During today’s test alarm, the 2,450 sirens in Lower Austria were checked for functionality. 99.7 percent of the sirens worked perfectly during the three siren signals. Partial failure was recorded for six sirens.
LH deputy Stephan Pernkopf: “Safety is our top priority! We have a well-developed warning and alert system that has passed the annual endurance test and is ready to warn the population in an emergency. For the first time, the new cell phone warning system AT-Alert could be tested nationwide.”
Further information: Ing. Ewald Litschauer, MSc, Fire Department and Civil Defense Department, State Warning Center Lower Austria, Tel.: +43 2272 9005 – 16644, Email: ewald.litschauer@noel.gv.at or DI Jürgen Maier Press spokesman LH deputy Dr. Stephan Pernkopf, Mobile: +43 676 812 15283 Email: lhstv.pernkopf@noel.gv.at
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