Sirens sounding in Oakland, Thursday, were due to a malfunction
November 15th, 2024 by Ric Hanson
(Oakland, Iowa) – If you live in Oakland and heard tornado/fire sirens going-off, you didn’t need to worry. Officials with the Pottawattamie County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) posted on social media, that the sirens weren’t alerting Oakland residents them to any sort of threat. The EMA said the sirens in Oakland had malfunctioned because of a technical issue.
The social media post said “There is no threat or hazard. The issue is being worked on at this time.”