City Of Peekskill: Full Volume Quarterly Siren Test On August 25, 2021

Press release from the City of Peekskill:

August 23, 2021 - 11:10am

There will be a test of the Indian Point sirens in Westchester, Rockland, Putnam and Orange Counties on Wednesday, August 25, 2021 at approximately 6:00 PM. This sounding is only a test.

If there were an emergency at the nuclear power plants, the sirens would be sounded continuously at full volume for 4 minutes, followed by an activation of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) on radio and television stations to broadcast important information and instructions. The sirens are not a signal to evacuate. Rather, they are intended to alert the public to tune to this or another EAS radio or TV station for important information. The siren sounding is ONLY A TEST.

No action by the public is necessary.

This press release was produced by the City of Peekskill. The views expressed here are the author’s own.