Sirens and emergency numbers
The signal tells you what to do, the number brings help.
- General threat: a rising and falling tone for 2 minutes. Go inside, close the windows and follow the news.
- Flood threat: a steady tone for 6 minutes. Move to higher ground.
- End of threat: a steady tone for 2 minutes without repetition. Siren test: a steady tone for 2 minutes, usually on the second Friday of the month at 12:00.
- 112 works across the EU and also accepts text messages. Also 155 ambulance, 150 fire brigade, 158 police.
- Newer cars have eCall, which calls for help after a crash.
- Emergency lines are not an information service. Get information from the radio, official websites and municipal announcements.