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Hennepin County Emergency Management Official Hennepin County Emergency Management page. Resources and information to help Hennepin County prepare for, respond to, and recover from disaters.

We share, but do not issue, alerts and warnings. Hennepin County Emergency Management protects communities by coordinating and integrating all activities necessary to build, sustain, and improve capabilities to prevent, mitigate, prepare for, respond to and recover from threatened or actual natural disasters, acts of terrorism, or other man-made disasters. Our responsibility:

Hennepin County Emergency Management is responsible for development of plans and programs to maintain a state of readiness to meet natural, man-made, and technological disasters on a local or county-wide basis. Emergency Management also coordinates and maintains inventories of disaster resources in the county, both public and private, as well as plans for the effective utilization of resources in the county with the assistance of designated county departmental emergency management coordinators, appointed municipal directors, and volunteers. General Information:

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10/14/2026

Siren maintenance and growl testing will take place throughout the day on the following sirens:

3210 Excelsior Blvd, Minneapolis

Some sirens may be tested more than once with brief 15‑second growls during today’s work.

10/13/2026

Siren maintenance and growl testing will take place throughout the day on the following sirens:

47th Ave. & Fernbrook, Plymouth

Some sirens may be tested more than once with brief 15‑second growls during today’s work.

10/12/2026

Siren maintenance and growl testing will take place throughout the day on the following sirens:

Minnetrista:
8900 Co. Rd. 15

Minneapolis:
3401 26th St E
4650 44th St E

Some sirens may be tested more than once with brief 15‑second growls during today’s work.

10/08/2026

Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) Live Testing will be at noon:

Oct 7 - St. Louis Park
Oct 14 - Maple Plain
Oct 21 - Brooklyn Park
Oct 28 - Woodland

Check "alerts" in your phone settings to receive WEA notifications.

🔊 Public Warning Drill Today!Today is our monthly siren test and this time you may hear 2 rounds as we introduce our new...
10/07/2026

🔊 Public Warning Drill Today!
Today is our monthly siren test and this time you may hear 2 rounds as we introduce our new system.
• 12:58 p.m. – ATI system test
• 1:03 p.m. – Current system test
Outdoor warning sirens are designed to be heard outside, so don’t be alarmed if you hear them twice today.

10/06/2026

Siren maintenance and growl testing will take place throughout the day on the following sirens:

6247 Bloomington Rd, Fort Snelling
6880 Hemlock Ln N, Maple Grove
875 North Arm Dr, Orono
47th Ave N & Fernbrook Lane N, Plymouth
8301 34th St W, St. Louis Park

Some sirens may be tested more than once with brief 15‑second growls during today’s work.

10/05/2026

Siren maintenance and growl testing will take place throughout the day on the following sirens:

5101 Northwest Dr, Minneapolis
4845 Cumberland Rd, Mound
Fernbrook Ln N & 114th Ave N, Dayton
620 Shawnee Woods Dr, Medina

Some sirens may be tested more than once with brief 15‑second growls during today’s work.

09/29/2026

Hennepin County Emergency Management will test five Medina sirens on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, between 10:00 and 10:05 a.m.
This test checks the sirens’ performance during Severe Thunderstorm Warnings involving winds over 80 mph or hail 2.75 inches or larger.

The siren locations are:
• 2025 Holy Name Dr
• 2522 Bobolink Rd
• 2985 Lake Shore Ave
• 3200 Mill St, Hamel
• 1800 Prairie Dr

Sirens at Bobolink Rd and Prairie Dr will sound at about 10:00 a.m. The remaining sirens will sound at about 10:03 a.m.

Thank you to the City of Medina and its residents for their patience as we work to improve our new siren control software and enhance public safety for Hennepin County as a whole.

09/29/2026

Siren maintenance and growl testing will take place throughout the day on the following sirens:

Minneapolis:
527 Marquette Ave
400 Marquette Ave

Some sirens may be tested more than once with brief 15‑second growls during today’s work.

Address

1600 Prairie Drive
Medina, MN
55340

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