📋 Tender Overview
On Nov. 16 the National Public Alerting System or Alert Ready will test the emergency alert system across Canada. In Alberta Alberta Emergency Alert will issue the alert at 155 p.m. over television radio wireless devices websites social media the Alberta Emergency Alert mobile app and directly to Albertans via compatible cellphones.Tests are critical as they help us fix any system issues and make sure that alerts work when we need them. This helps save lives and protect Albertans during an actual emergency.National test alerts are issued twice a year in May and November. The test alert only works if the receiving cellphone or mobile app is compatible on the LTE 4G network turned on and connected to Wi-Fi. If your cellphone is set to silent it will display an emergency alert but will not play the alert tone.Recent surveys show that one-third of Albertans are unprepared for a disaster and only 20 per cent have an emergency kit ready. I encourage Albertans to use the test alert as an opportunity to talk about emergency preparedness with members of their household. Some questions to consider are
