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July 10, 2025
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Guadalupe County reaffirms commitment to public safety
WEEKEND EDITION
TODAY
Cindy Aguirre-Herrera
(Guadalupe County) -Following an influx of calls, emails, and social media messages from concerned residents, particularly those living near the Guadalupe River -- the Guadalupe County Office of Emergency Management is reassuring the public today that its emergency siren system is fully functional and remains under continuous oversight. Patrick Pinder, Guadalupe County emergency management coordinator and fire marshal, says he understands the heightened concern due to recent flooding but wants to assure everyone that the sirens are working as intended and are closely monitored 24/7 by emergency staff. Guadalupe County operates 23 emergency sirens placed strategically across the county. He says these sirens are activated to warn residents of major weather events or other emergencies requiring immediate action. “The sirens are not only located along the river. We have one in downtown Marion. So,
triggering the sirens, they are not flood sirens. They are notification sirens. So, they notify you for any major weather event that get you to tune into any preferred media outlet -- those who need to hear anything on the radio, we would send them to the radio station –turn to (KWED) the radio station, and listen for the message because if there is a major issue, we are also going to push everything (through) social media. We are going to push everything off through the radios. We are going to send it to our emergency notifications. We also have IPAWS which is what you get on your phones for the weather service. We will push all the information out to the community when there is an issue that needs to be addressed and the residents need to know,” said Pinder. Now although IPAWS or the Integrated Public Alert & Warning System is an additional warning system, Pinder says the July 5th flooding would Safety, pg. 3
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