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Warning day today in Bavaria: The most important questions and answers about the test alarm

2022-12-09T04:10:02.894Z


Warning day today in Bavaria: The most important questions and answers about the test alarm Created: 2022-12-09 04:59 By: Jannis Gogolin The nationwide warning day 2022 puts the German alarm network to the test. But what exactly can be expected from the test alarm on Thursday? And how does the process work in an emergency? Berlin – It will be very loud in some places in Germany on Thursday mor


Warning day today in Bavaria: The most important questions and answers about the test alarm

Created: 2022-12-09 04:59

By: Jannis Gogolin

The nationwide warning day 2022 puts the German alarm network to the test.

But what exactly can be expected from the test alarm on Thursday?

And how does the process work in an emergency?

Berlin – It will be very loud in some places in Germany on Thursday morning.

In other places it is expected to remain very quiet.

The nationwide test alarm is intended to help the federal, state and local governments to find out where there are still gaps in the warning network.

In Bavaria, too, sirens, warning apps and display boards will be put to the test on Thursday.

Test alarm: What time is the warning day?

The Federal Office for Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance (BBK) triggers a test alarm of the highest warning level 1 at 11 a.m. throughout Germany.

Since this is just a test, the people who receive this warning don't have to do anything.

At 11.45 a.m. the all-clear was given.

Warning day in Germany: When is warning level 1 triggered in an emergency?

With the highest warning level, the population in a certain region is only alerted when there is an imminent danger, such as highly toxic gas escaping after an accident in an industrial plant, or a storm surge.

The Federal Office recommends a document folder for such emergencies in which you have to leave home in a hurry.

Warning level 2 means there is a serious danger, for example from branches breaking off or roof shingles flying around in a very strong storm.

Warning level 3 indicates an event that can affect normal daily routine, such as the risk of ice.

How does the warning day work and where does the warning message appear?

On different channels: The warning message comes via radio and television, via warning apps such as NINA or Katwarn.

You will be able to read it on city information boards.

In addition, sirens, loudspeaker vans, the information systems of Deutsche Bahn and, for the first time, the cell broadcast process are also used.

"Bavaria relies on a wide mix of warning devices when warning the population," the Bavarian Ministry of the Interior told the German Press Agency.

New technologies such as automated warning messages via digital radio DAB+ and cell broadcast complement existing options.

The new warning methods also include messages on the digital display boards at underground and S-Bahn stations and on the street, as the Munich fire brigade announced.

"Communication is extremely important in crises," said district administration officer Hanna Sammüller-Gradl.

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Warning day also in Bavaria: How does Cell Broadcast work?

A notification is sent to every mobile phone that is switched on at this time, has reception and is running the latest software.

This happens automatically and without registration.

However, Cell Broadcast will not work without the necessary updates or on older models.

Cell broadcast has the advantage that all mobile phones whose owners are in a specific radio cell at the time the warning is issued can be controlled at the same time - without the warning authority having to know the number and their owners.

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reported, a warning tone also sounds when the cell phone is switched to silent mode.

The system already exists in other EU countries, such as Greece.

Cell broadcast is used there, for example to warn the inhabitants of a region of a forest fire.

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Who triggers the test alarm on the warning day?

The warnings via the NINA app, the cell broadcast messages and the warnings via the signal boards in the cities are triggered directly by the Federal Office for Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance (BBK) in Bonn.

With the warnings that come via radio, television stations and Deutsche Bahn, the BBK sends information to those responsible there, who then arrange for the test warning to be announced in the program or sent as a message to the passengers.

One day, the sirens should also be connected directly so that the BBK could control them itself in the event of a nationwide threat.

At the moment, however, the sirens have to be triggered by the respective fire brigade control center.

The systems were last tested in Bavaria in May of this year.

"The Bavaria-wide test alarm takes place regularly in order to be able to test the functioning of the technology and the processes under real conditions," said a spokesman for the Ministry of the Interior.

Warning day - What exactly happens in an emergency?

It depends on which area is affected and where the danger is coming from.

In general, in the event of war, the BBK bears responsibility in coordination with other federal institutions.

The federal states and municipalities are responsible for civil protection in times of peace.

In the Baden-Württemberg municipality of Murr, for example, the control center of the district of Ludwigsburg warned of temporary drinking water pollution at the end of November.

The residents were advised via the NINA warning app to boil the water.

Around 13 million people have downloaded the NINA app.

However, it is not known how many citizens have and use the app on their smartphones to date.

The Federal Office for Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance also advises personal precautions, including food supplies.

Will a siren wail in my neighborhood?

Maybe.

This depends on whether there is still or again a working siren in the vicinity.

The BBK is trying to create a so-called warning device register - i.e. a map on which all sirens and, in the future, other warning devices are listed.

But this process is not yet complete.

It is known, however, that the federal states have so far reported around 35,000 sirens to the federal government, which provides financial support for the installation and repair of sirens.

According to the assessment of the Bavarian State Fire Brigade Association, there is still a need for further support in Bavaria.

Test alarm also in Bavaria - why nationwide warning day?

Those responsible for civil protection want to find out how well the warning mix works, which is intended to reach as many people as possible via the various channels.

Precise warnings are important so that people can also protect themselves, says BBK President Ralph Tiesler.

It's not about spreading panic, it's about staying able to act.

In an emergency, this also includes informing neighbors, friends and relatives.

In order to meet the needs of the Bavarian communities for the expansion and replacement of sirens, the federal program needs further funding according to the assessment of the Bavarian State Fire Brigade Association.

(dpa)

Source: merkur

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