diff --git a/config.sample.yaml b/config.sample.yaml
index 3b15d97..14a251b 100644
--- a/config.sample.yaml
+++ b/config.sample.yaml
@@ -29,3 +29,9 @@ alerting:
   lookbackDays: 7
   halfLife: 30m
   recent: 2h
+  alertThreshold: 0.5
+  renotify: 30m
+notify:
+  - provider: slackwebhook
+    config:
+      webhookURL: "http://somewhere"
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 345f628..36e4b52 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/lestrrat-go/option v1.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.13 // indirect
 	github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.20 // indirect
+	github.com/nikoksr/notify v1.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.12.0 // indirect
 	github.com/segmentio/asm v1.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index f712c84..da2c282 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -105,6 +105,8 @@ github.com/moby/term v0.5.0 h1:xt8Q1nalod/v7BqbG21f8mQPqH+xAaC9C3N3wfWbVP0=
 github.com/moby/term v0.5.0/go.mod h1:8FzsFHVUBGZdbDsJw/ot+X+d5HLUbvklYLJ9uGfcI3Y=
 github.com/morikuni/aec v1.0.0 h1:nP9CBfwrvYnBRgY6qfDQkygYDmYwOilePFkwzv4dU8A=
 github.com/morikuni/aec v1.0.0/go.mod h1:BbKIizmSmc5MMPqRYbxO4ZU0S0+P200+tUnFx7PXmsc=
+github.com/nikoksr/notify v1.0.1 h1:HkUi4YHASwo3N8UEtDz9GRyEuGyX2Qwe9C6qKK24TYo=
+github.com/nikoksr/notify v1.0.1/go.mod h1:w9zFImNfVM7l/gkKFAiyJITKzdC1GH458t4XqMkasZA=
 github.com/opencontainers/go-digest v1.0.0 h1:apOUWs51W5PlhuyGyz9FCeeBIOUDA/6nW8Oi/yOhh5U=
 github.com/opencontainers/go-digest v1.0.0/go.mod h1:0JzlMkj0TRzQZfJkVvzbP0HBR3IKzErnv2BNG4W4MAM=
 github.com/opencontainers/image-spec v1.0.2 h1:9yCKha/T5XdGtO0q9Q9a6T5NUCsTn/DrBg0D7ufOcFM=
diff --git a/internal/common/common.go b/internal/common/common.go
index 345fdd9..226b022 100644
--- a/internal/common/common.go
+++ b/internal/common/common.go
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 package common
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
+	"strconv"
+
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
@@ -42,3 +45,10 @@ func PtrOrNull[T comparable](val T) *T {
 
 	return &val
 }
+
+func FmtFloat(v float64, places ...int) string {
+	if len(places) > 0 {
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%."+strconv.Itoa(places[0])+"f", v)
+	}
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%.4f", v)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/gordio/alerting/alerting.go b/pkg/gordio/alerting/alerting.go
index ad1db21..2136f90 100644
--- a/pkg/gordio/alerting/alerting.go
+++ b/pkg/gordio/alerting/alerting.go
@@ -1,25 +1,34 @@
 package alerting
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
 	"sort"
+	"strconv"
 	"sync"
+	"text/template"
 	"time"
 
 	cl "dynatron.me/x/stillbox/pkg/calls"
 	"dynatron.me/x/stillbox/pkg/gordio/config"
 	"dynatron.me/x/stillbox/pkg/gordio/database"
+	"dynatron.me/x/stillbox/pkg/gordio/notify"
 	"dynatron.me/x/stillbox/pkg/gordio/sinks"
 
 	"dynatron.me/x/stillbox/internal/timeseries"
 	"dynatron.me/x/stillbox/internal/trending"
 
+	"github.com/jackc/pgx/v5"
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
 )
 
 const (
 	ScoreThreshold      = -1
 	CountThreshold      = 1.0
+	NotificationSubject = "Stillbox Alert"
+	DefaultRenotify     = 30 * time.Minute
 	alerterTickInterval = time.Minute
 )
 
@@ -34,12 +43,15 @@ type Alerter interface {
 
 type alerter struct {
 	sync.RWMutex
-	clock     timeseries.Clock
-	cfg       config.Alerting
-	scorer    trending.Scorer[cl.Talkgroup]
-	scores    trending.Scores[cl.Talkgroup]
-	lastScore time.Time
-	sim       *Simulation
+	clock       timeseries.Clock
+	cfg         config.Alerting
+	scorer      trending.Scorer[cl.Talkgroup]
+	scores      trending.Scores[cl.Talkgroup]
+	lastScore   time.Time
+	sim         *Simulation
+	notifyCache map[cl.Talkgroup]time.Time
+	renotify    time.Duration
+	notifier    notify.Notifier
 }
 
 type offsetClock time.Duration
@@ -66,6 +78,13 @@ func WithClock(clock timeseries.Clock) AlertOption {
 	}
 }
 
+// WithNotifier sets the notifier
+func WithNotifier(n notify.Notifier) AlertOption {
+	return func(as *alerter) {
+		as.notifier = n
+	}
+}
+
 // New creates a new Alerter using the provided configuration.
 func New(cfg config.Alerting, opts ...AlertOption) Alerter {
 	if !cfg.Enable {
@@ -73,8 +92,14 @@ func New(cfg config.Alerting, opts ...AlertOption) Alerter {
 	}
 
 	as := &alerter{
-		cfg:   cfg,
-		clock: timeseries.DefaultClock,
+		cfg:         cfg,
+		notifyCache: make(map[cl.Talkgroup]time.Time),
+		clock:       timeseries.DefaultClock,
+		renotify:    DefaultRenotify,
+	}
+
+	if cfg.Renotify != nil {
+		as.renotify = cfg.Renotify.Duration()
 	}
 
 	for _, opt := range opts {
@@ -105,6 +130,11 @@ func (as *alerter) Go(ctx context.Context) {
 		select {
 		case now := <-ticker.C:
 			as.score(ctx, now)
+			err := as.notify(ctx)
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Error().Err(err).Msg("notify")
+			}
+			as.cleanCache()
 		case <-ctx.Done():
 			ticker.Stop()
 			return
@@ -113,6 +143,145 @@ func (as *alerter) Go(ctx context.Context) {
 
 }
 
+const notificationTemplStr = `{{ range . -}}
+{{ .TGName }} is active with a score of {{ f .Score.Score 4 }}! ({{ f .Score.RecentCount 0 }} recent calls out of {{ .Score.Count }})
+{{ end }}`
+
+var notificationTemplate = template.Must(template.New("notification").Funcs(funcMap).Parse(notificationTemplStr))
+
+func (as *alerter) testNotifyHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	as.RLock()
+	defer as.RUnlock()
+	ns := make([]notification, 0, len(as.scores))
+	ctx := r.Context()
+
+	for _, s := range as.scores {
+		n, err := makeNotification(ctx, s)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Error().Err(err).Msg("test notificaiton")
+			http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+			return
+		}
+		ns = append(ns, n)
+	}
+
+	err := as.sendNotification(ctx, ns)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Error().Err(err).Msg("test notification send")
+		http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+
+	w.Write([]byte("Sent"))
+}
+
+// notify iterates the scores and sends out any necessary notifications
+func (as *alerter) notify(ctx context.Context) error {
+	if as.notifier == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	now := time.Now()
+
+	as.Lock()
+	defer as.Unlock()
+
+	var notifications []notification
+	for _, s := range as.scores {
+		if s.Score > as.cfg.AlertThreshold {
+			if t, inCache := as.notifyCache[s.ID]; !inCache || now.Sub(t) > as.renotify {
+				as.notifyCache[s.ID] = time.Now()
+				n, err := makeNotification(ctx, s)
+				if err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+
+				notifications = append(notifications, n)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	if len(notifications) > 0 {
+		return as.sendNotification(ctx, notifications)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+type notification struct {
+	TGName string
+	Score  trending.Score[cl.Talkgroup]
+}
+
+// sendNotification renders and sends the notification.
+func (as *alerter) sendNotification(ctx context.Context, n []notification) error {
+	msgBuffer := new(bytes.Buffer)
+
+	err := notificationTemplate.Execute(msgBuffer, n)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("notification template render: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	log.Debug().Str("msg", msgBuffer.String()).Msg("notifying")
+
+	return as.notifier.Send(ctx, NotificationSubject, msgBuffer.String())
+}
+
+// makeNotification creates a notification for later rendering by the template.
+// It takes a talkgroup Score as input.
+func makeNotification(ctx context.Context, tg trending.Score[cl.Talkgroup]) (notification, error) {
+	d := notification{
+		Score: tg,
+	}
+
+	db := database.FromCtx(ctx)
+	tgRecord, err := db.GetTalkgroupWithLearned(ctx, int(tg.ID.System), int(tg.ID.Talkgroup))
+	switch err {
+	case nil:
+		if tgRecord.SystemName == "" {
+			tgRecord.SystemName = strconv.Itoa(int(tg.ID.System))
+		}
+
+		if tgRecord.Name != nil {
+			d.TGName = fmt.Sprintf("%s %s", tgRecord.SystemName, *tgRecord.Name)
+		} else {
+			d.TGName = fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", tgRecord.SystemName, int(tg.ID.Talkgroup))
+		}
+	case pgx.ErrNoRows:
+		system, err := db.GetSystemName(ctx, int(tg.ID.System))
+		switch err {
+		case nil:
+			d.TGName = fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", system, int(tg.ID.Talkgroup))
+		case pgx.ErrNoRows:
+			d.TGName = fmt.Sprintf("%d:%d", int(tg.ID.System), int(tg.ID.Talkgroup))
+		default:
+			return d, fmt.Errorf("sendNotification get system: %w", err)
+		}
+	default:
+		return d, fmt.Errorf("sendNotification get talkgroup: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return d, nil
+}
+
+// cleanCache clears the cache of aged-out entries
+func (as *alerter) cleanCache() {
+	if as.notifier == nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	now := time.Now()
+
+	as.Lock()
+	defer as.Unlock()
+
+	for k, t := range as.notifyCache {
+		if now.Sub(t) > as.renotify {
+			delete(as.notifyCache, k)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func (as *alerter) newTimeSeries(id cl.Talkgroup) trending.TimeSeries {
 	ts, _ := timeseries.NewTimeSeries(timeseries.WithGranularities(
 		[]timeseries.Granularity{
@@ -125,16 +294,17 @@ func (as *alerter) newTimeSeries(id cl.Talkgroup) trending.TimeSeries {
 	return ts
 }
 
-func (as *alerter) startBackfill(ctx context.Context) {
+func (as *alerter) startBackfill(ctx context.Context) error {
 	now := time.Now()
 	since := now.Add(-24 * time.Hour * time.Duration(as.cfg.LookbackDays))
 	log.Debug().Time("since", since).Msg("starting stats backfill")
 	count, err := as.backfill(ctx, since, now)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Error().Err(err).Msg("backfill failed")
-		return
+		return fmt.Errorf("backfill failed: %w", err)
 	}
 	log.Debug().Int("callsCount", count).Str("in", time.Now().Sub(now).String()).Int("tgCount", as.scorer.Score().Len()).Msg("backfill finished")
+
+	return nil
 }
 
 func (as *alerter) score(ctx context.Context, now time.Time) {
diff --git a/pkg/gordio/alerting/simulate.go b/pkg/gordio/alerting/simulate.go
index f8bf15f..ccf7cdc 100644
--- a/pkg/gordio/alerting/simulate.go
+++ b/pkg/gordio/alerting/simulate.go
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
 )
 
-// A Simulation simulates what happens to the alerter during a specified time
-// period using past data from the database.
+// A Simulation simulates what happens to the alerter during a specified time period using past data from the database.
 type Simulation struct {
 	// normal Alerting config
 	config.Alerting
diff --git a/pkg/gordio/alerting/stats.go b/pkg/gordio/alerting/stats.go
index 2c69dec..0efdcd3 100644
--- a/pkg/gordio/alerting/stats.go
+++ b/pkg/gordio/alerting/stats.go
@@ -3,16 +3,15 @@ package alerting
 import (
 	_ "embed"
 	"errors"
-	"fmt"
 	"html/template"
 	"net/http"
-	"strconv"
 	"time"
 
 	"dynatron.me/x/stillbox/pkg/calls"
 	"dynatron.me/x/stillbox/pkg/gordio/config"
 	"dynatron.me/x/stillbox/pkg/gordio/database"
 
+	"dynatron.me/x/stillbox/internal/common"
 	"dynatron.me/x/stillbox/internal/jsontime"
 	"dynatron.me/x/stillbox/internal/trending"
 
@@ -29,12 +28,7 @@ type stats interface {
 
 var (
 	funcMap = template.FuncMap{
-		"f": func(v float64, places ...int) string {
-			if len(places) > 0 {
-				return fmt.Sprintf("%."+strconv.Itoa(places[0])+"f", v)
-			}
-			return fmt.Sprintf("%.4f", v)
-		},
+		"f": common.FmtFloat,
 		"dict": func(values ...interface{}) (map[string]interface{}, error) {
 			if len(values)%2 != 0 {
 				return nil, errors.New("invalid dict call")
@@ -66,6 +60,7 @@ var (
 func (as *alerter) PrivateRoutes(r chi.Router) {
 	r.Get("/tgstats", as.tgStatsHandler)
 	r.Post("/tgstats", as.simulateHandler)
+	r.Get("/testnotify", as.testNotifyHandler)
 }
 
 func (as *noopAlerter) PrivateRoutes(r chi.Router) {}
diff --git a/pkg/gordio/config/config.go b/pkg/gordio/config/config.go
index 3ba54d3..9abfe55 100644
--- a/pkg/gordio/config/config.go
+++ b/pkg/gordio/config/config.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	Listen    string    `yaml:"listen"`
 	Public    bool      `yaml:"public"`
 	RateLimit RateLimit `yaml:"rateLimit"`
+	Notify    Notify    `yaml:"notify"`
 
 	configPath string
 }
@@ -53,10 +54,27 @@ type RateLimit struct {
 }
 
 type Alerting struct {
-	Enable       bool              `yaml:"enable"`
-	LookbackDays uint              `yaml:"lookbackDays"`
-	HalfLife     jsontime.Duration `yaml:"halfLife"`
-	Recent       jsontime.Duration `yaml:"recent"`
+	Enable         bool               `yaml:"enable"`
+	LookbackDays   uint               `yaml:"lookbackDays"`
+	HalfLife       jsontime.Duration  `yaml:"halfLife"`
+	Recent         jsontime.Duration  `yaml:"recent"`
+	AlertThreshold float64            `yaml:"alertThreshold"`
+	Renotify       *jsontime.Duration `yaml:"renotify,omitempty"`
+}
+
+type Notify []NotifyService
+
+type NotifyService struct {
+	Provider string                 `json:"provider"`
+	Config   map[string]interface{} `json:"config"`
+}
+
+func (n *NotifyService) GetS(k, defaultVal string) string {
+	if v, has := n.Config[k].(string); has {
+		return v
+	}
+
+	return defaultVal
 }
 
 func (rl *RateLimit) Verify() bool {
diff --git a/pkg/gordio/database/querier.go b/pkg/gordio/database/querier.go
index 50ffb6b..9fbbd17 100644
--- a/pkg/gordio/database/querier.go
+++ b/pkg/gordio/database/querier.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ type Querier interface {
 	DeleteUser(ctx context.Context, username string) error
 	GetAPIKey(ctx context.Context, apiKey string) (ApiKey, error)
 	GetDatabaseSize(ctx context.Context) (string, error)
+	GetSystemName(ctx context.Context, systemID int) (string, error)
 	GetTalkgroup(ctx context.Context, systemID int, tgid int) (Talkgroup, error)
 	GetTalkgroupIDsByTags(ctx context.Context, anytags []string, alltags []string, nottags []string) ([]GetTalkgroupIDsByTagsRow, error)
 	GetTalkgroupTags(ctx context.Context, sys int, tg int) ([]string, error)
diff --git a/pkg/gordio/database/talkgroups.sql.go b/pkg/gordio/database/talkgroups.sql.go
index c5b3fa4..2d2c5ff 100644
--- a/pkg/gordio/database/talkgroups.sql.go
+++ b/pkg/gordio/database/talkgroups.sql.go
@@ -19,6 +19,17 @@ func (q *Queries) BulkSetTalkgroupTags(ctx context.Context, iD int64, tags []str
 	return err
 }
 
+const getSystemName = `-- name: GetSystemName :one
+SELECT name FROM systems WHERE id = $1
+`
+
+func (q *Queries) GetSystemName(ctx context.Context, systemID int) (string, error) {
+	row := q.db.QueryRow(ctx, getSystemName, systemID)
+	var name string
+	err := row.Scan(&name)
+	return name, err
+}
+
 const getTalkgroup = `-- name: GetTalkgroup :one
 SELECT id, system_id, tgid, name, alpha_tag, tg_group, frequency, metadata, tags, notify, weight FROM talkgroups
 WHERE id = systg2id($1, $2)
diff --git a/pkg/gordio/notify/notify.go b/pkg/gordio/notify/notify.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e073ac7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/gordio/notify/notify.go
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+package notify
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	stdhttp "net/http"
+	"time"
+
+	"dynatron.me/x/stillbox/pkg/gordio/config"
+
+	"github.com/nikoksr/notify"
+	"github.com/nikoksr/notify/service/http"
+)
+
+type Notifier interface {
+	notify.Notifier
+}
+
+type notifier struct {
+	*notify.Notify
+	cfg []config.NotifyService
+}
+
+func (n *notifier) buildSlackWebhookPayload(cfg config.NotifyService) func(string, string) any {
+	icon := cfg.GetS("icon", "🚨")
+	url := cfg.GetS("messageURL", "")
+
+	type Attachment struct {
+		Title     string `json:"title"`
+		Text      string `json:"text"`
+		Fallback  string `json:"fallback"`
+		Footer    string `json:"footer"`
+		TitleLink string `json:"title_link"`
+		Timestamp int64  `json:"ts"`
+	}
+	return func(subject, message string) any {
+		m := struct {
+			Username    string       `json:"username"`
+			Attachments []Attachment `json:"attachments"`
+			IconEmoji   string       `json:"icon_emoji"`
+		}{
+			Username: "Stillbox",
+			Attachments: []Attachment{
+				{
+					Title:     subject,
+					Text:      message,
+					TitleLink: url,
+					Timestamp: time.Now().Unix(),
+				},
+			},
+			IconEmoji: icon,
+		}
+
+		return m
+	}
+}
+
+func (n *notifier) addService(cfg config.NotifyService) error {
+	switch cfg.Provider {
+	case "slackwebhook":
+		hs := http.New()
+		hs.AddReceivers(&http.Webhook{
+			ContentType:  "application/json",
+			Header:       make(stdhttp.Header),
+			Method:       stdhttp.MethodPost,
+			URL:          cfg.GetS("webhookURL", ""),
+			BuildPayload: n.buildSlackWebhookPayload(cfg),
+		})
+		n.UseServices(hs)
+	default:
+		return fmt.Errorf("unknown provider '%s'", cfg.Provider)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func New(cfg config.Notify) (Notifier, error) {
+	n := &notifier{
+		Notify: notify.NewWithServices(),
+	}
+
+	for _, s := range cfg {
+		err := n.addService(s)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
+
+	return n, nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/gordio/server/server.go b/pkg/gordio/server/server.go
index 27b725b..444af30 100644
--- a/pkg/gordio/server/server.go
+++ b/pkg/gordio/server/server.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"dynatron.me/x/stillbox/pkg/gordio/config"
 	"dynatron.me/x/stillbox/pkg/gordio/database"
 	"dynatron.me/x/stillbox/pkg/gordio/nexus"
+	"dynatron.me/x/stillbox/pkg/gordio/notify"
 	"dynatron.me/x/stillbox/pkg/gordio/sinks"
 	"dynatron.me/x/stillbox/pkg/gordio/sources"
 	"github.com/go-chi/chi/v5"
@@ -22,16 +23,17 @@ import (
 const shutdownTimeout = 5 * time.Second
 
 type Server struct {
-	auth    *auth.Auth
-	conf    *config.Config
-	db      *database.DB
-	r       *chi.Mux
-	sources sources.Sources
-	sinks   sinks.Sinks
-	nex     *nexus.Nexus
-	logger  *Logger
-	alerter alerting.Alerter
-	hup     chan os.Signal
+	auth     *auth.Auth
+	conf     *config.Config
+	db       *database.DB
+	r        *chi.Mux
+	sources  sources.Sources
+	sinks    sinks.Sinks
+	nex      *nexus.Nexus
+	logger   *Logger
+	alerter  alerting.Alerter
+	notifier notify.Notifier
+	hup      chan os.Signal
 }
 
 func New(ctx context.Context, cfg *config.Config) (*Server, error) {
@@ -48,15 +50,23 @@ func New(ctx context.Context, cfg *config.Config) (*Server, error) {
 	ctx = database.CtxWithDB(ctx, db)
 
 	r := chi.NewRouter()
+
 	authenticator := auth.NewAuthenticator(cfg.Auth)
+
+	notifier, err := notify.New(cfg.Notify)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	srv := &Server{
-		auth:    authenticator,
-		conf:    cfg,
-		db:      db,
-		r:       r,
-		nex:     nexus.New(),
-		logger:  logger,
-		alerter: alerting.New(cfg.Alerting),
+		auth:     authenticator,
+		conf:     cfg,
+		db:       db,
+		r:        r,
+		nex:      nexus.New(),
+		logger:   logger,
+		alerter:  alerting.New(cfg.Alerting, alerting.WithNotifier(notifier)),
+		notifier: notifier,
 	}
 
 	srv.sinks.Register("database", sinks.NewDatabaseSink(srv.db), true)
diff --git a/sql/postgres/queries/talkgroups.sql b/sql/postgres/queries/talkgroups.sql
index fe902e9..18f6dfb 100644
--- a/sql/postgres/queries/talkgroups.sql
+++ b/sql/postgres/queries/talkgroups.sql
@@ -50,3 +50,6 @@ TRUE learned
 FROM talkgroups_learned tgl
 JOIN systems sys ON tgl.system_id = sys.id
 WHERE tgl.system_id = sqlc.arg(system_id) AND tgl.tgid = sqlc.arg(tgid) AND ignored IS NOT TRUE;
+
+-- name: GetSystemName :one
+SELECT name FROM systems WHERE id = sqlc.arg(system_id);