Your smartphone must have a stable data connection (WLAN or mobile network) to receive the latest push notifications and incident reports.
Once you have activated the location services, all reports and information for both your current location and your preferred cantons will be displayed directly on your smartphone’s homescreen.
So that you always know exactly and immediately what action you need to take, the Alertswiss app sends you push notifications on the incident, including valuable tips and instructions on how best to protect yourself and your family.
The Alertswiss blog features all the latest civil protection-related news, including information on recent deployments, drills and personnel, as well as up-to-the-minute policy and planning developments.
The app also lets you customise the type of information you receive: for example, specifying the cantons that you want to receive notifications for, e.g. cantons where your relatives or friends live.
Under Reports you will find an overview of the latest official incident information released in Switzerland and Liechtenstein.
These reports – alerts, warnings and information – are divided into three levels of severity, with alerts being the highest and information the lowest.
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Once the connection is re-established, the system will update automatically and send you all of the latest push notifications and reports.
With Alertswiss, you receive alerts, warnings and information in real time.
As well as receiving push notifications for your preferred cantons, you can enable push notifications for your current location.
Luckily, there is Alertswiss, a mobile app developed by the Federal Office for Civil Protection to help you plan for and stay safe in an emergency.
- An alert is when the authorities notify the public that they are at immediate risk and order them to follow official instructions on the behaviour they need to adopt.
- A warning refers to the reporting of either a potential risk to the public or an incident for which the authorities issue the public with recommendations rather than orders on the behaviour they should subsequently adopt.
