Action Emergency Alert Radio Disaster Should you hear the disaster sirens at & Television Stations any time other than the monthly test, go indoors and turn on the radio/TV Radio Stations Siren for further information. A siren tone is initiated before and after the pre- WCHS (580 AM) recorded or live message. One of the challenges of tone only sirens is the WCAW (680 AM) Information ability to effectively communicate a specific message to the public. WKWS (96.1 FM) WVAF (99.9 FM) Contact Information WBES (95.4 FM) Kanawha County WQBE (950 AM and 97.5 FM) Charleston Department of Homeland Security & Emergency Management WVSR (102.7 FM) (304) 348-8130 WSCW (1410 AM) Kanawha Co. Department of Homeland Security & Emergency Management WKAZ (107.3 FM) (304) 357-0966 • kanawha.us/oem Kanawha County Metro 911 Non-emergency: (304) 744-6843 Television Stations Putnam County WSAZ CH 3 Putnam County Department of Homeland Security & Emergency Management WCHS CH 8 (304) 586-0247 WVAH CH 11 Other Kanawha Putnam WOWK CH 13 Emergency Planning Committee 304-414-3600 All local television stations will www.kpepc.org broadcast emergency information as For All Emergencies will cable systems. Importantly, the 911 information will NOT be broadcast on satellite-based services that do Supported with funds provided by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the WV SAA. not carry local programming. What Locations Testing A fully redundant outdoor and There are over 55 disaster warning The disaster sirens are tested personal alerting and notification sirens located throughout Kanawha at noon the 4th Wednesday of system that protects communities and Putnam Counties. These sirens each month. The siren will emit and citizens during natural are activated in the event of chemical a steady 3 minute tone followed (weather) or man-made (chemical, manufacturing incidents, hazardous by the pre-recorded monthly material transportation accidents and terrorist) disasters. test message. natural (weather) disasters. Nearly one-half of these sirens are capable of Why producing intense warning signal, live Examples of and digital voice messaging Pre-Recorded Messages The sirens will allow for emergency officials to target populations and Tone/Voice Siren Locations: • This is the monthly test of the to deliver specific messages. By County siren system, no action increasing the public’s ability to Kanawha County is necessary. know what steps to take following • Belle • There has been an emergency an emergency, community resilience • Capitol Complex (4) requiring a shelter in place, is enhanced. • Charleston (2) • Dunbar Please go indoors, close all • Glasgow doors and windows and turn Sounds • Kanawha City on your television, radio • Kanawha County Courthouse or alert radio for further The electronic siren provides an • Mary Snow Elementary information. excellent voice reproduction and • Montgomery • Nitro Market Place • There is a severe weather an intense steady (alert) warning emergency, Please turn on signal with continued emergency • Nitro • North Charleston your television, radio or alert operations regardless of primary radio for further information power outages. When the siren • South Charleston • St. Albans is activated, citizens will hear a • An evacuation of this area • WV State University 3 minute steady siren warning, • Yeager Airport has been requested, please followed by a Voice Announcement, monitor your radio or concluding with a 3 minute steady weather alert radio for further siren tone Putnam County information. • Eleanor • Hurricane • Poca • Teays Valley • Winfield.