Over-alerting: How much is too much and what to do about it?
Striking a balance between keeping the public informed in the case of an emergency and inundating them with alerts is a significant challenge.
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Alertable is Wireless Public Alert Ready!
Wireless public alerts (WPA) are now being sent to compatible smartphones in Canada. If you don't have a compatible smartphone, we have you covered.
Wireless emergency alerting: a personal story
Wireless public alerting is coming into effect in Canada in this week!. Here's some insight on what to expect based on recent personal experience.
How to get emergency alerts when your phone is silenced
A common concern heard about emergency alerting is that the message may be late at night when people have their phones silenced.
Tap, tap…is this thing on?
If there are no disasters or hazards in the areas that you have chosen to be alerted for, Alertable will display No alerts found for your locations”.
Boil water advisories: the 4 stages to boiling water
It might sound like the simplest task in the world...boiling water. When we take shortcuts and try to make simple tasks even simpler bad things can...
APNs for Public Alerting Apps
Notifications matter! In a public alerting App, notifications are a key trigger to get citizens' attention and increasing app usage.
The 5 W’s of Wireless Public Alerts
We want to be notified when someone is reaching out to us, and have configured our phones to notify us in the way we want.