On October 1st, 2133 residents of Laarne registered on BE-Alert were reached with test messages. In total, 2312 SMS messages, 2518 phone calls, and 2217 emails were sent. The higher number of messages compared to the number of residents is explained by some individuals providing multiple phone numbers or email addresses. The test showed that 97% of the messages were received correctly. For the remaining 3%, the phone number turned out to be incorrect.
BE-Alert is an essential alarm system that enables mayors, governors, or the Minister of Internal Affairs to notify residents in case of an emergency. The system allows for the rapid dissemination of recommendations, such as closing windows and doors during a fire.
Registration is necessary to receive notifications. Interested individuals can easily sign up via www.be-alert.be. It is important to maintain one's profile properly and keep personal data, including up to five different addresses (home, workplace, etc.), up-to-date. This can be done at any time via the website by logging in with the email address and password used during registration, then reviewing and confirming the details.
The test results, which were also conducted in many other municipalities, can be found on www.crisiscentrum.be.
