Testing of Outdoor Early-Warning Sirens is scheduled for Wednesday, March 3, in several towns in Saline County.
According to Marshall Fire Chief and Saline County Emergency Management Agency Director Tony Day, Outdoor Early Warning Sirens are scheduled to be tested between 1:30 and 2:30 p.m.
The tests will be conducted, in no particular order, in Marshall, Miami, Gilliam, Slater, Sweet Springs, Arrow Rock, Nelson, Grand Pass and Malta Bend.
All tests are weather permitting.
Marc Klaith
As the former Marshall Fire Chief, I’ve witnessed firsthand the escalating crisis in the Minnesota fire service one that is costing firefighters their lives. The high incidence of illness particularly cardiac, cancer and mental health challenges is alarming and requires an immediate response. In January 2020, Howard Lake Fire Chief Daryl “Taddy” Drusch died of a heart attack just hours after responding to an emergency call. Fridley Fire Chief Mike Spencer also died from a cardiac line of duty-death in September 2020. Cardiovascular disease is the No. 1 killer of firefighters nationwide and is by far the leading cause of line-of-duty deaths in the fire service. According to the International Association of Firefighters, more than 12 percent of all firefighters will develop heart disease at some point in their lives.
Marshall Damage assessment
Thursday, the Marshall Fire Department took KTBS around Marshall, Texas as they assessed damage in areas. Several had awnings to collapse. One major collapse happened at the Fast Food gas station. A young boy and a man was sent to the hospital with minor lower body injuries after the awning over gas pumps fell onto their truck. They were there getting gas.Â
Employee Beverly Winch was there when it happened. I heard a loud boom and the whole building shook and I turned around and saw what happened and just started screaming, call 911, check on the people, call the boss, shut down the pumps go, said Winch. Just to make sure everything s okay and make sure that people were okay was the main thing. It felt good to be able to help out but it was a really horrifying experience.