Emergency
Dial 911
Non Emergency
Dial 558-6800 or 558-6900
PA State Police
Dial 671-7500
The information below is IMPORTANT TMI EMERGENCY INFORMATION
Dear Resident or Visitor:
This page contains important and specific instructions on what you may be asked to do should a serious accident occur at the Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station. It is based on radiological emergency response plans that have been developed and exercised by state, county, and municipal governments. This information also can be used in the event of emergencies such as tornados, hurricanes, floods, or hazardous material spills. Please review this information with members of your family.
County Board of Commissioners
January 2000
IF YOU HEAR A 3 TO 5 MINUTE STEADY SIREN TONE
Step 1: Turn on your radio or television to an emergency alert station for your county - stations are listed below.
Step 2: Listen for official information and instructions for your county.
Step 3: Follow instructions of emergency officials:
You may be asked to:
EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM
The Emergency Alert System will provide you with official information in cases of tornados, floods, nuclear plant accidents, or other emergencies. Turn on your radio or television for official information and instructions.
AM Radio
WTCY 1400
WHP 580
WHP 1230
FM Radio
WRVV 97.3
WWKL 99.3
WITF 89.5
WNNK 104.1
WMSS 91.1
Television
WHP CH21
WHTM CH27
WITF CH33
This emergency information was developed by each county emergency management agency with the support of the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency in accordance with state law and federal regulations. This important information was placed in the telephone directory by the GPU Nuclear Corporation, in cooperation with your county government.
IF YOU ARE ASKED TO TAKE SHELTER
- Go inside and stay there.
- Close all outside doors and windows.
- Turn off air intakes such as fans and air conditioners.
- Keep pets inside and shelter farm animals, if possible.
- Do not use telephone except for personal emergencies.
- If you are in your car, close windows and air vents.
- If you are not at home, seek the best available shelter.
- Stay indoors until you receive official notice that it is safe to go out.
- Stay tuned to your Emergency Alert Station.
- Keep an extra set of car keys handy.
IF YOU ARE ASKED TO EVACUATE
Emergency officials will let you know if evacuation is necessary. If you are asked to evacuate, follow directions calmly and promptly. Special arrangements will be made for the sick and disabled.
IF YOU NEED A RIDE
Try to go with a neighbor or a fellow worker. If that is not possible, transportation can be arranged by calling your transportation assistance number. For telephone numbers turn to your county section.
Plan to spend a minimum of three days away from home. Lock up your home.
ITEMS TO TAKE WITH YOU
- Clothing fit for the season
- Sleeping bags or blankets
- Prescription medicines
- Special medical equipment such as walkers, wheelchairs, etc.
- Personal care items
- Baby supplies
- Flashlight and portable radio with extra batteries
- Pet supplies*
*For sanitary reasons, pets will not be permitted inside mass care centers, except for service animals such as guide dogs.
Go in your car to a friend or relative outside the Emergency Planning Zone, or to the Reception Center identified where you will receive further directions.
INFORMATION FOR FARMERS
Farmers should shelter their animals and tune to an Emergency Alert Station for additional instructions. For information on sheltering animals refer to your Farmers' Emergency Information Brochure or contact your county cooperative extension listed below. For a copy of the Brochure, contact your county agricultural agent.
Dauphin County Cooperative Ext. (717) 240-6500
SCHOOL INFORMATION
Special plans have been developed to protect school children in the event of an emergency.
You are urged not to call or go to the schools during an emergency.
- If an evacuation is recommended while classes are in session, the students will be bussed to a designated host school outside the Emergency Planning Zone. This will serve as the student pick-up point where you can take custody of your children.
- The students will be cared for at the designated host school until parents arrive to pick them up.
- Students attending school outside the Emergency Planning Zone, but who live within the zone, will not be sent home during an emergency. They will remain under school supervision until parents pick them up at the school's designated location.
Specific information concerning student pick-up points is provided to parent(s) by school officials.
If you do not know the designated pick-up point for your child's school, contact the school principal or district superintendent and request this important information now.
WHERE TO GO IF YOU ARE ASKED TO EVACUATE
Royalton Borough
Transportation Assistance Number: (717) 944-4831
Current evacuation routes:
Take Route 441 across the Swatara Creek to Union Street in the Borough of Middletown, North on Union Street to the Fruehauf access road to the PA Turnpike (RT 76), East to Exit 266, Route 72 North to Route 419, East to Route 501, North to Route 78, East to Exit 9, Route 61 North to Reception Center.
Or
Take North Union Street North to Route 283, East to Route 743, North to PA Turnpike (RT 76) via the maintenance access gate, East to Exit 266, Route 72 North to Route 419, East to Route 501, North to Route 78, East to Exit 9, Route 61 North to Reception Center.
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Reception Center: Blue Mountain High School, Schuylkill Haven.
EMERGENCY CLASSIFICATIONS
An emergency at Three Mile Island would fall into one of four categories that have been established by U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission:
- Unusual Event - A minor problem has occurred at the plant. No release of radioactive material is expected. Public officials will be notified. Residents within the Emergency Planning Zone will not have to do anything.
- Alert - Also a minor problem. It is not expected to seriously affect the safety of the plant. Small amounts of radioactive material might be released inside the plant. Officials will be notified. Most likely, residents will not have to respond. If you hear a steady 3 to 5 minute siren tone, turn on your radio or television to an emergency alert station for official information and instructions.
- Site Area Emergency - This means a more serious event has occurred. Major plant systems might be affected, but release of radioactivity would not be expected to exceed any federal limits outside the plant boundary. If you hear a steady 3 to 5 minute siren tone, turn on your radio or television to an emergency alert station for official information and instructions.
- General Emergency - Such an emergency would involve serious damage at the plant and the release of radioactivity beyond the plant boundary. If you hear a steady 3 to 5 minute siren tone, turn on your radio or television to an emergency alert station for official information and instructions.
RUMOR CONTROL
Dauphin County: (717) 558-6800
INADVERTENT SIREN SOUNDINGS
A siren may malfunction and inadvertently sound. Some indications of a siren malfunction are a siren sounding for more than 5 minutes, or a siren sounding with no accompanying message on the emergency alert stations. Report siren malfunctions to county emergency management officials at the number listed below.
Dauphin County: (717) 558-6900
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