Western Australia leading the way after adoption of Emergency WA public warning system in Canada

Emergency warning technology designed for WA has been rolled out on the other side of the world in a Canadian province.

Manitoba, a province in the centre of Canada, has released its version of the Emergency WA website, called MB Ready.

The website features similar looking warning graphics marking “wildfire” watch and acts, evacuation centres and road closures.

The move comes amid 53 Western Australian firefighters having been deployed in Canada over the past months, tasked with battling deadly bushfires.

Canada is currently fighting a horror bushfire season with multiple states of emergency declared and two people killed.

DFES Public Information Manager Anni Fordham said the overseas adoption was proof Western Australia was leading the way on public safety messaging.

“With our significant experience, our State is really leading the way when it comes to emergency information and this is thanks to our depth of experience and also the world class systems that we’ve built,” she said.

“It’s really clear from all the conversations I had there (Canada) that there is a really strong interest in the work that we’re doing here, and it’s something that we can be really, really proud of.”

According to Ms Fordham multiple jurisdictions around Australia and overseas have also expressed interest.