An emergency alert system will be tested across the province tomorrow that will trigger notifications on television, radio, and compatible cell phones. The test is for the Alert Ready emergency alert system.
According to the Alert Ready website, the test in British Columbia is to be conducted at 1:55 p.m. PST. Testing of the system is intended to:
In conjunction with the Alert Ready test, a new emergency siren that was recently installed in the Predator Ridge area will be audibly tested at the same time. The test will last approximately 3 minutes.
Members of the public in the Predator Ridge area may hear a wailing sound with a cycle of high and low pitch tones while the test is taking place. Tomorrow’s use of the siren is only for testing purposes. No action is required by the public.
The emergency siren is an initiative of the Predator Ridge Community Safety group, who made a request to City Council to have the device installed at Fire Station 3, to augment emergency communications for the purposes of evacuation due to wildfire.
The Alert Ready system and emergency siren are being tested in the midst of Emergency Preparedness Week, which is a national event supported by Public Safety Canada. To learn more about Emergency Preparedness Week, or how to prepare yourself and your household to respond to an emergency, visit www.getprepared.gc.ca.