Civil protection sample alarm in Austria: siren and warning system successfully tested

Civil protection sample alarm in Austria: siren and warning system successfully tested

On Saturday, October 5, 2024, the annual civil protection sample alarm was carried out throughout Austria. Between 12:00 p.m. and 12:45 p.m., the civil protection signals "Warning", "Alarm" and "Effination" sounded nationwide. This trial alarm not only has the purpose of checking the technical systems, but also to clarify the population about the meaning and relevance of these signals.

A total of 8,356 fire brigade sirens were tested, with an impressive functional rate of 99.43 percent being achieved. This corresponds to 8,308 functional sirens. Lower Austria is particularly noteworthy, where the functional rate was even higher with 99.76 percent. Of the 2,450 tested sirens there, the alarm was only possible at six sirens.

test of the "AT-Alert" system

In addition to the siren sample alarm, the disaster warning system "At-Alert" was tested on mobile phones. The mobile phone providers reported that the test messages were successfully transmitted. In the coming week, more detailed information about the number of mobile radio stations achieved will be expected. This system is an important part of the alarm infrastructure to ensure that the population can be quickly informed in an emergency.

The civil protection sample alarm not only offers a technical review of the warning and alarm systems, but also plays an important role in the sensitization of citizens for the signals that sound in an emergency. A deeper analysis of the test and its meaning is on www.stadtradio.at provided.