Posted by: Calvert County Emergency Management Division on Wednesday, 22 October 2008, at 11:00 a.m.

Emergency Management Division to Conduct Annual Test of the Alert And Warning System Sirens

PRINCE FREDERICK, Md. (October 20, 2008)-The Calvert County Emergency Management Division will conduct a full cycle test of the alert and warning sirens throughout southern Calvert and St. Mary's Counties on Monday, November 3, 2008, at 12:00 noon. The siren test will consist of a full three minute activation. All citizens are asked to remember the scheduled testing and relay the information to friends, family and neighbors.

NEW! Beginning in 2009, the full cycle three minute test will be conducted the first Monday of each calendar quarter (January, April, July, and October). The change in the test schedule is to enhance siren operation and increase public awareness of the Alert and Notification Siren system.

If at any other time you hear the sirens sounding, you 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.

EAS stations include:

WPTX 920 AM Lexington Park
WMDM 97.7 FM Lexington Park
WCMD 1560 AM La Plata
WXTR 104.1 FM La Plata
WSMD 98.3 FM Mechanicsville
WAAI 100.9 FM Cambridge
WKIK 102.9 FM Mechanicsville
WCEI 96.7 FM Easton
WCEI 1460 AM Easton
WCEM 106.3 FM Cambridge
WCEM 1240 AM Cambridge