Town Of Cortlandt: Indian Point Sirens Test: October 27, 2021 At 10:30AM

Press release from the Town of Cortlandt:

October 25, 2021

There will be a test of the Indian Point sirens in Westchester, Rockland, Putnam and Orange Counties on Wednesday, October 27, 2021 at approximately 10:30 AM.  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.  

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