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Posted on: November 8, 2020

[ARCHIVED] System failure results in accidental alarm activation

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MUSCATINE, Iowa – Muscatine County Emergency Management was informed by MUSCOM Communications Director Chris Jasper that the Outdoor Warning System was activated countywide at 1:20 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8, 2020, as a result of equipment failure and not the result of human error.

 

The service provider of the equipment has been notified. 

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