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AnyAnyone else just had the wildfire alert on their phone?

223 replies

OonaStubbs · 14/08/2026 19:02

Anyone else just had the wildfire alert on their phone? It scared me to death. There are no wildfires round here that I know of.

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Netcurtainnelly · 14/08/2026 19:03

Yes.

hahabahbag · 14/08/2026 19:03

Yes

HRHCurmudgeon · 14/08/2026 19:03

Yep. Jumped out of my skin!

rightoguvnor · 14/08/2026 19:03

YES we both nearly fell off our chairs!

WhatYouWearing · 14/08/2026 19:03

Yes I nearly shit my pants.

adverteasing · 14/08/2026 19:03

Yep! First thing I did was come to MN.

Hatty65 · 14/08/2026 19:03

Me! And I had exactly the same reaction. Like a ruddy siren going off.

I'm at the seaside.

Myoldbear · 14/08/2026 19:03

Yes

EileenBilton · 14/08/2026 19:03

Yup. I got the impression that it was a national alert.

HoraceCope · 14/08/2026 19:03

shocking
why is she american?

hahabahbag · 14/08/2026 19:03

We have wildfires 5 miles away, house stinks of smoke, thankfully there’s water between us and the fires

EmeraldDreams73 · 14/08/2026 19:03

Yes! Jumped a mile

AtLeastIDidntUseASpoon · 14/08/2026 19:03

Yes. I’m in Wales, had the Welsh version first. Then 5 minutes later the English one. Both scared the shit out of me.

Seeline · 14/08/2026 19:03

Yes - terrified the life out of me! Glad I wasn't driving!

YouCanDanceSaidVodka · 14/08/2026 19:03

Yes! Nearly jumped out of my skin!

Octavia64 · 14/08/2026 19:03

Me

NervousSheepy · 14/08/2026 19:04

Yes, I'm glad actually as I never seem to get the storm ones.

HoraceCope · 14/08/2026 19:04

i wonder who is having a bbq regardless?

CatBusStop · 14/08/2026 19:04

Scared the hell out of us!

BlackeyedSusan · 14/08/2026 19:04

Yes . w mids.

After yesterday's disaster it's about time.

CountryGirlInTheCity · 14/08/2026 19:04

Yes! We’re sitting in the garden and can hear the alerts going off in neighbouring homes all around us. We’re nowhere near woods or anything it’s a general thing.

BlackeyedSusan · 14/08/2026 19:04

HoraceCope · 14/08/2026 19:04

i wonder who is having a bbq regardless?

It'll be on aibu any minute now!

ImNotReallyHere · 14/08/2026 19:04

Yep, just opened the internet on my phone. Scared the life out of me as thought my phone was giving a computer virus alert

Bluebellsintheforest33 · 14/08/2026 19:04

Yep, made my heart skip a beat!

TeaAndStrumpets · 14/08/2026 19:05

Yes, but why couldn't they have issued one days ago?