SaskAlert 4+
Saskatchewan Emergency Alert
Government of Saskatchewan
Designed for iPhone
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- Free
iPhone Screenshots
Description
Download SaskAlert to be notified of disasters and hazards occurring in Saskatchewan.
SaskAlert is the Government of Saskatchewan's emergency public alerting program that provides critical information on emergencies in real time, so you can take action to protect yourself, your family and your property.
Key features of the SaskAlert App include:
• alerts for life-threatening and developing situations
• alerts targeted for locations you are interested in
• a Follow Me feature to receive alerts near your current location
• geographical alert area shown on a map
• alerts can be easily shared on social media, and by email and text message
• alert details include informative emergency descriptions, impacted areas and instructions on how to remain safe
• easy to setup and use
• accessibility features allow full use by people with different abilities
An emergency alert issued through SaskAlert will:
• let you know what the emergency is;
• let you know where it is happening;
• provide instructions for you to follow to stay safe;
• and advise you when the incident is over.
Alerts can be issued by Government of Saskatchewan ministries, crowns and agencies, local governing jurisdictions and Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC).
Government of Saskatchewan Ministries, Crowns, agencies of the province, local governing jurisdictions, and policing agencies issue alerts for their areas of responsibility when emergency events are occurring that have the potential to affect life and safety.
ECCC issue severe weather alerts such as:
• Tornado – watches and warnings
• Any warnings issued for: blizzards, blowing snow, dust storms, extreme cold, freezing drizzle, freezing rain, heat and rainfall, severe thunderstorm, snowfall, wind and winter storm
What’s New
Version 2.11
• Improvements to how alert descriptions are displayed
• Improved layout of information in a notification message
• Control the volume of the alert tone when Override Silent Mode is enabled
• Other minior improvements and fixes
Ratings and Reviews
Great coverage
Thanks for providing a heads-up alert for citizens
Developer Response ,
Thank you for your review and rating!
Meh
Needs some work. I get an alert but doesn’t give specific location.
Developer Response ,
Thank you for your feedback. Sorry to hear the SaskAlert app is not meeting expectations. If you can contact at us at saskalert@gov.sk.ca, we'd like to talk about how we can improve the location identification.
Alerts with false alarms
The alerts are continuously being sent with nothing ever happening. It’s the “boy who cried wolf scenario” and this alert strategy needs to be worked on to fix this.
Developer Response ,
Thank you for your feedback and we are sorry that you are receiving alerts you are not expecting. Did you know that you can choose which types of alerts to receive? Just press "Settings" in the top right of the app, then press "Type" to choose which kinds of alerts you receive.
App Privacy
The developer, Government of Saskatchewan, 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
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Government of Saskatchewan
- Size
- 49.3 MB
- Category
- News
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 11.0 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 11.0 or later.
- Mac
- Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
- Apple Vision
- Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
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English, French
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Location
- This app may use your location even when it isn't open, which can decrease battery life.
- Copyright
- © Government of Saskatchewan
- Price
- Free