Bogus storm reports probed

[rdale]

Robbie - follow along in our thread... Somebody said that the reports might be a test to 911 disaster response. My comment was that NWS does not call local fire departments and tell them people are trapped in a building collapse. That comment stands.

 

[Mark Manchester]

The NWS may not send fire departments to building collapses, but they have called our dispatch office numerous times to request we activate storm spotters, which includes every fire department in our county so there is some truth to it.

 

[rdale]

Again - nobody questioned that the NWS contacts Fire Departments for ground truth or for storm spotter activation. My claim is that the NWS does not contact a FD because they received a storm report of a building collapse and requesting they dispatch units to the scene. If you have proof otherwise, I'd love to hear the story...