Calvert County Emergency Management Division
to Conduct Quarterly Test of Alert and Notification System Sirens
PRINCE FREDERICK, Md. – March 29, 2011 – The Calvert County Department of Public Safety, Emergency Management Division, will conduct a full-cycle test of the alert and notification sirens throughout southern Calvert and St. Mary’s counties on Monday, April 4, 2011, at 12 p.m.
The siren test will consist of a three-minute activation. All citizens are asked to remember the scheduled testing and relay the information to friends, family and neighbors.
The testing is conducted to enhance siren operation and increase public awareness of the alert and notification siren system. If the sirens sound at any other time, residents should tune to one of the local radio stations listed below for information and instructions. Contact the Calvert County Division of Emergency Management at 410-535-1600, ext. 2638 for additional emergency or disaster preparedness information.
Emergency Alert System stations include:
WPTX 1690 AM Mechanicsville WYRX 97.7 FM Lexington Park WTOP 103.5 FM Frederick
WKIK 1560 AM La Plata WKIK 102.9 FM California WPRS 104.1 FM La Plata
WSMD 98.3 FM Mechanicsville WNNT 100.9 FM Warsaw WGOP 540 AM Pocomoke
WCEM 1240 AM Cambridge WCEM 106.3 FM Cambridge
WRAR 105.5 FM Tappahannock WEMD 1460 AM Easton WCEI 96.7 FM Easton