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Time set for emergency alert test
The government has announced that the time has been set for the emergency alerts test.
People with 4G and 5G mobile phones will receive a message on the Home Screen of their phone, along with sound and vibration.
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Oliver Dowden MP, said: "Put the date in your diaries - at 3pm on 23 April, we’ll be testing our new national Emergency Alerts system.
The technology will be used in an emergency to get urgent messages quickly to nearly 90 percent of mobile phones in a defined area when there is a risk to life, and provide clear instructions about how best to respond.
"Getting this system operational with the national test means we have another tool in our toolkit to keep the public safe in life-threatening emergencies. It could be the sound that saves your life."
Chair of The National Fire Chiefs Council, Mark Hardingham, said: "We must use every tool at our disposal to keep people safe, and we need everyone to play their part - and the new Emergency Alerts system is one way we can do this. For 10 seconds, the national test may be inconvenient for some, but please forgive us for the intrusion, because the next time you hear it - your life, and the life-saving actions of our emergency services, could depend on it."
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