issued by the National Weather Service…

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Links of Interest

  • Kids Safety Page
  • City of Ely
  • Iowa Department of Public Health
  • Iowa Emergency Medical Services
  • Iowa Fireman’s Association
  • Iowa Homeland Security
  • Linn County
  • Linn County Burn Permits
  • State Fire Service

Area Fire Departments

  • Ely Fire Photos
  • Cedar Rapids Fire Dept.
  • Coralville Fire Dept.
  • Hiawatha Fire Dept.
  • Lisbon Fire Dept.
  • Mount Vernon Fire Dept.
  • North Liberty Fire Dept.
  • West Bertram Fire Dept.
  • Jefferson Monroe FD
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