About Emergency Alerts

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About Emergency Alerts

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mergency Alerts is a UK government service that will warn you if there’s a danger to life nearby.

In an emergency, your mobile phone or tablet will receive an alert with advice about how to stay safe.

The government does not need to know your phone number or location to send you an alert.
Reasons you might get an alert
You may get alerts about:

severe flooding
fires
extreme weather
Emergency alerts will only be sent by:

the emergency services
government departments, agencies and public bodies that deal with emergencies
What happens when you get an emergency alert
Your mobile phone or tablet may:

make a loud siren-like sound, even if it’s set on silent
vibrate
read out the alert
The sound and vibration will last for about 10 seconds.

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