He seems to know what he's doing.

For three years I lived a few doors down from one of these things:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5tA_LYztfU

Never ceased to scare the bejeezus out of me every time there was a tornado warning. Again, in the age of Internet and phones that automatically display weather warnings, tornado sirens seem kind of unnecessary.

I think where I live, it's just a tradition thing. They keep it because they've always had it and a few misguided (old, senile) souls would miss it if it were gone. At least I live across town from it, but it's still loud enough to wake me up if I'm not sleeping too deeply. I used to know a guy who lived right up the street from the FD, and he really hated that thing. People who are new to the area often think it's a tornado siren and freak out when they first hear it, until a local tells them it's just another burning trailer.

Using phones and the Internet for tornadoes is just ridiculous. You need a siren, they save lives.

Fire is a bit much, but sounds a lot more fun.