Several emergency alerts warning Albertans about wildfires burning in central Alberta have been sent this week, but the Alberta Emergency Management Agency said there are “some delays” with the province’s emergency alert system.
Emergency alerts can play a critical role during wildfire season to alert residents about an impending threat and if or when they need to evacuate. They are sent via text message, radio and television, social media and through a mobile app.
Hundreds of Albertans living in Parkland County and Leduc County had to flee their homes this week due to wildfires, with hundreds more on evacuation alert. The emergency alert system was one of the primary
