Beginning this Friday, the Fire/Tornado Siren in Cumberland will be sounded weekly for testing at noon, on Fridays. In case of impending or possible storms, the Cass County Communications  Center will not sound them unless necessary. Cumberland Assistant Fire Chief Brad Penton reminds residents, one long blast of the siren is for Tornadoes, while a cycling up and down is for a fire. Penton says the sirens did not go off during Tuesday’s severe storm/nearby tornado, due to a circuit breaker that had tripped in the control box.

He says the Cass County Comm. Center tried to trip the sirens and Cumberland Fire tried to trip them manually. When they didn’t work still, Fire crews drove around town with the truck sirens sounding. Cumberland’s Fire/Tornado siren is now working as it should, but the tests will be conducted on a weekly basis to make sure they are functioning as required.