Emergency Notification Methods
You may have an emergency official knocking at your door, providing evacuation instructions to you or instructions for boil water advisory. You may have Emergency services driving through your neighborhood, providing instructions over a loud speaker. Unique partnerships & cooperation with COGECO and Sarnia Lambton Radio stations provides the City of Sarnia (Sarnia Police Services) the ability to interrupt local programming to provide Emergency Notification to the public.
Municipal out door sirens are used to alert the public outdoors in certain areas south of Wellington St of Chemical releases or of Tornado warnings.
PLEASE NOTE: When you hear sirens or 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 or THE FOX 99.9 FM or K106 106.3 FM
Community Emergency Alert Sirens
When will they 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 only be sounded for a three minutes in duration 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?
There are 4 in south end of Sarnia, 1 in Point Edward, 3 in Aamjiwnaang (First Nations) and 2 in Corunna.
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. Click here for the siren sound.
What Should You Do?
DO NOT PANIC TUNE TO YOUR LOCAL SARNIA RADIO STATION:
CHOK1070 AM or THE FOX 99.9 FM or K106 106.3 FM
