You will surely receive an SMS from the State this summer. This Thursday, June 8, a heat wave management plan was presented by the Ministry of Ecological Transition. It has 15 measures to support the French in the face of heat waves, which are expected to be repeated during the summer period.
One of these measures is to use the FR-Alert device. It allows you to send SMS messages locally to warn of imminent danger. This method has been implemented since June 21, 2022 in France.
A first test in the north
As part of the heat wave management plan, the prefects will have the possibility to activate this device “to prescribe detailed safeguard behaviors”, specifies the ministry. The local dimension of this prevention allows it to be better adapted to each territory.
A first test of sending SMS FR-Alert was carried out in the North on Thursday, April 13, indicates the site of the prefecture. This exercise simulated weather conditions that placed the population in a situation of immediate danger. It lasted from 12:00 to 14:00 and targeted a camp located at Bray-Dunes, near Dunkirk.
Contacted by Tech&Co, the Ministry of Ecological Transition has not yet detailed the conditions that allow the activation of the FR-Alert device in the context of high temperatures.
Source: BFM TV
