Town Of Cortlandt: Indian Point Sirens Test: May 11th At 10:30am

Press release from the Town of Cortlandt:

May 10, 2021

There will be a test of the Indian Point sirens in Westchester, Rockland, Putnam and Orange Counties on Tuesday, May 11th , at approximately 10:30AM. 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 Town of Cortlandt. The views expressed here are the author’s own.