Civil Defense has tested a new form of disaster alert in seven states. The tool worked experimentally in 11 cities for a month — a test period that ended this Wednesday (10).
The technology had an 87% approval rating from users who responded to the questionnaire.
“Civil Defense Alert”, the name given to the new tool, emits sound tones and messages using cell phone transmission to communicate disasters in progress, risk areas and the actions that should be taken for self-preservation.
The 11 municipalities selected for the pilot project were:
- Roca Sales (RS)
- Muçum (RS)
- Blumenau (SC)
- Gaspar (SC)
- Morretes (PR)
- Union of Victory (PR)
- Saint Sebastian (SP)
- Itapemirim Waterfall (ES)
- Indianapolis (MG)
- Petropolis (RJ)
- Angra dos Reis (RJ)
In cities, the operation remains supported and can be used if there is a real emergency alert. The technical teams of the National Civil Defense must present a proposal for the expansion of the system in the rest of the country.
“We have studies and guidelines on the regions to be prioritized for the nationalization of the tool. Priority will be given to municipalities with the highest rates of sending alerts (via SMS, WhatsApp, pay TV, among others) and a history of disasters. The pilot project was a support for this new stage, a great learning experience”, highlighted Tiago Molina Schnorr, general coordinator of Monitoring and Alerting at the National Civil Defense.
How the new Civil Defense Alert works
The tool does not require prior registration, alerts are sent using cellular transmission technology, the user simply needs to have a device in a 4G or 5G network area.
For these reports to be sent, state and municipal civil defense and protection agencies must register the possible disaster on the Public Alert Disclosure Interface (Idao), a platform of the Ministry of Integration and Regional Development (MIDR), which has approximately 800 users qualified and trained to send alerts.
The Civil Defense Alert will only be used in situations of very critical risk. For other emergencies, the population can receive warnings via SMS, WhatsApp, Telegram and pay TV. All platforms are connected to the Public Alert Dissemination Interface (IDAO).
This content was originally published in Civil Defense tests new disaster alert technology on the CNN Brasil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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