Emergency Management

Chief of Emergency Management: Julie de Losada

Sirens and Alerts

Familiarize yourself with different warning sirens and meassage alerts heard in the Skagit County area.

Skagit County to participate in Great Washington Shake Out, test Tsunami Sirens as part of Flood Awareness Week.
Skagit County will be testing its tsunami sirens as 10:15 a.m. on October 15 [more]

Baker River Dam | March Point Refinery | Tsunami

Baker River Dam early-warning siren system

As part of PSE's Dam Safety Program and Emergency Action Plan, PSE upgraded the early-warning siren system for the project in 2018. The upgrade increased the sound coverage area, taking the system from three sirens to eight.

The sirens are tested once a month. During the siren test, the sirens sound for less than one minute. The siren test occurs on the second Monday of every month at 6 p.m.

Test message
Evacuation message
Siren tone

Refineries

“Initial Electronic” and “UnitHorns” is Wednesday at 12PM
“All Clear” after all horns have sounded on Wednesday at 12PM

Initial
Unit Horn
All Clear

Tsunami

Test The Test siren can be heard on the First Monday of each month at 12:00 PM
Evacuation Siren
Actual Message		Spanish
Test Message		Spanish
Evacuation Route Message		Spanish

Test The Test siren can be heard on the First Monday of each month at 12:00 PM
Evacuation Siren
Actual Message	Spanish
Test Message	Spanish
Evacuation Route Message	Spanish

SIREN LOCATIONS

Please note: Green are operational sirens and yellow are sirens to be installed by January 2025