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Red Deer County implements new alert system for residents and visitors

Mar 2, 2024 | 10:39 AM

Red Deer County is implementing a new program called Alertable to communicate with residents.

The program will be used to keep residents, as well as businesses and visitors about critical events such as fires and floods, plus community notices like road closures, water advisories and other municipal services/disruptions.

“The Alertable app is another useful tool that we can use to inform our residents and ratepayers,” says Mayor Jim Wood. “The app allows us to send the users real-time notifications about incidents happening right here in our community, it’s another way the County is working to ensure the public has the information they need.”

Alertable can be downloaded for free on Apple and Android devices, as well as be used through Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant home devices.

Residents can register to receive emergency notifications based on their home address. By entering a designated address, you will ensure to only get notifications relevant to your specific location(s). The notification can provide that awareness to keep you safe while travelling or allows you to learn what is happening at home if you are away.

Users also have the option to select notifications for more than one specific location in the County.

How to Register:

• Download the free Alertable app for iOS and Android smartphones and tablets by visiting Google Play or the App Store;
• Sign up for free email and SMS notifications or phone calls
• For additional applications like Amazon Alexa and more visit: https://alertable.ca/signup/index.html?site=AB5

To view how Alertable works and for more information, including details on how to sign-up for the Alertable app, please visit our website at www.rdcounty.ca/Alertable.