Air raid siren why

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Using our website, means you agree with Cookies usage. Cookies Information. In peacetime, the alarms are tested twice a year, in winter and summer, at 12 noon on the second Wednesday in January and June. Sometimes the sirens can go off because of a fault. If this happens, you should notify your local Civil Defence unit immediately. The public warning system can be used in both peacetime and wartime to warn the population of imminent danger. In peacetime, the police are responsible for deciding when to use the alarms.

Examples of peacetime emergencies when the alarm might be sounded are an industrial gas leak or a water reservoir dam breach. In wartime, the Norwegian Civil Defence can sound the alarm when there is a risk of an air strike.

There are around warning systems in Norway. Most of them are in towns and cities. I was suffering from shock. I was suspended for six weeks without pay. They would have been saved if they had been allowed to go after the first alarm.

It was a terrible job but we had no option. We all had to do war work. We were risking our lives in the same way as the soldiers were. East Sussex County Council reported that approval had been given to the erection of an air raid siren close to East Grinstead Post Office. The suggested site was far removed from traffic, which was apt to deaden the sound. We blinked when the lights suddenly went up in the middle of the feature film and a message was flashed on the screen announcing that an air-raid warning had just sounded.

All those wishing to take advantage of the shelters across the road could now do so as quickly as possible, through the exits provided.

The film would continue for those people wishing to stay behind. They were reminded that they did so at their own risk. I pulled back the red plush seat and began putting on my coat.

I knew that in the event of an air-raid, John would have to make his way to the docks as quickly as possible.