The Government of Saskatchewan has recently released a new emergency alert app "SaskAlert" and a website.

Minister of Government Relations, Jim Reiter is quoted as saying "Public safety is one of the highest priorities of our government and in just the last couple of years alone, you've seen some extreme examples of that, we're all familiar with the wildfire situation." Saskatchewan is just the second province in the country to release an emergency style alert app, after Alberta did earlier this year. The app is available on Google Play and the Apple App Store for download.

The app will push notifications to iPhone and Android phone users alerting them to emergency events in their area.

If past summer's have been any indication, extreme weather events could be around the corner on a whims notice.

For example, just this weekend 100 millimetres of rain fell on Lampman, causing flooding.

There are three levels of alert: critical, advisory and test. 

Mieka Cleary, deputy commissioner of emergency management and fire safety, gave the example of a boil water advisory, which could explain how to make sure water is safe.

Reiter explained that after the evacuations and wildfires last year the province started focusing on a new way to broadcast emergency information. 

On Monday, the day the app officially launched, there were no active alerts in the province