Is there any siren system in Iceland?

[Daniel]

I am in Iceland at the moment and wherever I've been, I have not seen any kind of outdoor warning device. Do they have an equivalent of reverse-911 (or 112)?

[Daniel]

I looked all over in Djúpivogur, Reykjavik, Ísafjördur, and Akureyri and found no outdoor warning devices of any kind. In Norway I found several sets of Kockums three-horn units, and in the Netherlands, three-disc Modulators were everywhere. I'll attach photos of the horns later, but as I don't care for electronic sirens, I didn't take many photos of Dutch sirens.

[Mark N]

Unfortunately there isn't any information on an outdoor warning system in Iceland, but I remember hearing that Iceland is the #1 country in the world for usage of mobile devices per person, so Reverse 911 would make sense.
I remember seeing those three-disk Modulators, they're pretty old.

[kswx29]

Iceland does not have a standing army, and their chances of any arms conflict in the country are probably limited. I'm not sure of what natural disasters the county is prone to, but I wouldn't be surprised if they don't have any sirens besides the small VFD or something.

[Daniel]

Iceland is one of the world's most seismically-active places, where volcanoes erupt on a regular basis.

[Chem_Boffin_6589]

I'm thinking that they may start thinking about investing in some sort of a system since scientists are concerned with a volcano called Katla which, if it erupts, will probably cause worldwide disruption from the ash cloud it could produce.

[Obesewalrus]

Looked into it, It does not seem like they have any. But I know for a fact that Nuuk(Capital of Greenland, Kingdom of Denmark) has a couple of Whelens, but with another toneset than we use in Denmark. They are tested every Wednesday at noon like in Denmark before 1994.


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