TRW delivers the latest in warning devices to Jefferson County.JEFFERSON COUNTY Jefferson County is the name of 25 counties and one parish in the United States. The following are named for Thomas Jefferson, third President of the United States:
The tone alert radio receiver is the only radio receiver of its kind to meet UL Standard-2017 for life-saving equipment. Achieving this standard means that the radios have successfully passed a rigorous testing program to ensure reliability in time of an emergency situation. In addition, the tone alert system can be upgraded to carry warnings from both the Emergency Alert System and National Weather System. Jefferson County is one of eight Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program (CSEPP CSEPP Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program (FEMA) ) sites across the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and the first site to distribute the new UL-2017 approved tone alert receivers. The purpose of CSEPP is to prepare communities for major emergencies through disaster planning disaster planning - disaster recovery , public education, and early warning systems. "Our expertise in radio communications and systems engineering originally targeted for military purposes can now be applied to a life-saving device in the civilian sector," said Grady Wright, TRW TRW The Real World (TV reality show) TRW The Right Way TRW Tactical Reconnaissance Wing TRW The Retriever Weekly (University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD) TRW Thompson Ramo Wooldridge Inc vice president for public safety. "This system will provide the best approach available in getting these urgent warnings out to the public." The newly developed receivers are being distributed to every home and business, school, child care center, nursing home, and other facilities that fall within a zone designated by the Office of Emergency Management. These radios will be used to augment the siren system currently in place and will provide early warning to residents of Jefferson County in emergency situations. Because of their life-saving application, the tone alert receivers cannot be turned off and will silently monitor assigned frequencies 24 hours a day. In the event of an emergency, a warning tone is emitted from the receiver, followed by voice instructions. For hearing impaired individuals, a strobe light strobe light n. A flash lamp that produces high-intensity short-duration light pulses by electric discharge in a gas. strobe light unit with its own backup battery is available. TRW is producing similar systems for Indiana and Oregon. In Umatilla, Ore., TRW is the systems integrator for the emergency notification system. Included in this system are sirens, variable message signs, communication system and tone alert receivers. In Newport, Ind., TRW provided a tone alert receiver system. TRW Inc. provides advanced technology products and services to the automotive and space and defense markets worldwide. The company's sales in 1996 were $9.86 billion. CONTACT: TRW Inc., Fairfax Jodie Justus, 703/968-1339 or Al Frascella, 703/803-5353 |
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