Civil Protection Test Alarm on October 4: Today Sirens and AT-Alert Will Be Tested Again

On Saturday, October 4, 2025, the annual civil protection test alarm will be conducted across Austria between 12:00 and 12:45 PM. After a siren test, the three official civil protection signals "Warning," "Alarm," and "All-clear" will be broadcast. The goal is both the technical verification of the warning system and informing the public about the significance of the signals.

The 8,300 fire department sirens in the country are centrally controlled—depending on the danger situation by the Federal Warning Center in the Ministry of the Interior, the state warning centers, or district warning offices.

AT-Alert Complements the Siren System

As in the previous year, the test alarm will be supplemented by test messages via the AT-Alert system. Between 12:00 and 1:00 PM, text messages will be sent directly to mobile phones in the affected area. These are received independently of mobile contracts and apps—and only on devices logged into the respective area.

AT-Alert is intended to quickly and specifically inform about threats such as storms, floods, or forest fires in an emergency. The system has been in operation since 2023 and is meant to complement, not replace, the traditional siren warning.

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