Firefighters carry out evacuation simulation in risk areas in the South of Rio and Costa Verde

According to the Fire Department, the exercise's main focus is to test the functioning of the sound alert system sirens and evaluate the population's response to intense rain scenarios. In the region, the evacuation simulation takes place in Barra do Piraí (RJ) and Barra Mansa (RJ).

According to Civil Defense, the main new feature of this edition is the automatic integration between the activation of sirens and the sending of text messages from the Defense Civil Alert (DCA) system directly to cell phones in the coverage area. With the new protocol, the severe risk warning will now be triggered simultaneously with the alarms ringing.

In the state, the activity mobilizes more than 21 thousand people in 14 cities, also counting on the participation of Areal, Petrópolis, Teresópolis, Queimados, Bom Jardim, Nova Friburgo, Duque de Caxias, Magé, São João de Meriti, Cachoeiras de Macacu, São Gonçalo and Niterói. The simulation marks the celebrations for the 60th anniversary of the State Secretariat of Civil Defense.