Jersey City Testing of the new County- Wide Alert Notification System 5/15/09

Now hear this! Tomorrow's siren blasts are only a testThursday, May 14, 2009By CHARLES HACKJOURNAL STAFF WRITERResidents across the county may hear horns whooping tomorrow. But they shouldn't panic, it's just a test of a new emergency system to guide the public to safety during a real disaster.The Hudson County Office of Emergency Management will be testing its new $750,000 emergency alert system between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. tomorrow.Residents will hear a tone and announcements from solar-powered horns stationed atop 55-foot poles and rooftops from Bayonne to North Bergen."No one should be alarmed on May 15 - the sirens sounding that day will ensure that this system is functioning properly," Hudson County Executive Tom DeGise said in a statement. "It is a system that will make us all safer.""This system is designed to alert local residents and visitors in the event of a major natural or man-made hazard that would require residents to take some sort of action for their individual safety," Bayonne Mayor Mark A. Smith said.The public notification system will instruct residents which AM station to tune to. Drasheff said the OEM recommends that every family keep a battery-operated AM radio in their home.Future monthly tests will be conducted using the "silent test," officials said. The system was paid for with a grant from the New Jersey Office of Homeland Security. $750,000 spent on a total of 31 units systems on poles and rooftops across the county will broadcast tones to every corner of the county and voice messages will be heard in heavily populated areas, commercial centers and public transportation hubs..i guess that explains this so-called recession. ok, so what would be a real disaster? wait... did you say no one should be alarmed? ..now is that during the testing or when my tab of acid kicks in and i see the brighter picture. Whats next we wake up and have to walk single file to the grocery store? This is an example of the experience we will soon witness for ourselves throughout the united states most likely soon. I actually woke up to the testing that took place in jersey city but couldnt record it.. heres a look at someone elses experience in another town.

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