diff --git a/alert_notifiy.py b/alert_notifiy.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..760f4cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/alert_notifiy.py
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+class Alert:
+    """
+    Represents an HFC Alert
+    """
+    def __init__(self, id: int, cat: int, title: str, districts: list[str], desc: str):
+        """
+        Init an Alert instance
+        :param id: Alert ID
+        :param cat: Alert category
+        :param title: Alert title
+        :param districts: districts the alert is running for
+        :param desc: Alert description/extra info
+        """
+        self.id = id
+        self.category = cat
+        self.title = title
+        self.districts = districts
+        self.description = desc
+
+    @classmethod
+    def from_dict(cls, data: dict):
+        """
+        Return a new Alert instance from an Alert-formatted dict (matching HFC alert requests)
+
+        Dict format:
+
+        {
+            "id": int,
+            "cat": int,
+            "title": str,
+            "data": list[str],
+            "desc": str
+        }
+
+        :param data: A dict of matching format
+
+        :return: The new Alert instance
+        """
+        return cls(int(data.get('id', '0')),
+                   int(data.get('cat', '0')),
+                   data.get('title'),
+                   data.get('data'),
+                   data.get('desc'))
diff --git a/cog_notificator.py b/cog_notificator.py
index 6a5762a..aebd9c4 100644
--- a/cog_notificator.py
+++ b/cog_notificator.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import db_access
 import errlogging
 from db_access import *
 from markdown import md
+from alert_notifiy import Alert
 
 load_dotenv()
 AUTHOR_ID = int(os.getenv('AUTHOR_ID'))
@@ -72,49 +73,6 @@ class AlertReqs:
         return ret_dict
 
 
-class Alert:
-    """
-    Represents an HFC Alert
-    """
-    def __init__(self, id: int, cat: int, title: str, districts: list[str], desc: str):
-        """
-        Init an Alert instance
-        :param id: Alert ID
-        :param cat: Alert category
-        :param title: Alert title
-        :param districts: districts the alert is running for
-        :param desc: Alert description/extra info
-        """
-        self.id = id
-        self.category = cat
-        self.title = title
-        self.districts = districts
-        self.description = desc
-
-    @classmethod
-    def from_dict(cls, data: dict):
-        """
-        Return a new Alert instance from an Alert-formatted dict (matching HFC alert requests)
-
-        Dict format:
-
-        {
-            "id": int,
-            "cat": int,
-            "title": str,
-            "data": list[str],
-            "desc": str
-        }
-
-        :param data: A dict of matching format
-
-        :return: The new Alert instance
-        """
-        return cls(int(data.get('id', '0')),
-                   int(data.get('cat', '0')),
-                   data.get('title'),
-                   data.get('data'),
-                   data.get('desc'))
 
 
 class AlertEmbed: