Emergency Alert Australia
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Emergency Alert Australia is an emergency communications scheme set up by the Australia
n Commonwealth Government in response to the Black Saturday bushfires of 2009, utilizing telecommunications systems as another form of alert for citizens.
The system sends both SMS
messages and pre-recorded sound messages with information regarding the alert which can be state wide, or reduced to a small location.
(SEWS) followed by the words "Emergency! Emergency!" which is then followed by a verbal alert in English
regarding the type of threat, the appropriate action and a telephone number or website where more information can be found.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n Commonwealth Government in response to the Black Saturday bushfires of 2009, utilizing telecommunications systems as another form of alert for citizens.
The system sends both SMS
SMS
SMS is a form of text messaging communication on phones and mobile phones. The terms SMS or sms may also refer to:- Computer hardware :...
messages and pre-recorded sound messages with information regarding the alert which can be state wide, or reduced to a small location.
Landline message
The landline telephone message starts off with the Standard Emergency Warning SignalStandard Emergency Warning Signal
The Standard Emergency Warning Signal is a warning siren used in Australia to alert the public of danger. The siren is played over radio, television or public address systems in public places to warn of bushfire, flood, cyclone, tsunami, earthquake or terrorist attack.-Use:The SEWS tone has also...
(SEWS) followed by the words "Emergency! Emergency!" which is then followed by a verbal alert in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
regarding the type of threat, the appropriate action and a telephone number or website where more information can be found.