Today nationwide warning day and test run of the warning systems - sirens at 11 a.m
Created: 2022-12-08 07:21
By: Katja Thorwarth
In the event of disasters and crises, the population is informed: via radio and TV, on public notice boards and via smartphones.
But does that work?
Berlin/Frankfurt - In September 2020, the federal government had set a nationwide warning day.
The action went wrong at the time and was determined by breakdowns.
For example, the central nationwide test warning from the Federal Office for Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance was delayed by 30 minutes.
Today, Thursday (December 8th), there is another nationwide warning day - but the signs are completely different.
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Nationwide warning day: warning SMS, messages via warning apps and announcements on radio and television
People should be sensitized accordingly when the authorities nationwide trigger the warning systems provided for the event of a disaster.
Among other things, you will receive warning SMS, messages via warning apps or hear announcements on radio and television.
Warning day 2020
In the Tagesschau of September 10, 2020, the message only appears at the end.
Jan Hofer explains the first nationwide warning day since reunification: "Test alarm failed".
It should be tested nationwide how well the population is warned about a natural disaster, a power failure or an attack.
But in many places the siren horns remained silent and many app users did not receive the test warning at all or received it only half an hour late.
A disaster for the competent Federal Office for Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance (BBK).
The then BBK boss Christoph Unger had to go, the Ministry of the Interior under Horst Seehofer described the test alarm as "failed".
Society reacted primarily with ridicule: It was clear that our administration couldn't manage it;
oh yes, digitization in Germany.
Few wondered: What if a catastrophe actually happened?
In an emergency, many people would not have noticed on September 10, 2020 - at least not from an official point of view.
The official warnings will then also be visible on billboards in the cityscape.
The warning day is intended to subject the technical and organizational processes to an endurance test and at the same time to sensitize people to the topic.
(ktho/afp)
