Sirens tests conducted today

Peninsula Daily News

All Hazard Alert Broadcast System warning sirens will sound in communities along the North Olympic Peninsula coast at noon today.

Sirens will sound at three sites in Port Townsend — the Port Townsend marina, Point Hudson and Fort Worden — and in LaPush, Neah Bay, Clallam Bay, Lower Elwha, West Port Angeles, Dungeness and Diamond Point.

Winchester chimes will sound for 10 seconds, followed by a recording saying the alert is only a test.

In an actual emergency, those indoors should check for messages from the Emergency Broadcast System on their radios or televisions if possible.

The Jefferson County Department of Emergency Management urges people to purchase a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration weather radio for use in emergencies.

The department will program the radio for free.

For more information, phone the department at 360-385-9368.

Clallam County would like residents who hear the test to call in information regarding the sirens, the voice announcement and where they were when they heard the test siren.

Phone 360-417-2525 or 360-417-2483 today and Tuesday to leave information.

The Clallam County Emergency Management’s Team Tsunami provides free preparedness trainings to service groups, schools and neighborhoods.

Contact the department for more information about these programs.

Tsunami information is available at http://tinyurl.com/6awfvr6.

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