The nuclear power plant I work beside tested their sirens today. A few observations:

-i was the only one who knew what it was at first
-our office recieved no notice about it
-small notices ran in the local community paper (residential not commercial/business distribution)
-most of the offices and wharehouses around us emptied as people congregated in the parking lots to figure out what was going on
-at the first blast, a co-worker assumed it was a test and told us to ignore it
-another co-worker had no idea what to do if it was real
-another said an accident could never happen and the alarms are a waste of money
-at least onr small office next door contemplated evacuation but called 911 first and confirmed the test

I'd like to think that there'd be more to these annual tests than mere electronics. Seems like a great opportunity for public education wasted.