A live test of all tsunami sirens will be conducted along the Suva peninsula and foreshore from 10am tomorrow.

The National Disaster Management Office says evacuation will not be required as this is to ensure that the sirens are in working conditions.

NDMO says this is also part of Governments commitment towards improving its state of readiness for any tsunami event.

Communities and businesses in these areas are urged to use this exercise to identify and test their evacuation procedures in terms of their designated safe route and safe assembly areas.

It’s also importantly for the public to get acquainted with the sound of the tsunami early warning sirens.

The Tsunami sirens are currently installed in the following locations:

 Water Authority of Fiji – Kinoya Sewerage Plant
 FINTEL – Vatuwaqa
 RFMF Officers Training School – Vatuwaqa
 My Suva Park
 Government Training Centre – Nasese
 USP Main campus
 USP Statham
 I Taukei Trust Fund Board
 Civic Car park Rooftop
 Government Shipping Services – Walu Bay
 Lami town

The exercise is a collaboration between NDMO and the Seismology Unit from the Department of Mineral Resources