Alerting Public

Wireless emergency alerts one year later, are Canadians safer?

May 1, 2019 / by Jacob Westfall / Alerting Public, Wireless / 0 comments

Wireless public alerting has been with us for one year already! Since April 2018, the CRTC has required that all wireless service providers in Canada distribute emergency alerts sent from Canada’s national public alerting system, Alert Ready, to all their subscribers. These alerts are generated by emergency officials across Canada to warn the public of […]

How to get emergency alerts on your cell phone?

April 29, 2019 / by Evan Kirkwood / Alerting Public / 0 comments

People living or travelling in Canada can get emergency alerts on their cell phones. For some emergencies, these alerts are received automatically for those in the effected area with a compatible smartphone. Our Alertable app is a great companion to wireless alerting to make sure you can get emergency alerts on your cell phone! As […]

What makes Alertable different?

March 28, 2019 / by Rick Arter / Alerting Public / 0 comments

Alertable is a smart emergency alert platform for notifying more people of disasters and hazards. Traditional ways of alerting the public to emergencies like through TV and radio are still appropriate but are becoming less effective as people ‘cut the cord’. And while new smartphone wireless alerting is a positive step forward, not all smartphones […]

Amber Alerts: Should you be annoyed?

March 17, 2019 / by Jacob Westfall / Alerting Public / 0 comments

With the new wireless public alert system in Canada, more people than ever can be reached with an AMBER Alert when a child is in danger. If your phone is not compatible with the new wireless public alert system, you can use Alertable to still receive alerts. However, as recent AMBER Alerts in Ontario and […]

Alertable Events: Border Crossings

February 12, 2019 / by Jacob Westfall / Alerting Public / 0 comments

Alertable uses the list of events created for the Canadian Profile of the Common Alerting Protocol (CAP-CP). This event list includes many different types of emergency related events, outside the most commonly known events like weather, fires, and floods. We’re looking for your feedback on other events to include in Alertable, so please let us […]

Should the public send emergency alerts?

January 16, 2019 / by Rick Arter / Alerting Public / 0 comments

Alerting the public of disasters and hazards is traditionally considered the responsibility of government. Why does it have to be that way? Why can’t the public, themselves, also alert? Using the same trustworthy and reliable tools that government uses? The public is often the first to witness a threat and to inform government authorities of […]

Be Prepared. What to do before emergencies strike.

December 21, 2018 / by Evan Kirkwood / Alerting Public / 0 comments

In Canada and around the world we face severe weather, other natural hazards, and health and safety risks. Emergency preparedness should begin well before these emergencies happen. The Government of Canada suggests you should be prepared to take care of yourself and your family for a minimum of 72 hours during an emergency and provides […]

May I have your attention please: Critical vs. Advisory alerts

September 24, 2018 / by Evan Kirkwood / Alerting Public / 0 comments

In Alertable you’ll find there are three types of alerts: Critical Advisory Test Test alerts, as the name implies, are issued when a test of emergency alerting systems is in progress. As we wrote about in a recent post, these tests have been happening for years. But what makes an alert Critical versus one that […]

Why do we conduct tests of public emergency alert systems?

August 13, 2018 / by Jacob Westfall / Alerting Public, NAAD System / 0 comments

The Alert Ready Wireless tests in May 2018 received a lot of attention, do you know why the Canadian National Public Alerting System (NPAS) conducts these tests? The National Public Alerting System requires the participation of many different partners, and it is these tests that allow all the partners to ensure their respective systems are […]

Public Alert System Tests: They Have Been Happening for Years

June 20, 2018 / by Jacob Westfall / Alerting Public / 0 comments

The Alert Ready Wireless tests in May 2018 received a lot of attention, but did you know that the Canadian National Public Alerting System (NPAS), otherwise known as AlertReady, has been conducting regular tests like this for years? Canadians are likely more aware of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) tests that the United States conducts. […]

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