Alberta Emergency Alert

Government of the Province of Alberta

About this app

Use the Alberta Emergency Alert App to be informed in the event of an emergency.

Personal preparedness is everyone’s responsibility. Emergencies and disasters can occur anywhere, at any time. It is your responsibility to ensure you are prepared if an emergency or disaster occurs. Emergency alerts are issued to provide you with critical information about an immediate threat, where it is occurring, and what action you need to take.

Key features of the Alberta Emergency Alert App include:

● alerts for life-threatening and developing situations
● alerts targeted for locations you are interested in
● a Follow Me feature to receive alerts near your current location, even if travelling outside of Alberta
● geographical alert area shown on a map
● alerts can be easily shared on social media, and by email and text message
● alert details include informative emergency descriptions, impacted areas and instructions on how to remain safe
● easy to setup and use
● choose the types of alerts you wish to receive
● accessibility features allow full use by people with different abilities

Use of this mobile application, and use of the information accessed by it, is your responsibility. This application is provided ‘as is,' without warranty or representation of any kind including the use, accuracy, timelines, applicability, performance, security, availability or reliability of this application, or that it is free of errors or defects. The Government of Alberta is not responsible for any loss or damage arising from the use of this mobile application or any reliance on the information accessed by it. The Government of Alberta is not responsible for any loss or damage arising out of a failure to access information through this mobile application, or from any virus or other damage to your mobile device or its operating system resulting from the downloading of this application.

Ratings and reviews

I have only had two notifications since I have downloaded it. It is only weather and no other emergency that have happened. Also the weather warnings that I got never happened

Downloaded for the 2023 wildfires and have appreciated the alerts so far. Improvements I'd like to see are short text notifications on the lockscreen i.e. "evac area expanded" as I'm not always near the phone when it alerts. Also, a very clear note showing "NO CHANGES" on the evac alerts and notices that are simply repeats. Or even better: highlight text and map outlines showing what has been changed since the last update, preferably with time and date.

Would be far better if you could check areas you are not currently around without adding to list. For example, I'm currently in Grande Prairie because of fire evacuations, but when I scroll the map down to Edson and Hinton, it shows nothing wrong.... Not so much that I don't want to add a couple places to the list, but in my line of work, I would have to add the entire province....

What's new

• Improved notifications and alert list with clear, concise alert summaries
• New translation feature to see alerts in the device's default language
• Now you can share feedback on the timeliness, accuracy, and helpfulness of individual alerts
• Minor updates and fixes for an improved experience