The Drumheller RCMP will now be sending key information to the public using the RAVE Mobile Safety APP. RAVE is a mass notification system used to inform the public in cases where critical communications and public safety messages are vital.
Once you create a profile, you will then be able to choose areas of the Province that you would like to receive notifications for; those areas now include Drumheller and the surrounding communities that Drumheller RCMP serve.
Alternatively, you can choose to receive updates from across the entire Province. Notifications are sent via text, voicemail, or email, based on your set preferences. All user information is confidential.
In addition to Crime Watch notifications, community members in and around Drumheller will be able to receive notifications for urgent police matters that involve road closures, traffic advisory notifications, significant motor vehicle collisions, police presence, missing persons, police requests for public assistance, and more.
Staff Sergeant Robert HARMS stated “The RAVE Alert system has been tried and tested with our Rural Crime Watch Groups across the province and has proven very beneficial including in the Drumheller area. Users are receiving information related to important police activity from the RCMP in real time. We encourage everyone to sign up on this.”
To sign up and receive notofications:
1) Download the AlbertaRCMP APP. If you are an Android user head to the Google Play Store. If you are an iPhone user, the Apple APP Store.
2) Click on the RAVE Mobile Safety tile and scroll down to click Sign up now.
3) Fill out the form and click Create Account.
4) Confirm your Mobile Phone # / Click confirm by Text. You will then get confirmation text message Click Confirm Phone.
5) You now can determine what notifications you would like to receive. The default setting is all Alberta RCMP Notifications.
6) Unselect All Alberta RCMP Notifications and place a check mark beside Drumheller Crime Watch Advisory.
7) Scroll to the bottom of the screen and select save.
For a step-by-step guide to sign up for RAVE notifications, please visit
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