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> The general public is not required to respond in a particular way or take protective measures So what to do when the sirens sound and it's not a test?
by pestatije 4y ago
> The general public is not required to respond in a particular way or take protective measures
So what to do when the sirens sound and it's not a test?
- Rochus 4y agoBarely anyone would notice.
- lolc 4y agoWhen I was a kid, one afternoon we heard a siren go off in the nearby village. What do you do? Well keep doing what you've been doing before. Because it's just a test certainly. Then a voice came on: "This is not a test, not a test." So what did I do then? Scan the houses. And sure enough, there was smoke billowing from a skylight. If I'd been one of the municipal firefighters, I'd run home to grab my gear. Likely my training would have stressed to start running at the first sounding of the siren! Nowadays, if a siren went off at another time of the day, I would leave the building to make sure it wasn't mine being on fire. Maybe that's when I'd get swept away by a flood because I can't distinguish the signals.
- rspoerri 4y agoIf its not a test you should watch or listen to national tv / radio. In case of water alert and if you are on low ground i‘d seek high ground first. (Not sure about the official recommendation with the second)