Routine testing of Guam’s vital communication and advance warning system sirens will be conducted starting at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday, July 1, the Guam Homeland Security and Office of Civil Defense said in a release.
GHS/OCD will test the all-hazards alert warning system, AHAWS, sirens in conjunction with the U.S. Naval Base Guam and Andersen Air Force Base’s monthly routine testing of the giant voice, GV, sirens.
Residents, visitors and motorists surrounding the AHAWS sirens and GV speakers can expect to hear pre-scripted voice messaging announcing the start and end of the test, and 60 seconds of the โalertโ siren tone. Future tests of the AHAWS sirens will be conducted on a monthly basis, in conjunction with NBG and AAFB, and will typically fall on the first Tuesday of each month, unless it falls on an observed holiday.
The following are AHAWS siren sites to be tested: GHS/OCD facility in Agana Heights, Agat Marina, JFK High School, Talo’fo’fo’ Elementary School, Asan Mayorโs Office, Pago Bay A-Frame South End, Inalรฅhan Elementary School, Yona Mayorโs Office, Fort Soledad in Humรฅtak, GWA Pump Station in Malessoโ, Ija Agricultural Station in Inalรฅhan, Port Authority of Guam, Agat Senior Citizenโs Center, Hotel Nikko Guam, Tamuning Mayorโs Office, George Washington High School, Piti Village, GWA site in Malojloj, Ricardo J. Bordallo Governorโs Complex in Adelup, Benavente Middle School in Dededo, Yigo gym, and Barrigada Mayorโs Office.
