Alberta Emergency Alert

“Tests help us fix any system issues to ensure alerts work when we need them. Tests also provide a valuable opportunity for Albertans to consider their own ...

If your cellphone is set to silent, it will display an emergency alert but will not play the alert tone," Ellis said. “Incidents like the one that occurred are exactly why we conduct testing on the Alert System. The UCP said a glitch caused multiple test alert messages to be distributed to compatible devices.

Alberta is running a test of the Emergency Alert System at 1:55 PM on March 1st. The test will go out over tel...

The government usually runs Emergency Alert System tests in May and November of each year. Alberta is running a test of the Emergency Alert System at 1:55 PM on March 1st. Resources are available in 10 different languages to make this information more accessible.

Wildfire season runs from March 1 to Oct. 31 each year in Alberta, with a peak in wildfire danger in May.

It's issuing an emergency alert throughout the province Wednesday at 1:55 p.m. "Tests help us fix any system issues to ensure alerts work when we need them. It just gets drier and drier as the summer moves on," she said "So we can see extreme wildfire events through August, September, even into October. The province is encouraging residents to download the app as well as visit The province is also trying to ensure residents are prepared for the start of the season.

The province will be testing its Emergency Alert system this afternoon. Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Services Mike Ellis issued a statement ...

“Tests help us fix any system issues to ensure alerts work when we need them,” Ellis said. Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Services Mike Ellis issued a statement Monday saying at 1:55 p.m. today they would be running an emergency alarm test and the alert will be distributed over TV, radio, websites, social media, the Alberta Emergency Alert mobile app and directly to Albertans via compatible cellphones.

The alert that was supposed to be sounded once at 1:55 p.m. to radio, television and mobile phones went on to provide at least nine alerts.

[user SkipIsChris tweeted](https://twitter.com/SkipIsChris/status/1631036907340857345). “Tests help us fix any system issues to ensure alerts work when we need them,” Ellis said in the statement. The alert that was supposed to be sounded once at 1:55 p.m.

EDMONTON - A test of the Alberta Emergency Alert system has some Albertans wondering if there was an actual emergency.

It was well advertised that an emergency alert test was going to be blasted across multiple devices in Alberta on Wednesday afternoon, what was not issued ...

Many Cochranites were quick to jump to social media to discuss the rapid-fire alerts. and 2:01 p.m. It was well advertised that an emergency alert test was going to be blasted across multiple devices in Alberta on Wednesday afternoon, what was not issued was how many times it was going to broadcast.

The sending of several emergency alert notifications to Albertans' phones, televisions and radios Wednesday afternoon was a testing "glitch," the province's ...

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Albertans across the province were inundated with multiple Alberta Emergency Alert System messages that popped up on their phone on Wednesday afternoon.

“We need to ensure that the system is working as intended during an actual emergency to protect Albertans. “During the test in Alberta on March 1 of the new national system, a glitch caused multiple test alert messages to be distributed to compatible devices. All partners in the National Public Alerting System are working with the Alberta Public Alerting team to identify and resolve the issue that caused these repeat alerts.

Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Services Mike Ellis issued the following statement on the Alberta Emer...

EDMONTON - A test of the Alberta Emergency Alert system had some Albertans wondering if there was an actual emergency.

”We need to ensure that the system is working as intended during an actual emergency to protect Albertans.“ One Twitter user said: “It works. Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Services Mike Ellis sent out a statement earlier this week saying the province would be issuing an alert test across the province on Wednesday at 1:55 p.m.

Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Services Mike Ellis issued the following statement on the Alberta Emer...

In a statement sent on Wednesday, Ellis acknowledged the glitch, saying all partners in the National Public Alerting System are working with the Alberta ...

We need to ensure that the system is working as intended during an actual emergency to protect Albertans," he said. One Twitter user said: "It works. Paul Fairie, an instructor at the University of Calgary, posted: "Is the emergency alert system experiencing an emergency?"

EDMONTON, AB - The Government of Alberta has issued a response following concerns surrounding a test of the pr...

Earlier this week, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Services Mike Ellis sent out a statement noting that the province would be issuing an alert test at 1:55 p.m. EDMONTON, AB – The Government of Alberta has issued a response following concerns surrounding a test of the provincial emergency alert system. Province responds to issue during Alberta Emergency Alert test