Mobile users to get emergency alert in nationwide test next month - what you need to know as date revealed
A siren-like emergency warning message will be sent by the government to mobile phone users across the UK next month to test a new public alert system.
The alerts on St George’s Day will appear on the home screens of people’s phones, accompanied by a loud warning sound and vibration. The scheme will initially focus on the most serious severe weather-related events, with the ability to get a message to 90% of mobile users within the relevant area in an emergency.
The Cabinet Office said the alerts are secure, free to receive, and one-way, insisting they do not reveal anyone’s location or collect personal data. Tests of the service have already taken place in East Suffolk and Reading. National Fire Chiefs Council chairman Mark Hardingham said: “Together with every fire and rescue service in the country, I’m looking forward to having emergency alerts available to help us to do our jobs and to help communities in the event of emergencies.
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