Surprise siren is Ravensdown Fertiliser test

Napier Police, Fire and Civil Defence were inundated with calls from concerned public yesterday morning after a siren sounded at approximately 9am.

Napier Civil Defence Manager, Angela Reade, says the siren is not a Civil Defence siren.

“After a bit of investigation we discovered that Ravensdown Fertiliser was testing their emergency sirens,” Angela says. “Unfortunately emergency services were unaware of this test.”

Angela says she was impressed with the public’s vigilance as it shows that people are taking sirens seriously.