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 # Alert rule evaluation
 
-The criteria determining when an alert rule fires are based on two settings:
+The criteria determining when an alert rule fires are based on three settings:
 
 - [Evaluation group](#evaluation-group): how frequently the alert rule is evaluated.
 - [Pending period](#pending-period): how long the condition must be met to start firing.
+- [Keep firing for](#pending-period): how long the alert continues to fire after the condition is no longer met.
 
 {{< figure src="/media/docs/alerting/alert-rule-evaluation-2.png" max-width="750px" alt="Set the evaluation behavior of the alert rule in Grafana." caption="Set alert rule evaluation" >}}