Sandia strives to get accurate, verified information to the public as quickly and efficiently as possible during an emergency. Emergency information is communicated to the public primarily through the news media and this website.
Because accuracy is of utmost importance during an emergency, Sandia public information officials work closely with Kirtland Air Force Base and the City of Albuquerque in New Mexico, and the town of Livermore and Alameda County in California, as well as with the National Nuclear Security Administration, Department of Energy, Lockheed Martin Corporation, and other city, county, state, tribal, and federal officials, to produce official, verified information about a current emergency.
During an emergency, members of the news media can find official Sandia emergency news and information from the following sources: