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British Columbia's public security minister says an automatic alert system will likely be in place in June to inform residents of dangerously excessive temperatures like final yr's deadly warmth dome.
Mike Farnworth made the remark throughout a Vancouver information convention with federal ministers as they outlined wildfire response and prevention funding.
Alert Prepared is a instrument utilized by governments throughout the nation to broadcast warnings on radio and tv stations, in addition to suitable wi-fi gadgets.
Farnworth introduced final week the instrument is prepared to be used throughout floods and that it will be expanded to wildfires in June.
On the time, he mentioned extra work wanted to be executed by well being officers to find out the parameters for a warmth warning.
Nevertheless, on Friday, he mentioned launching the alert system in June has at all times been the federal government's intention.
“Beforehand, we have been ready to deploy the system for tsunami warning, civil emergencies and Amber Alerts. However now we're on-line for flood risks and the system will go additional to broaden wildfire threats by early June and warmth alerts on the identical time,” Farnworth advised a crowd gathered on the HMCS Discovery Naval Reserve in Vancouver's Stanley Park.
In response to a query in regards to the timeline, Farnworth mentioned: “It has at all times been our plan that it will be prepared by June.”
The BC Coroners Service has mentioned scorching temperatures final summer time induced almost 600 heat-related deaths.
This report by The Canadian Press was first printed Might 13, 2022.
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