Sirenenkonzert der Extraklasse | Warntag NRW 14.03.2024 | Probealarm im Rhein-Sieg-Kreis

In the Rhein-Sieg district, all sirens sounded at 11:00 a.m. on March 14, 2024, to mark the statewide warning day in North Rhine-Westphalia. The following siren signals were triggered: 11:00 a.m.: "All clear": One-minute steady tone (=the danger has passed) 11:05 a.m.: "Public warning": One-minute rising and falling siren tone (=there is an acute danger to the public [see below]) 11:10 a.m.: "All clear" (see above) +++++++++++++++++++ Behavior when the "Public warning" signal sounds: Go to enclosed spaces Close windows and doors Turn on the radio (WDR 2 (100.4 MHz), Radio Bonn/Rhein-Sieg (91.2 MHz - 94.2 MHz - 98.9 MHz - 99.9 MHz - 107.9 MHz)) Turn off air conditioning and ventilation systems Check for messages from cell broadcasts and warning apps Inform neighbors and, if necessary, passersby Record Pay increased attention to loudspeaker announcements (from the fire department, police, etc.) Only call emergency numbers 110 and 112 in extremely urgent emergencies +++++++++++++++++++ The city of Hennef began expanding and renewing the city's siren warning system in the fall of 2022. "For this purpose, the federal government has granted the city a grant of €694,000 from the financial aid for improving the warning infrastructure. 'This is a major investment in improving our disaster protection,' said Mayor Mario Dahm. 'The new sirens operate independently of the power grid, are equipped with loudspeakers, and cover the entire city area within the direct radius of residential buildings.' [...] Improving disaster protection is part of the city of Hennef's climate adaptation measures as a result of climate change and, in particular, the heavy rainfall events [in summer 2021]." (Source: City of Hennef website) The project, which is already very advanced, pursues The goal was to replace all 17 existing electromechanical E57 sirens with new electronic sirens and to install 23 additional systems. The contract was awarded to Hörmann. The recording was made at Blankenberg Castle, where I had already made a recording seven years ago:    • "Warnung der Bevölkerung" - Sirenenprobe i...   You can hear numerous newly installed electronic sirens of the ECI 600 and ECI 1200 types, as well as a few remaining E57 sirens that are on their last legs. One E57 – probably the system in Weldergoven – erroneously sounded three times with the "Warning the Public" signal. In addition to the sirens, all other available warning devices were also tested during the warning day, including the cell broadcast system introduced in Germany in 2022, the NINA warning app, and digital billboards from the company. Ströer. -------------- Video chapters: 0:00 - Intro 0:10 - Radio announcement for the warning day & site presentation 1:03 - Warning message via cell broadcast 1:19 - Siren signal "All clear" [1] 2:48 - Siren signal "Warning the public" 3:59 - Radio announcement from the fire department 4:47 - Siren signal "All clear" [2] 6:22 - Outro