And regardless of whether you think the government’s decision to use the emergency alerts system for warnings about wildfires on Friday, in principle, do you support or oppose the government having and using such a system for the most serious of emergencies? | Daily Question

And regardless of whether you think the government’s decision to use the emergency alerts system for warnings about wildfires on Friday, in principle, do you support or oppose the government having and using such a system for the most serious of emergencies? Published on 17 August 2026 → Survey conducted on 17 August 2026 on 5705 GB adults

All adults

Region

Gender

Politics

Age

Strongly support

58%

Somewhat support

28%

Somewhat oppose

4%

Strongly oppose

3%

Don't know

6%

Strongly support

58%

Somewhat support

28%

Somewhat oppose

4%

Strongly oppose

3%

Don't know

6%