No current crisis
Should a crisis occur in Wiesbaden, you will find up-to-date information on this page.
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Is there currently a crisis?
No, there is currently no crisis situation. Emergencies and incidents are handled as part of daily hazard prevention. African swine fever (ASF) is also not a crisis situation, but rather a special situation. You can find information on this on the African swine fever page.
A statewide warning day will take place on Thursday, March 12, starting at 10 a.m. A test alarm will also be triggered in Wiesbaden – via warning apps and cell broadcast. At the same time, a siren test will take place. More information on this can be found in our press release "Statewide warning day and siren test in the city area.""
How will I be warned in the event of a crisis?
Depending on the situation, you will be warned via various channels, for example via sirens, mobile loudspeaker announcements, digital billboards, messages on the radio or television, mobile communications (cell broadcast) and warning apps such as NINA (opens in a new tab), KATWARN (opens in a new tab), HessenWARN (opens in a new tab) and BIWapp (opens in a new tab). In exceptional situations, we as a city usually also set up an information telephone. Further information can be found on the Warning the population page.
We also provide information via press releases, WhatsApp (opens in a new tab) and social media, for example on Instagram (opens in a new tab)and Facebook (opens in a new tab).
Who is responsible for civil protection?
Civil protection is the responsibility of the federal states. It is regulated by state laws. The interior ministries of the federal states are the supreme disaster control authorities.
Districts and independent cities such as Wiesbaden form the lower disaster control authorities with their specialist offices. The operational implementation of emergency response therefore takes place at municipal level. Wiesbaden has set up the civil protection department within the fire department. On behalf of the Lord Mayor, it is responsible for crisis management as well as disaster and civil protection.
Concepts, plans, regulations and recommendations for action on disaster control can be found in the disaster control information center (opens in a new tab) of the Hessian Ministry of the Interior.