Warning Day (Germany) March 14, 2024: Siren Test at 11 a.m.

Dear users and authors,
tomorrow is another Warning Day in Germany, organized and conducted by the Federal Office for Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance (BBK).
The siren test will begin at 11 a.m., and other warning systems such as cell phones, display boards, etc., will also be used.
How do you handle this?

I don’t have any information about it yet.
But I think it’s a good idea.

Sure, the technology should work, so that’s a good thing, buuuut… I’m not really sure what to make of it. There have always been test alarms—for as long as I can remember. They used to happen once a year, then there were no tests at all for years, and now they’re happening quite frequently. Is there perhaps something we should know?

In our area, the siren on the neighboring roof directly across the street should sound then.

I didn’t hear a thing. But I didn’t miss it either.

Man, was I startled! I was in the middle of cooking and had my tablet running in the background; my cell phone was right behind the tablet. At first I thought it was about to break, but then I remembered the alarm :-))))))

Best regards, Inge

We didn’t hear a thing here either

This time, things remained quiet here.

When it started, I was just on the ramp leading up to a parking garage that has a siren on it. It really makes your ears ring.

Just like last year, we couldn’t hear a thing today. The day before yesterday there was an alarm, and you could hear it clearly then. Everything’s fine here, though.