Emergency Management Ontario :: Distribution Methods

When a Red Alert or Emergency Information Advisory is issued, Emergency Management Ontario will send an email notification to all subscribers from warnings@ontario.ca.

Red Alert messages may be broadcasted by local and/or regional radio stations. It is at the discretion of the radio station to broadcast the message.

Short Message Service (SMS) is a service that allows for short text messages to be sent to your mobile device. You can subscribe to receive Red Alert and Emergency Information Advisory text messages through the Emergency Management Ontario website.

Twitter is a social networking website that allows users to post short text-based messages (called Tweets) of up to 140 characters. These tweets can be read and subscribed to by other users. Red Alerts and Emergency Information Advisories will be posted on Twitter.