SaskAlert test scheduled for Wednesday afternoon

Radios, TVs and cellphones across Saskatchewan will be emitting a loud squawk Wednesday afternoon.

At about 1:55 p.m., the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency is to conduct a test of the SaskAlert system. The alert is to appear on television, radio and mobile devices and on the SaskAlert app.

“SaskAlert is tested twice a year to strengthen public safety in an actual emergency,” SPSA president and fire commissioner Marlo Pritchard said in a media release.

“These tests ensure that urgent warnings are distributed to the public by emergency management officials, including the SPSA, as quickly and efficiently as possible.”

So far in 2022, SaskAlert has issued 300 emergency alert messages, 273 of which were related to weather.