{"id":14013,"date":"2025-02-04T11:52:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-04T16:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tampabaywater.org\/?post_type=news&p=14013"},"modified":"2025-05-05T13:52:19","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T17:52:19","slug":"tampa-bay-water-to-test-emergency-notification-sirens-at-reservoir-on-wed-feb-5-at-9-a-m","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.tampabaywater.org\/news\/tampa-bay-water-to-test-emergency-notification-sirens-at-reservoir-on-wed-feb-5-at-9-a-m\/","title":{"rendered":"Tampa Bay Water to Test Emergency Notification Sirens at Reservoir on Wed., Feb. 5, at 9 a.m."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

News Release<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

For Immediate Release<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n

Contact: Brandon Moore
bmoore@tampabaywater.org<\/a>
(727) 791-2304<\/a> | (727) 470-0702<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

LITHIA, Fla. (Feb. 4, 2025)<\/strong>\u00a0- Tampa Bay Water is conducting a test of its emergency siren system at the C.W. Bill Young Regional Reservoir on Wed., Feb. 5, at 9 a.m. To ensure the sirens are effective in the unlikely event of an emergency, the sirens will sound at 9 a.m. and will include three to five short blasts lasting 10-20 seconds each. This is only a test. Tampa Bay Water has notified Hillsborough County Emergency Management, the Sheriff's Office, Fire Rescue staff and residents surrounding the reservoir.<\/p>\n

If residents have any questions or concerns about the sirens or the regularly scheduled testing, they may call our dedicated hotline at 1-866-INFO-H20 (1-866-463-6420) or email reservoir@tampabaywater.org<\/a>. Residents may also sign up for email reminders of when the sirens will be tested at tampabaywater.org\/sirentest<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Should the reservoir siren system sound for an actual emergency, the sirens will sound in a continuous blast. Hillsborough County Emergency Management will immediately contact residents using text messages, emails and telephone calls. Emergency responders will be dispatched to direct residents to safe evacuation routes.<\/p>\n

To receive emergency notifications, residents should sign-up and register their contact information by visiting HCFLGov.net\/HCFLAlert<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Remaining 2025 Reservoir Siren Test Schedule:<\/p>\n