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Protecció Civil Completes 55-Siren Chemical Safety Drill in Tarragona Region

Authorities will use participant feedback gathered via ES-Alert surveys to refine procedures ahead of a Barcelona drill on June 4.

Protecció Civil y la consellera de Interior, Núria Parlon, en el centro de operaciones del 112CAT de Reus, este jueves, durante el simulacro de confinamiento.
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Overview

  • The exercise activated all 55 sirens across 14 municipalities and dispatched simultaneous ES-Alert notifications to mobile devices throughout Tarragona and Terres de l’Ebre.
  • Officials report a 90% ES-Alert receipt rate and a 90% siren detection rate among survey respondents, indicating strong technical performance.
  • Public engagement varied, with some businesses in Tarragona city center ignoring the 15-minute confinement signals even as others simulated sheltering indoors.
  • This was the fourth chemical safety drill in the Tarragona area since the 2020 petrochemical accident and the second in Catalunya this month as part of annual preparedness tests.
  • Protecció Civil has scheduled the next large-scale alarm and mobile alert exercise for Barcelona on June 4 to continue enhancing emergency readiness.