Siren volume and sound testing in Kuusalu Parish on Nov 4
On Tuesday, November 4 between 10:00 and 16:00, follow-up tests will be conducted near Suru Manor on the edge of the central training area in Kuusalu Parish, using a single siren to measure sound levels. There is no danger, and no action is required upon hearing the siren.
The Information Technology and Development Centre of the Ministry of the Interior (SMIT), in cooperation with the Estonian Rescue Services Agency, will be testing sound files with the standard public warning siren sound at various volumes, as well as a continuous tone that was also used during the siren beep test on October 30. As a result, the siren may be audible within a radius of several kilometres for an extended period. A pre-recorded voice message will also be played.
There are no residential buildings in the test area, but the sound may be heard by people in the nearby forest or in the Suursoo area, such as berry pickers or hikers. There is no actual danger to people in the area.
Siren testing was first carried out nationwide on May 14 as part of the Defence Forces’ exercise “Siil”. The test revealed some shortcomings: in two-thirds of locations, the emergency sirens activated on time, but in most of the remaining locations, activation was delayed. Since then, the manufacturer has replaced the electronics in all siren posts and improved the monitoring system. On October 30, all sirens were tested using the beep sound file, and all siren posts across Estonia activated correctly within seconds. The next public warning system test will take place on December 10.
The siren sound consists of a one-minute signal with rising and falling tones, repeated at least three times with 30-second pauses in between. The total duration of the siren sound is approximately 4 minutes. You can listen to the siren sound on the website olevalmis.ee.