The sirens sound at noon on the first Wednesday
What the monthly test means, why it is a steady three-minute tone, and what you would hear instead if it were not a test.
On the first Wednesday of every month, at noon, the 42 sirens inside the ten-mile planning zone sound a steady tone for three minutes. It is a test, it is always at the same time, and it is announced that morning on KGAJ 92.7 FM. Nothing is expected of you except to notice that the siren nearest you can be heard.
If the sirens ever sounded at any other time, the tone would be the same, and the instruction would be the one on the planning guide on your refrigerator: go indoors, tune to KGAJ 26 or KGAJ 92.7 FM, and follow the directions of the county's emergency manager. The sirens do not mean evacuate. They mean listen.
If you live inside the zone and cannot hear the test from inside your home, please tell us on the emergency information line, (696) 412-0560. Sirens are added and moved on the strength of those calls.
The whole plan is on the emergency information page.
Questions about this notice go to the Communications & Community office, (696) 412-0540, community@oregonnuclear.com. All notices.
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