The Buchanan County Emergency Management Agency on Sunday announced the addition of three new Storm Warning Sites in the County.

The City of Agency purchased a brand new siren, located on Route O to cover the newly annexed area of their City.

With the addition of this new site, the city will have three siren sites to protect their citizens.

The County’s Emergency Management Director Bill Brinton says the Agency city government has taken a very pro-active stance in making sure that their residents are protected.

As is typically the case, the city is donating the siren to the Buchanan County Emergency Management Agency, who, with the Assistance of Blue Valley Public Safety, will maintain them.

The City of St. Joseph has recently replaced two of their older sirens, the older sirens were purchased by Buchanan County to be placed in strategic locations in the County.

One of the sirens has been placed on County owned property near North 169 Highway and I-29. This siren will cover the newly developing area around Green Acres and the North Shoppe’s.

The other siren will be placed on SW 66th Road off of 59 Highway in Halls Missouri.

Brinton says there are now 13 sirens in Buchanan County, and listed the following locations:

San Antonio near Bessie Ellison School
Easton
Agency (3)
Faucett
Dekalb
Rushville
Lewis & Clark Village (is activated by Atchison Kansas)
Lake Contrary
French Bottoms near Rosecrans Memorial Airport
North Shoppe’s
Halls