Emergency Preparedness
Alert Ready Emergency Alert System
Alert Ready is designed to deliver critical and potentially life-saving alerts to Canadians through television and radio. The Alert Ready system is developed in partnership with federal, provincial and territorial emergency management officials, Environment and Climate Change Canada, The Weather Network and the broadcasting industry and wireless service providers, to ensure you receive alerts immediately and know when to take action to keep yourself and your family safe.
Starting April 6th 2018, in addition to TV and radio, Alert Ready will be sending life-threatening emergency alerts to cell phones and wireless devices that are compatible with Wireless Public Alerting (WPA).
Do1Thing
When was the last time you discussed emergency sheltering with your family? If a severe storm were to hit your neighbourhood would your loved ones know where the safest place in their home, workplace, school or public facility are?
If your family was told to 'shelter in place' because of a chemical spill would they know how?
If your loved ones had to leave their home because of a gas leak would they have a place to go and the supplies necessary?
Take 20 minutes this month to discuss or develop your Emergency Sheltering plan with your family.