Krefeld says loudly: Siren test on March 13th-this is how it works!

Krefeld says loudly: Siren test on March 13th-this is how it works!

On Thursday, March 13, 2025, the next trial alarm of the siren network will take place in Krefeld. This is done as part of the nationwide warning day in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), which aims to test the warning systems and prepare the population for possible dangers. The sirens will be heard three times in the urban area and the citizens are called to find out about the importance of the different tones.

At 11:00 a.m., a tone of one minute sounds that signals a all -clear . Six minutes later, at 11:06 a.m., a one-minute up and down howling tone will be audible, which shows the Warning of the population. The third signal tone in turn is a one -minute long tone that announces the end of the warning at 11:12 a.m. This structure is intended to help the citizens to react correctly in an emergency.

Information on the warning and emergency contacts

For the citizens of Krefeld, information about the importance of siren signals on March 13 from 6 a.m. in the local radio station "Welle Niederrhein" will be provided. In addition, the central citizens' information of the city of Krefeld is available on the phone number 0 21 51/17 70 0 and on the website www.krefeld.de . In the event of actual damage events, citizens should switch on the radio and pay attention to announcements in the local transmitter.

The need to regularly sensitize the population and to check the warning processes is also highlighted by the Cologne district government. This emphasizes the responsibility of the circles and communities for the specific warnings and the importance of a functioning warning system.

diverse warning and modern technologies

The "Mowas" module enables the alarm through various warning agents such as sirens, private cell phones and electrical scoreboards. In North Rhine -Westphalia, around 2,100 digital municipal advertising boards are connected to the system. New in the warning landscape is the Cell Broadcast, which has been integrated since February 23, 2023. It sends warning messages via mobile phone network to all registered devices in a radio cell without a special app. However, the smartphones must be up to date and the function is activated.

The warning app "Nina" is another important tool that is available free of charge for iOS and Android. With it, people can get important information about danger sites. According to the Interior Ministry, the use of these technical means is becoming increasingly important in order to achieve as many people as possible. Interior Minister Herbert Reul emphasizes that all of the channels provided should be used to make the warnings known.

As part of the nationwide warning day, a comprehensive evaluation will also take place. The next nationwide warning day will take place on September 11, 2025, while the next nationwide warning day in NRW is planned for March 12, 2026. This underlines the continuous effort to improve and inform in the field of disaster protection.

Today's alarm exercise is not only a test of the technical systems, but also a crucial step to strengthen the security consciousness in the population.