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Newburyport Office of Emergency Management News
November
2009
On Wednesday, November 18th,
the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the state of New Hampshire, in conjunction
with Seabrook Station, will conduct an audible demonstration of all 121 of the
Public Alert and Notification System (PANS) sirens that are located within
Seabrook Station’s 10-mile Emergency Planning Zone (EPZ). There are 27 sirens
located in Massachusetts, within the communities of Amesbury, Merrimac, Newbury,
Newburyport, Salisbury and West Newbury, with 94 in New Hampshire.
This demonstration is a public information endeavor designed to increase public
awareness of what the sirens sound like and what to do if they are ever sounded
due to a declared emergency.
The
siren demonstration will begin at 12:30pm, consisting of two different tone
alerts, lasting from 3-5 minutes, and will be ending at approximately 12:35pm.
No public action will be necessary.
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