Indian Point Emergency Sirens Will Sound At Full Volume During Test

Indian Point will be testing all 172 of its emergency sirens at full volume in Westchester, Putnam, Rockland and Orange counties at approximately 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 21.

There will be a test of Indian Point's emergency sirens at 6 p.m. Wednesday.
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Carol Reif

09/21/2016 9:00 a.m.

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Emergency officials are emphasizing that this is only a test. It will be followed by a message from the Emergency Alert System (EAS) on radio and television stations.

If there were a real emergency, the same radio and television stations would broadcast important information and instructions.

In this case, the sirens are not a sign to evacuate and no action by the public is required, officials said.

For a list of EAS stations, refer to your county's Indian Point Emergency Guide "Are you ready?"

For more information in Westchester, visit the county's Department of Emergency Management website at http://emergencyservices.westchestergov.com/divisions/office-of-emergency-management.

In Putnam, information can be found by visiting http://www.putnamcountyny.com/pcbes/oem/indian-point/.

In Rockland, go to http://rocklandgov.com/departments/fire-and-emergency/indian-point/. Rockland's Office of Fire and Emergency Services can be reached at (845)-364-8800.

In Orange County, visit http://www.orangecountygov.com/content/1162/975/2095/2091/5401/default.aspx

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