Sirens in towns are usually perceived by ordinary people only during their tests at the beginning of each month. In fact, alarm systems consisting of sirens (whether modern electric and [...]
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It is the national government that fulfils the mass public warning function in emergencies in the Slovak Republic, using the national early warning and notification system SEHIS, which contains a network of [...]
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Water dams perform several vital functions. They generate electricity (roughly one-fifth of all energy in the world) and allow for water flow to be regulated for the purpose of irrigation [...]
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Several processes take place behind every fire-fighting operation. From the very moment a person dials an emergency number in an emergency, the relevant fire station, their crews, must be notified. [...]
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The use of warning sirens is most frequently associated with natural disasters (such as fires, floods, and other similar emergencies) or with dangerous human-made events (gas or chemical leaks, for [...]
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In the mining industry, heavy machinery, explosives are used and, very often, these are used in harsh and hazardous conditions. In underground and open-cast mining, even one little mistake may [...]
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If there is a need to address a mass of people at a given location, a PA system can quickly fulfil the requirement. However, reaching people across the facility with day-to-day notifications [...]
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Early mass warning becomes an essential task of security forces during a state of emergency. However, informing all potentially endangered people is a challenging job. An ordinary network of stationary [...]
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Extreme weather phenomena are now becoming increasingly unpredictable and dangerous. These include hurricanes and tornadoes in some areas. According to a recent research study carried out by the American National [...]
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Floods are just one of many natural disasters; still, they are the number one disaster in Europe, according to EM-DAT data. Here, floods occur on average 13 to 14 times [...]
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