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Description

The Alert SA App is the official mobile application of the South Australian Government, designed to provide timely and relevant information on a range of hazards. Stay informed and prepared with alerts and warnings for:
· Fires
· Heatwaves
· Severe weather
· Floods
· Hazardous materials

Additionally, receive important Fire Danger Rating and Total Fire Ban information via the app.

With the Alert SA App, you can create up to 10 watch zones to receive notifications about hazards occurring in areas of interest to you. The app uses your mobile device’s GPS location and requires an internet connection to receive data.

Key Features:

Multi-Hazard Alerts: Receive notifications for various hazards, including fire, flood, severe weather, hazardous materials, and heatwaves.

Customizable Watch Zones: Set up to 10 watch zones to get alerts for specific areas.

Accessibility: Fully supports large text and voiceover features to ensure you receive information in a way that suits your needs.

Cross-Border Notifications: Get fire warnings within 100km of the border of neighbouring states and territories.

Modern User Interface: Enjoy a new, intuitive design with a dedicated onboarding screen and improved user experience.

Please note that during emergencies and extreme weather events, such as bushfires, floods, or severe storms, telecommunications services may be unreliable.

As a result, you may not receive timely information while using the app. The South Australian Fire and Emergency Services Commission (SAFECOM), the South Australian Country Fire Service (CFS), the South Australian Metropolitan Fire Service (MFS), and the South Australian State Emergency Service (SES) recommend that you do not rely on any one single source of information during an emergency.

Download the Alert SA App today and stay informed about public information and warnings in South Australia.

If there’s anything you think we can improve, we’d love to hear from you at AlertSA@eso.sa.gov.au

What’s New

Version 3.1.0

We have made further enhancements to Alert SA!
· The Fire Danger Rating tab has been updated to show this information more clearly and now lets you see ratings for four days.
· You can now opt-in to receive notifications for Emergency Warning Messages (the highest level of warning) even when your phone is on silent or do-not-disturb mode
· Sandbag collection locations and Relief and Recovery Centres will also be displayed when they are in operation.
· Other improvements have been made to the recent design refresh to continue to improve the application based on community feedback.

Ratings and Reviews

4.7 out of 5
3.9K Ratings

3.9K Ratings

Jason’s Tim Tams ,

Much improved but work to do

Update: thanks to the response below I have been able to tailor my notifications to a degree.

I would still like to turn off warnings for Heatwaves (unless they are absolutely critical) but I have reduced the overall notifications.

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This new app is much easier to navigate than the old one and simple changes like making the Fire Danger Ratings easily accessible and easier to use are big improvements.

However, much of this good work has been undone by the decision to show every single alert in the whole state. I imagine I will soon be notified if someone stubs their toe.

What if I am only interested in bushfires? No, I am not allowed to decide that for myself. Instead I am told about heatwaves I already know about and trees down I don’t care about.

Most of these don’t even tell me anything. Click on some ‘incidents’ for more details and it just takes you to another map with even more incidents.

All this means I have now started to ignore the notifications as there are so many and many are pointless.

I could maybe see the sense of being notified on the most critical things but everything else should be optional. Even bushfire - maybe you only care about a tree down 100kms away?

Developer Response ,

Hi Jason's Tim Tams,

Thank you for sharing your feedback with us!

You can customise the types of incidents you receive notifications for in the Alert SA app.
Simply follow these steps:
1: Open the Alert SA app.
2: Tap ‘Watch Zones’ in the bottom menu bar.
3: Add or edit your Watch Zone, then toggle on/off the incident types you want to be notified about.
4: Scroll to the bottom of the screen and tap ‘Save’.

This will ensure you only receive alerts for the incidents that matter most to you. If you need further assistance, feel free to email us at AlertSA@eso.sa.gov.au.

Thanks The Alert SA Team

Fupputz ,

Fantastic app

Really important service, and it works really well. I live in a fire prone area, as do my parents and brother, and I’m able to set alert zones for each of the three locations. Active fire alerts for each of Woodside, Mannum, and Eden Valley come through to my phone and Apple Watch - often before I even hear the fire bomber planes flying overhead.

Coops2a ,

Too many irrelevant alerts dilutes the app

Rely on this app for bushfire alerts. But since the update I am receiving daily alerts for irrelevant SES incidents. I don’t care if a tree is down 5km away, or if a single house 5km is having a flooding issue. But I really care if there is a bushfire coming my way. Is there a way to turn off the SES incident alerts? Please add this to the app as a fix asap.

I am now ignoring most of your alerts when Im busy, as they are 99% irrelevant. I suspect others are too. But one day it will be a “real” alert (fire) and it may get missed because we will all think its just another tree down…

Developer Response ,

Hi There,

Thanks for the feedback.

You can edit your Watch Zones to customise which incidents you are notified for.

Click on the Watch Zones tab, select the Watch Zone you want to edit, toggle on/off the incidents you want to be notified of, scroll down and click apply.

Repeat the above steps for all of the Watch Zones you’d like to edit.

For more information, visit www.Alert.sa.gov.au

Thanks

Team Alert SA

App Privacy

The developer, Government of South Australia – South Australian Fire and Emergency Services Commission, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer's privacy policy.

Data Not Linked to You

The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:

  • Location
  • Diagnostics

Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More

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