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Nationwide civil defense test alarm on Saturday afternoon
Published: September 29, 2020 11:13 am
Updated: October 02, 2020 3:45 pm
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On Saturday, a national civil defense alarm test will be held again. After the “Siren test” signal, the three civil protection signals “Warning”, “Alarm” and “All clear” are transmitted via 8,200 fire service sirens throughout Austria between 12 noon and 12:45. . The test alarm is used to verify the technical equipment of the warning and alarm system, and the population should also become familiar with the signals, according to the Interior Ministry.
Austria has a well-developed alert and alarm system, which is operated by the Ministry of the Interior together with the offices of the state governments. “This means that Austria is one of the few countries that has a full siren alert,” the Interior Ministry said in a broadcast on Tuesday.
State of salzburg
An overview of the civil defense test alarm on Saturday. Accessibility of the population of Salzburg in percentage.
In the previous year, 99.71 percent of the sirens worked perfectly.
Sirens and alert applications in Austria
In addition to the activation of these sirens, an activation test of the population alert system based on the KATWARN Österreich / Austria application will be carried out in parallel, as in the previous year.
Home Office
An overview of the civil defense test alarm on Saturday.
It is available free of charge for smartphones and as an SMS and email service and is used in conjunction with siren signals to warn the public if necessary.
Importance of the civil defense test alarm
The meaning of the signals is as follows:
- Siren test: 15 seconds. Warning: three minutes of constant tone. Danger is coming! Turn on the radio or television or the Internet, observe the rules of conduct.
- Alarm: one minute of rising and falling howl. Danger! Go to the protective areas or rooms, follow the behavioral measures given on the radio or television or on the Internet.
- All clear: one minute constant tone. End of danger! Observe more information about radio and television or the Internet.
(Those: APA)
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