Politics & Government
Pierce County To Activate Its Alert System Monday
The county is doing so to coincide with the testing of its Emergency Management Department's lahar warning sirens.
Pierce County residents will get an alert Monday as officials test the lahar warning sirens in the county's eastern half.
And if you're in the Puyallup River Valley on Monday, prepare for some sirens around noon.
Here's the message that Patch received from Pierce County today:
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A reminder that Monday, April 4 at noon, Pierce County Emergency Management will hold its monthly test of the 17 outdoor lahar warning sirens in the Puyallup River Valley. Additionally, the cities of Fife, Orting and Puyallup will test their 10 older civil defense era sirens. The sirens will wail for up to one minute.
To coincide with this drill, Emergency Management will continue to test Pierce County ALERT. This system is a mass communication tool that allows the county to contact residents and businesses during emergencies or other significant events.
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County residents and businesses can opt-in other devices to receive these messages, including cell phones, e-mail and text messages, by clicking the Pierce County Alert box on the lower left side of www.piercecountywa.org.
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