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Government Emergency Alerts

AddicktedAddickted
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Emergency Alerts - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Anyone heard of this?

Emergency Alerts is a new service from the UK government. It’s expected to launch in summer 2021.

Emergency alerts will warn you if there’s a danger to life nearby.

In an emergency, your phone or tablet will receive an alert with advice about how to stay safe.

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  • Dazzler21Dazzler21
    Seems a good idea to me. 
  • MrWalkerMrWalker
    Common in Chile Australia Japan the States and a few other countries...mainly earthquake/volcano/cyclone related.
    A very good idea if the population actively supports it
  • Rob7LeeRob7Lee
    One of mates took his kids for a day out at margate last week and got the test.
  • EricBanternaEricBanterna
    It all makes sense now with the Bill Gates covid chips. 
  • LTKapalLTKapal
    I had one of these a few months ago, assume they were testing the framework, fair to say I was a bit confused. 
  • lordromfordlordromford
    edited June 2021
    Addickted said:
    Emergency Alerts - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

    Anyone heard of this?

    Emergency Alerts is a new service from the UK government. It’s expected to launch in summer 2021.

    Emergency alerts will warn you if there’s a danger to life nearby.

    In an emergency, your phone or tablet will receive an alert with advice about how to stay safe.

    We have these in the US. It’s usually to warn of a major storm heading our way or to warn of risk of flooding. Occasionally it’s to warn of something like unrest - for example, because I live near Washington DC, I got alerts on January 6th when all that nonsense was going on at the Capitol.

    It’s ok. It doesn’t happen too often, but occasionally it goes off in the middle of the night to tell you there’s a danger of flooding nearby. That’s quite annoying because it’s like a klaxon, it’s bloody loud and the danger of flooding is nearly always exaggerated! 
    At the end of the day, the inconvenience is not a big deal in my opinion and it probably does save lives.
  • SomervilleAddickSomervilleAddick
    We have them in Massachusetts. Rarely see one, 
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  • RothkoRothko
    The team next to us in the virtual office (GOV.UK Notify) is building this, we’re doing it for a tenth of the cost of the planned private sector procurement, and it works a dream.

    all credit to them, and another GDS success 
  • Dazzler21Dazzler21
    edited June 2021
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  • Weegie AddickWeegie Addick
    George Orwell was only c 40 years out. 
  • SoundAsa£SoundAsa£
    Rob7Lee said:
    One of mates took his kids for a day out at margate last week and got the test.
    I understand one of the cars on the ghost train became derailed.
  • RothkoRothko
    and of course you can opt out, we've built it to ensure you can

    https://www.gov.uk/alerts/opt-out
  • ChizzChizz


    Anyone know why the storm over the last few days, which has claimed the lives of seven people, wasn't alerted via the Government Alert system, tested between May 2021 and April this year? 
  • Dazzler21Dazzler21
    Chizz said:


    Anyone know why the storm over the last few days, which has claimed the lives of seven people, wasn't alerted via the Government Alert system, tested between May 2021 and April this year? 
    Because whichever government we seem to get is incompetent.
  • valleynick66valleynick66
    edited October 2023
    Chizz said:


    Anyone know why the storm over the last few days, which has claimed the lives of seven people, wasn't alerted via the Government Alert system, tested between May 2021 and April this year? 
    The page does say:

    Emergency Alerts is a UK government service that will warn you if there’s a danger to life nearby.

    So quite possible you are not in the immediate area concerned perhaps?

    ALSO I'm not sure its yet an active service as was in 'test' after all. The page on further review appears to say only 'test' messages have been issued so far.
  • MrOneLungMrOneLung
    you MAY get alerts
  • ChizzChizz
    valleynick66 said:
    Chizz said:


    Anyone know why the storm over the last few days, which has claimed the lives of seven people, wasn't alerted via the Government Alert system, tested between May 2021 and April this year? 
    The page does say:

    Emergency Alerts is a UK government service that will warn you if there’s a danger to life nearby.

    So quite possible you are not in the immediate area concerned perhaps?

    ALSO I'm not sure its yet an active service as was in 'test' after all. The page on further review appears to say only 'test' messages have been issued so far.
    There was no alert sent out anywhere, even in those areas where - demonstrably - there was a treat to life. 

    I'd be interested to know whether the Emergency Alert service is up and running. If it's still in test, then that's a perfectly valid reason for the alerts not to have been sent out. But if, after years of testing, it's still not sending out alerts when they would have been necessary, why not? 
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  • SporadicAddickSporadicAddick
    Perhaps do the research and let everyone on here know, rather than fishing for a response?
  • TELTEL
    We have these in Australia, we also get Police alerts for missing persons, etc if relevant to the present location.
  • ChizzChizz
    SporadicAddick said:
    Perhaps do the research and let everyone on here know, rather than fishing for a response?
    I don't claim to know the answer, hence my question. 
  • valleynick66valleynick66
    Chizz said:
    valleynick66 said:
    Chizz said:


    Anyone know why the storm over the last few days, which has claimed the lives of seven people, wasn't alerted via the Government Alert system, tested between May 2021 and April this year? 
    The page does say:

    Emergency Alerts is a UK government service that will warn you if there’s a danger to life nearby.

    So quite possible you are not in the immediate area concerned perhaps?

    ALSO I'm not sure its yet an active service as was in 'test' after all. The page on further review appears to say only 'test' messages have been issued so far.
    There was no alert sent out anywhere, even in those areas where - demonstrably - there was a treat to life. 

    I'd be interested to know whether the Emergency Alert service is up and running. If it's still in test, then that's a perfectly valid reason for the alerts not to have been sent out. But if, after years of testing, it's still not sending out alerts when they would have been necessary, why not? 
    There has only been one test that has been widescale to my knowledge and which failed (for Three customers at least) - so not sure it is up & running.
  • ChizzChizz
    valleynick66 said:
    Chizz said:
    valleynick66 said:
    Chizz said:


    Anyone know why the storm over the last few days, which has claimed the lives of seven people, wasn't alerted via the Government Alert system, tested between May 2021 and April this year? 
    The page does say:

    Emergency Alerts is a UK government service that will warn you if there’s a danger to life nearby.

    So quite possible you are not in the immediate area concerned perhaps?

    ALSO I'm not sure its yet an active service as was in 'test' after all. The page on further review appears to say only 'test' messages have been issued so far.
    There was no alert sent out anywhere, even in those areas where - demonstrably - there was a treat to life. 

    I'd be interested to know whether the Emergency Alert service is up and running. If it's still in test, then that's a perfectly valid reason for the alerts not to have been sent out. But if, after years of testing, it's still not sending out alerts when they would have been necessary, why not? 
    There has only been one test that has been widescale to my knowledge and which failed (for Three customers at least) - so not sure it is up & running.
    The gov.uk website says "Emergency Alerts is a UK government service that will warn you if there’s a danger to life nearby". I take that to mean it is up and running, as they're using the present tense (as opposed to "Emergency Alerts will be a UK government service..."). 

    However it also says "there are no current alerts". I think there should be, after all, what better use of the system is warning of imminent threat to life from flooding? 
  • valleynick66valleynick66
    Chizz said:
    valleynick66 said:
    Chizz said:
    valleynick66 said:
    Chizz said:


    Anyone know why the storm over the last few days, which has claimed the lives of seven people, wasn't alerted via the Government Alert system, tested between May 2021 and April this year? 
    The page does say:

    Emergency Alerts is a UK government service that will warn you if there’s a danger to life nearby.

    So quite possible you are not in the immediate area concerned perhaps?

    ALSO I'm not sure its yet an active service as was in 'test' after all. The page on further review appears to say only 'test' messages have been issued so far.
    There was no alert sent out anywhere, even in those areas where - demonstrably - there was a treat to life. 

    I'd be interested to know whether the Emergency Alert service is up and running. If it's still in test, then that's a perfectly valid reason for the alerts not to have been sent out. But if, after years of testing, it's still not sending out alerts when they would have been necessary, why not? 
    There has only been one test that has been widescale to my knowledge and which failed (for Three customers at least) - so not sure it is up & running.
    The gov.uk website says "Emergency Alerts is a UK government service that will warn you if there’s a danger to life nearby". I take that to mean it is up and running, as they're using the present tense (as opposed to "Emergency Alerts will be a UK government service..."). 

    However it also says "there are no current alerts". I think there should be, after all, what better use of the system is warning of imminent threat to life from flooding? 
    My 'guess' is the people running this initiative have not reviewed the website wording since it was published alongside the 'test'. It is potentially therefore poorly worded.

    I don't recall ever hearing / seeing a conclusion of the test and my conclusion would be that it as it was not 100% passed its not fully operational.

    I could be wrong.
  • soapy_jonessoapy_jones
    Huskaris said:
    Because the Tories are devils and would rather people drown than push a button to help them. 

    Happy?
    They'll never be happy mate.
  • StigStig
    The clue is at the top of the page, it's in Beta.
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