The national alarm central (NAZ)

The national alarm central NAZ is the specialist department of the federal authorities that is responsible for extraordinary events. The NAZ is a division of the Bundesamt für Bevölkerungsschutz (BABS). The field of functions consists of the management of events like radioactivity, chemical accident, embakement dam burst and spill over, satellite crash and natural disaster. The existing Alarm Management Server (AMX) has been updated to the current state of the art. NAZ mobilizes in case of emergency with the new web based solution of ATT the responsible individuals in a very short time. The messages can be assembled ad hoc based on the event as a voice or a text message. The reporting allows an immediate corrective intervention, if not enough individuals were reached.