[On_site_list] JLab FYI: Surry Power Station to Test its Siren System Today

[deborah magaldi]

The Surry Power Station will test its early warning siren system shortly 
after 11 a.m. today (Wed., March 14).

A steady, three-minute tone will be sounded by 68 sirens across Newport 
News, Williamsburg, Surry, James City, York and Isle of Wight during the 
test. People at Jefferson Lab will likely hear the siren. This message 
is to advise you of the test so you won't be alarmed.

Officials say these quarterly tests take place the second Wednesdays of 
March, June, September and December.

In the event of an actual emergency, a Virginia Department of Emergency 
Management official says four separate, three-minute sirens will sound, 
each separated by a one-minute silent interval. The total emergency 
notification time will last 15 minutes. In the case of emergency, people 
are urged to listen to a local radio or TV station broadcasting 
emergency information.

This message is based on a news report on the WAVY.com website:
http://www.wavy.com/dpp/news/virginia/surry-power-plant-to-test-sirens-march-14

Regards,
deb magaldi
Public Affairs office
x5102