What To Do When The Peach Bottom Sirens Sound: Constellation

HARFORD COUNTY, MD — The emergency warning sirens near the Peach Bottom Clean Energy Center were tested Wednesday. The warning system includes 97 sirens located within a 10-mile radius around Peach Bottom that is operated by Constellation.

The Peach Bottom Clean Energy Center sits on the bank of Conowingo Pond in York County and produces enough power for more than a million homes. Harford County, Constellation and Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, officials reminded residents that they should be prepared in the event of an emergency.

What to do in an emergency

• Tune your radio or TV to one of the local stations. Monitor the radio or TV for emergency information and follow emergency instructions.
• People should prepare for possible evacuation (e.g. reunite with family members, assemble emergency kits, provide for pet needs, keep off of the road as much as possible).
• Keep phone lines open. Do not make unnecessary phone calls.
• Go indoors and stay there. Close all doors and windows and shut off any systems that draw in outside air, such as furnaces, fireplaces and air conditioners. Keep pets inside and shelter farm animals. If traveling in a vehicle, close windows and vents.

If instructed to evacuate

• In an evacuation, people in the affected area will be asked to go to local reception centers. After that, they can stay at specified mass care centers or with friends or relatives outside the evacuation zone.
• Residents are advised to not try to pick up children or others at schools, hospitals, nursing homes or overnight campgrounds. These facilities will follow their own emergency plans.
• Plan for three days away from home, locking up and turning appliances off as you would for a weekend vacation. Pack all necessary items. Evacuate everyone in your home, following directions given on the radio or TV.

Emergency kit

• Keep an emergency kit – portable radio, flashlight, extra batteries, extra car keys, first aid kit and other items – in a special place that the whole family can easily locate.
• Gather any important documents that you might need in an emergency and keep them together in a safe place that you can access quickly and easily.

To download the emergency planning guide, visit https://co.lancaster.pa.us/278... or check out Emergency Planning for the Peach Bottom Area.