Cell phone alert system against natural disasters is ready for implementation and can issue fire warnings
The Minister of Integration and Regional Development, Waldez Góes, said this Thursday (19) that the Civil Defense Alert project is ready for implementation across the country.
According to the minister, this system will be applied gradually, as it is necessary to organize personnel, technology and a contingency plan in each municipality to receive it. He made the statement in an interview with the EBC program, “Good morning, Minister”.
In August, . Now, it is expanding across the country.
Defense Civil Alert is a system that sends warnings to cell phones in places at risk of natural disasters. The technology can alert the start of fires and fires in places close to where the citizen is, in addition to risks of floods, landslides, windstorms, among others.
The technology is inspired by systems from the United States and Japan and does not require prior registration from citizens. It was developed by the Ministries of Regional Integration and Development and Communications, in partnership with the National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel) and the four major telephone operators.
The technology uses the cell phone network to issue risk warnings. The alert is triggered based on the location of the device. Therefore, even visitors or foreigners who are in a risk area will receive the message.
