Q1. What should you do if you hear the community alert sirens associated with the San Onofre power plant?

Please do…

• Always assume the sirens mean your city’s emergency response team has important information they want you to have in order to prepare you for a possible threat to public safety.
• Turn on radio station KWVE-FM, 107.9 on the FM dial. Your city’s emergency response team will use this Emergency Broadcast System station to provide emergency information you will need.
• Emergency Preparedness Tip – living in an earthquake region like Southern California means always having nearby a battery operated AM/FM radio plus a fresh set of batteries.
• Check other radio and TV stations.
• Look at your community’s Web site. City emergency response teams will post information about the nature of the public safety issue and recommended responses by residents.
• Emergency Preparedness Tip – many cell phones are equipped with Web browsers that allow users to preset bookmarks of favorite Internet sites. Bookmark your cities emergency information Web site and as well as this San Onofre site for rapid access.
• Look at this Web site. Even if an emergency is unrelated to plant operations, during such an event we will post current plant status information directly under the large picture on the home page.

Please do not…

• Do not assume the sirens mean a nuclear emergency is taking place that threatens your family.
• The special 52-siren system installed in a 12-mile area around our power plant could be activated by your community’s emergency response team to alert residents to the need to prepare for any major emergency condition – a tsunami, extreme weather, etc.
• Do not assume the sirens mean you should evacuate.
• Emergency response experts, such as those who staff your city’s emergency planning office, have found that under some conditions you place yourself in much greater danger by attempting to evacuate. Allow your city’s emergency response team to provide professional guidance about how best to protect your family.

To learn more about the community alert sirens, view this video.

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Q2. What if the sirens are a false alarm?

Please do…

• Check radio and TV stations, as well as your city’s Web site and this site, just as you would in a real emergency.

Please do not…

• Do not assume a siren might be a false alarm no matter what you hear from neighbors or friends. When in doubt, find out your city’s emergency response team to provide professional guidance about how best to protect your family.

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Q3. When should you evacuate?

Please do…

• Evacuate only when your city’s emergency response team informs you that they have determined evacuation is the best course of action to protect your safety.

Please do not…

• Do not evacuate based solely on rumors or fear. Sometimes, evacuating increases the danger.

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Q4. What should you do if you hear a rumor that an unsafe condition exists at our power plant?

Please do…

• Get the facts directly from your city’s emergency response office or from the plant, not from those passing along second- and third-hand guesses.
• Call your community’s emergency response office. Look at your community’s Web site and this site.

Please do not…

• Do not assume a rumor of a plant emergency is accurate even if you trust the person who, with the best of intentions, passes along the information. Go directly to those responsible for community safety – your city’s emergency response team.

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