The City of North Battleford has announced it will conduct a test of its new mass notification system, Rapid Alert, Friday, Dec. 4.
According to a news release issued Monday, the test will allow residents to become familiarized with emergency notifications they may receive in the future, but for this test messages will not be left on voice mail.
“We have a commitment to ensure public safety, community awareness and emergency response. To uphold this, when critical information and public service announcements are available, we need to reach our residents as quickly and reliably as possible,” said Fire Chief Albert Headrick, director of Protective Services.
“The Everbridge emergency notification system allows the City of North Battleford to disseminate this information across all types of devices, ensuring residents have access to real-time public information when they need it the most.”
The new emergency notification system alerts residents about events ranging from severe weather, fires, floods and other emergencies, with messages sent by cell phone, SMS, home phone, email, fax, pager and more to ensure real-time access to potentially lifesaving information.
Residents of North Battleford are encouraged to sign up to Rapid Alert at: https://member.everbridge.net/index/453003085612479#/signup and to manage their account at: https://member.everbridge.net/index/453003085612479#/login.
