Alhamdulillah - Saudi Arabia tests early warning systems to keep people safe
Assalamu alaikum - Just wanted to share a quick update about the recent nationwide early warning tests in Saudi Arabia.
RIYADH: Alhamdulillah, the General Directorate of Civil Defense carried out tests of fixed sirens and mobile phone alerts across the Kingdom on Monday to check that warning systems are working well and that people know how to respond in an emergency.
The Civil Defense said the exercise was to verify the readiness and effectiveness of the alert systems and ran alongside a national test of the Early Warning Platform using cellular broadcasting.
The schedule was: a new warning tone broadcast at 1:00 p.m., the national alert tone at 1:10 p.m., and then the fixed sirens in the Riyadh, Tabuk, Jeddah and Makkah regions at 1:15 p.m.
Dr. Osama Ghanem Al-Obaidy, an adviser and law professor at the Institute of Public Administration in Riyadh, noted that these drills are important to make sure authorities and the public are prepared for any emergency and to teach people what the different sirens mean and how to respond. He also said that including cell phone alerts is helpful because someone might be somewhere they can’t hear a regular siren.
A resident in Riyadh, Saleh Al-Dosri, welcomed the drill, saying it helps confirm the national alert systems are ready to notify many people quickly - something that’s reassuring for everyone's safety.
May Allah protect us and keep our communities safe. Wa salaam.
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