JAMESTOWN, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – The siren system for the City of Jamestown experienced a malfunction Thursday afternoon.

Siren technicians were working on the siren located at Lifestyle Appliance, 918 17th St SW, when a malfunction occurred causing the siren to activate on its own and remain active.

“The siren is a rotating siren and could be heard in many areas of the community,” Stutsman County Emergency Manager Jerry Bergquist reported. “It took several minutes before technicians were able to silence it.”

Including the siren located at the Jamestown Reservoir Marina, there are seven sirens that make up the Jamestown siren system. The siren located at Lifestyle Appliance was the only siren affected by the malfunction.

“The Stutsman County Communications Center was aware that technicians were working on the system. Dispatch made every effort to shut down the activated siren via radio controls, but the only way to shut it down was for technicians to be on-site and silence it,” Bergquist added.

There was no community emergency during the time of the siren malfunction.