http://wfpl.org en http://wfpl.org/post/louisvilles-east-end-get-new-emergency-siren <p>Metro Government will install a new emergency siren in Louisville’s East End, and upgrade three others with federal grant money.</p><p>Louisville’s Emergency Management Agency uses the city’s network of 124 sirens to warn residents of everything from extreme weather to industrial accidents. But because they’re frequently used during tornado warnings, they’re often called ‘tornado sirens.’</p><p>Mayor’s spokesman Chris Poynter says the city decided a siren was necessary on the University of Louisville’s Shelby Campus, which is near Hurstbourne Parkway and Shelbyville Road.</p> Wed, 26 Dec 2012 17:39:45 +0000 Erica Peterson 3125 at http://wfpl.org http://wfpl.org/post/5-things-know-about-butadiene <p>A <a href="http://www.wfpl.org/post/breaking-shelter-place-warning-expanded-2-miles-after-train-derailment" target="_blank">train derailed in southwestern Jefferson County</a> this morning, and emergency personnel have reported that the chemical butadiene is leaking from a railcar. People living near Abbotts Beach Road in Jefferson County and Katherine Station Road in Bullitt County have been evacuated, and there's a shelter-in-place with a two-mile radius from the spill. Here are some things to know about the chemical that's leaking.</p> Mon, 29 Oct 2012 14:33:06 +0000 Erica Peterson 2219 at http://wfpl.org 5 Things to Know About Butadiene