Yesterday’s emergency alert test was ‘accidental,’ caused by ‘human error,’ Emergency Info BC says SHARE ON: Did yesterday’s Alert Ready test catch you by surprise? You’re not alone. At around noon on Wednesday (May 12th), Emergency Info BC said there was an accidental re-broadcast of last week’s test due to human error. Today’s Alert Ready test was an accidental re-broadcast of last week’s test due to human error. If you were on your LTE-connected phone, listening to the radio, or watching TV at the time, you would have heard or seen the following message: