There are emergency alert systems in place to notify you of a large-scale emergency.
Subscribe to Region of Durham email alerts
Receive emergency alerts that are posted to the Region of Durham website.
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Alert Ready wireless and broadcast alerts
Canada’s Alert Ready system sends emergency alerts to compatible cell phones and wireless devices, as well as through TV and radio broadcasts. You do not need to sign up for these alerts.
You can check if your cell phone is compatible by visiting AlertReady.ca.
Alert Ready emergency alerts are geo-targeted and activated only for the most serious, large-scale emergencies.
Public Alerting System
Outdoor sirens within the three-kilometre nuclear Automatic Action Zones
Public alerting sirens will sound steadily during a nuclear emergency for at least three minutes. If you are outside and hear the sirens, you need to stop what you are doing and go inside to get more information. You will only hear the sirens if you are outside and within three kilometres of one of the nuclear plants. You can get information on the radio, television, and official websites and social media channels.
Automated telephone system in the 10-kilometre nuclear Detailed Planning Zones
In the unlikely event of a nuclear emergency, the automated telephone system will send a recorded message to landline phones in the 10-kilometre area around the nuclear stations.
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