WHAT ARE THE METHODS OF EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION IN
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You may have an emergency official knocking at your door, providing evacuation
instructions to you or instructions for boil water advisory.
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You may have Emergency services driving through your
neighbourhood, providing instructions over a loud speaker.
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Unique partnerships & cooperation with COGECO
and Sarnia Lambton Radio stations provides the City of
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Municipal outdoor sirens are used to alert the
public outdoors in certain areas south of
PLEASE NOTE: When you hear sirens or view local T.V.
broadcasting interruptions other than Mondays at 12:30 noon, you are directed
to monitor your local Sarnia-Lambton radio stations for emergency instructions
and for the most current information available. Stay tuned to these radio
stations:
CHOK 1070 AM & 103.9
FM or THE FOX 99.9 FM or K106
106.3 FM
COMMUNITY EMERGENCY ALERT SIRENS
> Select
here for SIREN TEST Audio Demomstration
When will sirens
be tested?
Sirens will be
tested every Monday at 12:30 Noon for a 15 second test.
When will the
sirens be used in an emergency?
Sirens will be sounded
for only a three minute period when immediate action is required by the public.
What if the
situation changes?
If, after the
initial 3 minute sounding of the sirens, the situation changes and further
immediate action is required, the sirens will again be sounded for 3 minutes to
once again alert people to tune to the local radio for additional instructions.
Where are they
located?
4 in south end of
What do they
sound like?
Sirens will be
sounded for a total of three-minute cycle, which consist of a 5 second high
tone followed by 1 second of silence. This pattern is repeated for a full three
minutes.
What Should You
Do?
DO NOT PANIC, TUNE
TO YOUR LOCAL