See When the Tests of the BG-ALERT System will Begin

The tests of the BG ALERT system start from Tuesday. First, this will be done in the Gabrovo region. The tests will continue until November 29, when there will be a national test. Subscribers of all three mobile operators will receive these messages. This was announced by the director of the Main Directorate "Fire Safety and Protection of the Population", Chief Commissioner Alexander Jartov, BGNES reported.

Jartov gave details about the beginning of the planned regional and national tests of the BG-ALERT system.

"It's important to know that when we use the system, it's the last step. It is necessary to observe certain processes, phenomena in advance, to have data, i.e. it is extremely important to know that the warning itself is not completely automated. In Bulgaria, at the moment, the regulatory framework regulates that the powers to carry out early warning are held by the ministers, regional governors, mayors of municipalities, mayors of populated areas and deputy mayors, both in relation to the national system for early warning and disclosure, and in relation to BG-ALERT. The tool we created will create an additional channel to this system, but the decisions will be made by these officials", Jartov added.

He commented that Bulgaria is not the last country to build this system. "As of September, there are 17 countries in Europe that have this system," he explained. He added that the software of the system is developed so that based on what delineation of the territory will be done, all the cells that fall within it will automatically send a message to the devices connected to those cells.

He also revealed how the messages citizens will receive will look like. "You receive a message with the relevant text. It can...