Alarming audible warnings echo through the metropolis on the September 11th date
The city of Marburg is enhancing its siren system as part of its second expansion phase. This expansion will equip the surrounding communities of Giessen, Wetzlar, and Alsfeld, aiming to reach 100% of the city population.
The new sirens, designed to be loud enough to wake people from sleep, will have a sound pressure level of 65 decibels at the outer wall of houses. The city plans to install more sirens in Wehrda (Ernst-Lemmer-Str.), Marbach (Emil-von-Behring-Str.), Cappel (Odenwald-Str.), Campus Lahnberge, Richtsberg, Kaufpark Wehrda, Gisselberg, Wilhelm-Röpke-Straße (university building), Zimmermannstraße (old post office), Wehrhäuser Höhe, and Cyriaxweimar.
More than 87% of the built-up area in Marburg will be covered by the placement of these sirens. The city is investing 700,000 euros to expand its siren network.
Old siren facilities in Hermershausen, Wehrshausen, at Moischt kindergarten, and in Hahnerheide have been demolished. A siren at a private house in Wehrda is still being demolished. The siren at the training tower of the volunteer fire department in Cappel has already been installed.
Sirens have already been installed in Hermershausen, Michelbach, Moischt, Wehrshausen, Waldtal, Cappel, and Marburg-Mitte at the social welfare office in Friedrichstraße. Further sirens in Bauerbach, Bortshausen, Dilschausen, Elnhausen, Haddamshausen, Ronhausen, Schröck, and Ginseldorf have been renovated, and electronic sirens will sound in these districts.
The new sirens will participate in a test run on September 11th during the nationwide warning day. Once all 22 sirens are installed, they will reach more than 98% of the population acoustically.
The sirens are part of what is called the 'warning means mix', which also includes warning apps, radio, and loudspeaker vehicles.
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