Tacoma Power to conduct annual siren test at East Lewis County dams today

Tacoma Power will conduct its annual emergency siren test on Wednesday, April 2. 

The sirens at Ike Kinswa State Park, Mayfield Lake Park and the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery will sound at 11 a.m. and include an announcement of the test, Tacoma Power stated in a news release. 

The test will last about 90 seconds, and the test sequence will be:

• Recorded voice: “Attention — this is a test of the Cowlitz emergency warning system. This is only a test.”
• Fluctuating wail for 30 seconds.
• Recorded voice: “This completes the test of the Cowlitz emergency warning system. This was only a test.”

Lewis County Emergency Management will send three messages about the test via the Lewis County Alert system (the night before, an hour before and then after the test), according to the release. 

Residents who live in Lewis County can visit the Lewis County Alert system at https://shorturl.at/AMwBJ to sign up and receive emergency notifications.