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Warning Day 2025: Prignitz tests warning systems – a complete success!
On September 11th, 2025, the Prignitz district successfully tested the warning systems on the nationwide warning day. Sirens and apps provided comprehensive information.
Warning Day 2025: Prignitz tests warning systems – a complete success!
September 11, 2025 was an important day for emergency planning in Germany, as the fifth nationwide warning day took place this Thursday. A complete success, was the unanimous opinion, as reported by the Prignitz district. There, the alarm via sirens and smartphones worked perfectly and across the board. The feedback from the control center and the Bad Wilsnack/Weisen office shows that the warning apps responded without delay, which was a reason to be happy for everyone involved.
The aim of the warning day was clear: to test the reliability of the warning systems in an emergency, and this happened on the hour. At 11 a.m. sharp, sirens blared in numerous places in Germany while warning app users received important notifications. The district app “MeinPR” got to the point on time and gave the all-clear at 11:45 a.m.
Technical advances and new warning systems
The success of this year's Alert Day is a vote of confidence not only in the technology, but also in the progress made since the difficulties of the first Alert Day in 2020. At that time, the rehearsal was the reason for some shaking of heads due to technical glitches. With a new modular warning system (MoWaS), which controls 8,700 city information boards, and new technologies such as the Automatic Safety Alert (ASA) for DAB+ devices, the quality of alerts has been significantly improved.
The Federal Office for Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance (BBK) rated the warning day as entirely positive. According to BBK President Ralph Tiesler, almost the entire population was reached. The latest cell broadcast system was also tested, which makes it possible to send warning messages directly to all prepared cell phones in a radio cell, without an app. A groundbreaking technology that works even if the mobile networks or the Internet fail.
Experiences and feedback from the population
An important element of the warning day was the accompanying survey in which citizens could share their experiences. The findings from the last few years show clear progress: While over 90 percent of people were reached on the warning day in 2022, in 2023 it was already 96 percent. In the coming years, the population's awareness of official alerts will be further increased, especially with regard to the lessons learned from the tragic flood disaster in 2021 in North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate.
The warning day was not only a test run, but also a valuable opportunity for self-precaution. In Rhineland-Palatinate, for example, a campaign for personal responsibility in the event of a disaster is being carried out in order to better prepare the population for emergencies. Deutsche Bahn and various local transport companies were also involved in the actions and contributed their part to the safety of citizens.
In summary, Warning Day 2025 is a step in the right direction. With each subsequent implementation, public awareness of emergency-related alerts will be increased. It turns out that it takes good skill to test and continuously improve such systems. Here’s to hopefully an equally successful warning day in the future!