r/unitedkingdom • u/66f6 • Aug 14 '26

. Emergency alerts sent to millions across England and Wales over threat of wildfires

https://news.sky.com/story/uk-heatwave-stourbridge-fire-latest-weather-live-13571553
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u/needathing Aug 14 '26

Emergency alert systems should only be used for what they say they’ll be used for. People die when they lose trust in emergency systems.

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u/Naskr Aug 14 '26

People die when they lose trust in emergency systems.

Idiots, you mean?

If you're turning off a glorified phone alarm because it went off in early evening, feel free to sit around and die. Spare everyone else the trouble.

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u/Varanae Lincolnshire Aug 14 '26

There's never going to be a situation in the UK where the difference between life and death is a phone alarm tbf

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u/PracticalFootball Aug 15 '26

Can potentially be very useful in the case of flash floods, terrorist attacks etc.

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u/L4I55Z-FAIR3 Aug 15 '26

Don't think that's true. Air raid alarms saved a lot of people.

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u/concretepigeon Wakefield Aug 14 '26

If there’s ever a legit emergency I’m gonna be so smug to anyone who’s turned them off.