Tornado Safe Room

The Gibson County Special School District constructed a tornado safe room behind the Dyer Junior High School on North Poplar (139 North Poplar is the closest address; the address for the school is 322 East College). The safe room is designed to provide shelter to residents during a tornado event.

Volunteers, including some from the Dyer Fire Department, have agreed to operate the tornado safe room behind Dyer Jr. High after hours (when school is not in session). The safe room will be open when a watch is issued in the Dyer Area *and* a warning has been issued in Gibson or an adjacent county. If there is a watch issued for Gibson County and a tornado warning in Gibson or an adjacent county, the safe room behind the Jr. High will be open. A Dyer Fire Truck will be placed with emergency lights to increase visibility.

The safe room is opened and operated by volunteer personnel. It is only open to the public outside school hours.

Follow the Dyer Fire Department on Facebook for up-to-date Information on when the shelter is opened.

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For the City of Dyer webpage about the safe room, visit:

http://www.cityofdyertn.com/tornado-safe-room/