Emergency Alert Systems Around the World: How Different Countries Warn Their Citizens

Emergency Alert Systems Around the World: How Different Countries Warn Their Citizens

A comparison of emergency alert systems used in various countries, from Belgium's fast notifications to Israel's frequent threat alerts and Hong Kong's extreme override of silent mode. The video explores unique sounds and methods, including sirens, text messages, and apps like Germany's NINA, highlighting differences in how nations warn citizens of danger.

Every Countries Emergency Alert System! | Transcript:

every country's emergency alert system. Starting with Belgium. Okay. Why so fast? We got to go back to Belgium. Belgium was like a It was like a hyena. That's kind of scary. Imagine you're sleeping and you get a notification. That'd be scary, guys. It literally says SMS, which is your phone. You'll get a text message, guys. You'll hear that noise in Belgium. What does that even sound like? It sounds like the wind. That's what it sounds like in Israel. It sounds like the wind. Israelis are used to hearing frequent threat alerts. You know what? Wait, what's the next one, though? They're going too quick. In Hong Kong, extreme alerts override silent mode with a ringtone. Wait, shouldn't they all do that? Like,

imagine there's like a killer in your neighborhood. Your city puts out a notification for the whole town, but he's in your neighborhood, guys. But you have do not disturb on. You got your ringtone off. You would never know. So, wouldn't you think that they all do that? I swear when I have mine off, wait, does it know? I can't even remember. What the Bro, is that where they got the brain rot from? The funk. That guys, I didn't swear. I said the funk. That literally sounds like Italian brain rot. Like funk music. Like, you know, you guys know what I'm talking about. Okay, that's scary. That sounds like straight up from the Squid Games.

These are cool. Like it doesn't even sound like a scary alert. But what's the Mexican? That's cool, too. Sounds like a catow meow. They're also broadcast across every school, too. Imagine you're in school grinded on a test. Now, that's a more scary sounding one. Oh, guys, I know that next one. The next one came upon. I know that next one. Canada. It's Canada. Message appear everywhere in English and French. Guys, if I go I swear I got one like a week ago. If I go in my notifications, I can probably find it.

Just kidding. But it was just a test, guys. Don't worry, I'm not in danger yet. It's just a test one. Yeah, that's scary. Sounds like a siren. Hey guys, you seem to love the siren videos. That's why I'm continuing with like the scary noises cuz you guys love this and it's very interesting. So, in Germany, they have an alert app named Nenina. Wait, so you need an app to be able to hear that? I don't know how it works in your guys' countries, but in Canada, guys, you literally just get a text message and it goes beep. Wait, it literally goes like And it's pretty scary.

You get in France, you get beeping. France keeps oldfashioned sirens in many towns. Oh, wait. So, you don't guys, what we're reacting to is every country's emergency alert system alarm. Like I just assumed everybody gets a text, but these are the sounds that they get. But now I'm learning, guys, in Germany you need an app. Now I'm learning in France it's a siren, but Canada and United Kingdom are a text message. Okay. This just made things a little more interesting. In New Zealand, they use cell broadcasts from local cell towers. But wait, how do you know what it is, though? Back to Canada, guys. Like when we get that like that scary noise, we get a text message

saying like, "This person has been kidnapped. Be careful. This person is on the loose and very dangerous." If we get this alert, how do you know what it means? Do they Once you hear that, do they come on the speaker and be like, "Yo, there's a guy named Fred coming in your neighborhood." Like, it's pretty scary. Australia uses calls and text to alert. Okay, see that makes sense. No, ain't no way. That literally sounds straight out from a scary movie. Telecoms are illegally required to send free disaster alerts. That literally sounds straight out of like What the emergency texts are often translated for foreigners. Well, that's

good. If you're traveling, at least you'll understand what's going on. But what the heck kind of these are cool sounds. Like, how do you even come up with this? Like I feel like for every single thing it should be like pretty much the same like but then we got like what's Brazil? Let's see. Yeah, something like this. It guys, exactly what I was saying. Brazil is rolling out their system nationwide. Okay. Yeah, that's reasonable, too. Omi can warn coastal cities of incoming tsunamis. Oh, so that's just a tsunami one. Oh, what happens if you have like a killer on the loose, guys?

Wait, that one was kind of like a but then it had like a little chime to it, Nice and simple. In Sweden, VMA sirens are still used alongside modern digital ones. We're summoning demons in Norway. Launched in 2023 and it reaches every phone. You see, that's what we get. We get a little notification like that with a little attention. That's like a siren from like the memes. That's a meme. The meme sound. Romania alert is mandatory for all operators to broadcast. Sounds like a horn's trying to get up to speed, but he can't. So, that'll get your attention. And it's used frequently for national security drills. Only drills, not the real thing.

Yeah, there's another good one in Austria. That was this one. This one in Spain sounds literally like a phone ringing. Like at an office job, not just, you know, like an iPhone, but at an office drone. Okay, I kind of like that one. The grease one. Alert messages appear with a siren like tone. I'd say that's a siren. That sounds like my girlfriend's cat. This Ireland one sounds like it's going to go into funk music, too. Okay. Yeah. Hey, you better get out of that city. That's the type of one who's like, "Get the heck out."

The public alerts are sent via sirens and media, guys. That would be like the ultimate. It's like you're you're just chilling outside and you hear a siren going off and you're like, "Oh crap, what does that mean?" Like, "Is there a shooter nearby?" And you got to run to your phone. Oh, this is just a drill. Oh, great. Go back. Go back outside to your regular programming. You know, almost like an ambulance, but it's a good one. That's literally a song. Why is there drums playing in the background? With the amount of speakers I've seen in this picture, that thing would make the whole ground shake without

I thought the national anthem was about to come on. That's scary. That would get your attention. Not in like an alerting way, but in like a What is that? No, I've definitely heard that one before. United States. I definitely I think I've heard that one in Canada before. Not going to lie. I think I've heard that one before on TV when there's a tornado around. They play it on loudspeakers. I would love to hear any of these on It's probably bad to say, but I would love to hear these on loudspeakers, but if I'm hearing on loudspeakers, that probably means something bad's about to happen. And

guys, in the last siren videos that I've been posting, I've been getting some comments. If you look at these comments, I don't know what my editor is putting up, but there's a lot. So, I'm I know he'll find some, but there's a lot of you guys with like Siren usernames, Siren photos, and like you guys are like Siren fans, and there's like conventions and stuff. Guys, I never knew that sirens were like this big of a thing. And I want to go to a convention. So, hit me up. That's literally a lullaby. How is that supposed to be an alert when it's literally a lullaby? Like, it'll put you asleep. In Finland, the broadcast alerts warn of stores and war. Stores. Storms and war.

How do you tell the difference between the two? Is there a war coming or is there a storm coming? I like that one. Got the double whammy. We got the but you also have on top of again. It sounds like Oh, hello. Storm's coming. Okay. That's a scary one. And that's the last one. If you guys love hearing these noises like I do, and guys, I also love making the noises, then smash the like button. Let me know in the comments down below. And I'll see you guys in the next one. Peace.

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