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Launch of life-saving public emergency alerts
A message from Cllr Corinne Garvey of South Cambridgeshire District Council.
You may have seen in the news recently that a new system, that will give the Government and emergency services the capability to send an alert directly to mobile phones when there is a risk to life, has been launched. Working with mobile broadcasting technology, the Emergency Alerts system will help improve the UK’s warning and informing capability; providing a means to get urgent messages quickly to nearly 90 percent of mobile phones in a defined area; providing clear instructions about how best to respond. The system is now ready to be tested across the country following successful tests in East Suffolk and Reading, as the Government continues to strengthen its resilience capability, making sure it offers the best possible protection against an ever-evolving range of threats. A UK-wide alerts test will take place in the early evening of Sunday 23 April which will see people receive a test message on their mobile phones.
instructions about how best to respond. The system is now ready to be tested across the country following successful tests in East Suffolk and Reading, as the Government continues to strengthen its resilience capability, making sure it offers the best possible protection against an ever-evolving range of threats. A UK-wide alerts test will take place in the early evening of Sunday 23 April which will see people receive a test message on their mobile phones.
Corinne