{"id":7364,"date":"2025-12-08T12:15:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T10:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valga.ee\/?p=7364"},"modified":"2026-03-12T11:42:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T09:42:27","slug":"10-detsembril-toimub-uleriigiline-ohuteavituse-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/valga.ee\/en\/10-detsembril-toimub-uleriigiline-ohuteavituse-test\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a010 December: nationwide hazard warning test takes place\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Rescue Board tests <strong>Wednesday 10 December <\/strong>hazard warning system <strong>EE-ALARM<\/strong>. On that day, all alert channels, including sirens (<em>see siren locations below<\/em>).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-checkmark-list\">\n<li><strong>Around noon <\/strong>sent to mobile phones <strong>Text message <\/strong>(SMS) with advance notice of the test.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Range <strong>15.00<\/strong><strong>-<\/strong><strong>15.10 <\/strong>notifications are sent <strong>Estonian app <\/strong>and <strong>\"Get ready!\" <\/strong>via mobile apps.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Range <strong>15.00<\/strong><strong>-<\/strong><strong>15.10 <\/strong>see <strong>ERR channels <\/strong>(ETV, ETV+, ERR.ee website and \u201eERR News\u201c app) <strong>BTEXT <\/strong>on the hazard warning test.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Range <strong>15.00<\/strong><strong>-<\/strong><strong>15.10 <\/strong>will be launched at <strong>sirens<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>NOTE: The SMS is sent once only as a pre-alert and will not be sent again when other channels are launched.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"wp-rich-text-font-awesome-icon wp-font-awesome-icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"fas\" data-icon=\"circle-info\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-circle-info\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 512 512\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M256 512A256 256 0 1 0 256 0a256 256 0 1 0 0 512zM216 336l24 0 0-64-24 0c-13.3 0-24-10.7-24-24s10.7-24 24-24l48 0c13.3 0 24 10.7 24 24l0 88 8 0c13.3 0 24 10.7 24 24s-10.7 24-24 24l-80 0c-13.3 0-24-10.7-24-24s10.7-24 24-24zm40-208a32 32 0 1 1 0 64 32 32 0 1 1 0-64z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>Important to know:\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-checkmark-list\">\n<li>Before you get tested, tell your loved ones, especially children and the elderly, that there is no real risk and it is a test.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To receive alerts via mobile apps, download the Estonia app or \u201eBe prepared!\u201c. mobile app and also enable notifications. EE-ALARM is always the sender of both the alert and the SMS.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For more information on the EE-ALARM alert system, visit www.olevalmis.ee. You can also listen to the sound of the siren.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sirens are for people outside and may not be heard indoors. Other channels are provided for this purpose.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On the day of the test, continue with your normal life.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Help us improve the hazard warning system: after testing, give your feedback on www.kriis.ee. This will help the rescue services to assess the overall performance of the system and to identify possible bottlenecks.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why do we need to test?\u00a0<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In a real risk situation, an immediate hazard warning system must be in place. It is important to check the reliability of the system and to make sure that the improvements and upgrades made in the meantime are working. The Rescue Services will test the different channels of the notification system, either together or separately, more frequently in the future.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sirens can be heard in the following settlements<\/strong>: Ahtme, Haapsalu, J\u00f5geva, J\u00f5hvi, Keila, Kohtla-J\u00e4rve, Kuressaare, K\u00e4rdla, Maardu, Narva, Paide, Paldiski, P\u00e4rnu, P\u00f5lva, Rakvere, Rapla, Sillam\u00e4e, Tallinn and its surrounding densely populated areas (including Tabasalu, Harkuj\u00e4rve area, Saue and Laagri, Peetri alevik, Saku, Viimsi municipality), Tapa, Tartu, Valga, Viljandi, V\u00f5ru.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Locations of sirens on the map of Estonia:&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/valga.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-1024x536.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7368\" style=\"width:743px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/valga.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-1024x536.png 1024w, https:\/\/valga.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/valga.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-768x402.png 768w, https:\/\/valga.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-18x9.png 18w, https:\/\/valga.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Rescue Board will test the EE-ALARM system on Wednesday 10 December, when all alert channels, including sirens, will be activated.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":7366,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"slim_seo":{"title":"\u00a010 December: nationwide hazard warning test takes place\u00a0","description":"The Rescue Board will test the EE-ALARM system on Wednesday 10 December, when all alert channels, including sirens, will be activated."},"footnotes":""},"categories":[27,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7364","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-kriisiteated","category-uudised-ja-teated"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/valga.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7364","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/valga.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/valga.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valga.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valga.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7364"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/valga.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7364\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7372,"href":"https:\/\/valga.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7364\/revisions\/7372"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valga.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7366"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/valga.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7364"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valga.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7364"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valga.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7364"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}