No 10 defends 'entirely right' use of emergency alerts system after millions sent wildfire warning

It comes after the emergency alert system was deployed last week

Andy Burnham issued emergency alert warning after millions receive fire update  GB News

LOUISE Haigh gave the green light on sending the blaring emergency alarm for wildfires, it has emerged. The government issued the notification warning people “not to light anything that could spark a fire, including barbecues, campfires, and fireworks. The PM said that the request “came directly from Fire and Rescue Se

Louise Haigh, who is head of the Cabinet Office, is understood to have approved the alert, which led to panicked Britons jamming 999 lines and startled drivers swerving across motorways.

The Prime Minister took to social media to explain what triggered the alert

Millions are set to receive the alert from 7pm on Friday, the Cabinet Office has said

The Prime Minister visited Stourbridge in the West Midlands, where a wildfire devastated 19 properties and scorched more than 500 acres

The government has been slammed after an ear-splitting emergency phone siren was triggered nationwide to issue basic wildfire and barbecue advice

Residents across England and Wales received the warning about the risk of wildfires earlier this evening

Millions sent emergency wildfire alert as PM warns Britain is a 'tinderbox' | ITV News  ITVX

The capital sizzled with highs of 34.3 on Friday, the day after the mercury hit 38.1C in Kew Gardens

The Government sent the alert on Friday evening, which began appearing on mobile devices from 7pm

Millions received the Government's blaring wildfire alert - but what should you do now, why did some phones miss it and how does the emergency warning system work. Here's everything we know

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People urged not to light barbecues, campfires or anything else that could spark fire during period of extreme heat Millions of people across England and Wales have received an emergency alert to their phones as the government warns against activities that could start fires. The deputy prime minister, Louise Haigh, sai

Louise Haigh, the first secretary of state, said Friday’s message was “the most extensive use of the UK’s emergency alert system in response to an active incident”.

Nation.Cymnru staff Mobile phone users in England and Wales have received an emergency alert, warning them not to light anything that could spark a fire. The UK Government sent the alert on Friday evening, which began appearing on mobile devices from 7pm. People in Wales first received the alert in Welsh, followed a fe

Mobile phone users in England and Wales have received an emergency alert, warning them not to light anything that could spark a fire.

Emily Bashforth | Live News reporter Published August 14, 2026 7:12pm Updated August 14, 2026 7:19pm An emergency alert was issued amid the fifth heatwave (Picture: Annabel Lee-Ellis/PA Wire) Millions were sent into panic tonight as an emergency alert appeared unexpectedly on their phones. At around 7pm, people across

The Government sent the alert on Friday evening, which began appearing on mobile devices from 7pm.

Broadcasters plunged into chaos as emergency mobile phone alert sent to millions of people in England and Wales  lbc.co.uk

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