The City of Coronado will test the emergency warning sirens on
Wednesday, May 5, at approximately 9 a.m. The entire test is scheduled to take
approximately 10 minutes. The sirens are being tested to be ready to alert everyone in the event
of an emergency. THIS IS ONLY A TEST!
Coronado’s Emergency Siren System
The City of Coronado has three sirens to alert the community in the event of a disaster. The
sirens are located at the Main Fire Station at Sixth Street and D Avenue, Glorietta Bay Park
(south of the boat launch ramp), and at the Cays Fire Station at Coronado Cays Boulevard and
Grand Caribe Causeway. Coronado’s Emergency Siren System was designed to alert the
community in the event of a disaster or potential disaster, so people can tune into the San Diego
County Emergency Alerting System (KOGO 600 AM radio) and receive accurate and timely
information on what steps they should take during the emergency.
What to Expect During a Real Emergency
In the event of an impending disaster or after a disaster, the City will activate the emergency
warning sirens if it is important to provide instructions to the community about what to do in
response to the emergency. The sirens will be activated for an extended period of time, and will
make an extended horn-like sound similar to the old civil defense sirens. The volume of sound
emitted from the sirens may vary based on your proximity to the sirens. Nevertheless, the sirens
will be activated for several minutes at a time.
What to Do During a Real Emergency
• Stay in your home, office or hotel room, unless told differently by the Fire or Police
Department.
• Tune your RADIO to KOGO 600 AM, the Emergency Broadcast Channel.
• Turn on your television and wait for the Emergency Broadcast Message that will
come across the upper portion of the television.
• Have your home emergency kit close at hand.
