News Release
| Release Number: | 00-042 |
| Dated: | 3/27/2000 |
| Contact: | Matt Rabe, 503-808-4510 |
Portland, Ore. - Sirens will sound in Heppner April 14 as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Morrow County Emergency Management Office test the town’s Flash Flood Warning System.
The test will run sometime between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
This is the only time this year the test will be conducted. Officials are performing the test to ensure local citizens recognize the sirens and that the system works properly. Heppner residents will not be required to do anything during the test.
The last test took place in 1998.
The siren system was installed in 1996, and is maintained by the Corps and the county’s emergency management office, according to Bob Ford, acting operations superintendent for the Corps’ The Dalles, John Day, and Willow Creek dams.
In the event of an imminent flood emergency, dispatchers will activate the two sirens, which will blare a continuous tone for several minutes. During an emergency, citizens should immediately move to one of four designated rallying points: the Columbia Basin Electric Cooperative, the Morrow County Courthouse Annex, the Corps’ maintenance facility on Access Road, or Heppner High School.