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Frequently Asked Questions

The answers below reflect the arrangements of the Emergency Management Department of the Velocity Interoperability Network as of 6 September 2026. They will be revised as the alert levels come into operation on 7 September 2026, as the exercise programme continues, and as the plans in the register are reviewed.

If your question is not answered here, write to contact@emergencies.gov.vin. See also Preparedness, Network Alert Levels and Response.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Emergency Management Department responsible for?

Does the Department treat the injured or fight fires?

What are the four alert levels?

How do I register to receive Network alerts?

I did not receive an alert. What went wrong?

What should I keep at home?

Why does the guidance insist on paper and batteries?

Should I leave the site or stay where I am?

Where is my assembly point?

Someone in my household could not leave a building unaided. What should I do?

Who declares an emergency, and who directs the response?

How can I see the plan that covers my site?

How do I join a site response team?

How do I report something that might become an emergency?

Does the Department publish the findings of its exercises?