diff --git a/services/drupal/web/themes/epa_theme/source/_patterns/03-uswds/site-alert/_site-alert.scss b/services/drupal/web/themes/epa_theme/source/_patterns/03-uswds/site-alert/_site-alert.scss
index fab6b44333..da40cdf6df 100644
--- a/services/drupal/web/themes/epa_theme/source/_patterns/03-uswds/site-alert/_site-alert.scss
+++ b/services/drupal/web/themes/epa_theme/source/_patterns/03-uswds/site-alert/_site-alert.scss
@@ -1,12 +1,19 @@
 @use '../../00-config' as *;
 
 .usa-site-alert {
+  z-index: 1;
+
   .usa-alert {
     margin-bottom: 0;
     overflow: visible;
 
     .usa-alert__body {
+      align-items: flex-start;
+      display: flex;
+      flex-direction: row;
+      justify-content: flex-start;
       max-width: 100%;
+      padding-right: rem(gesso-spacing(3));
     }
   }
 
@@ -16,9 +23,8 @@
     }
   }
 
-  .usa-alert__body {
-    display: flex;
-    justify-content: space-between;
+  .usa-alert__content {
+    flex-grow: 1;
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/services/drupal/web/themes/epa_theme/source/_patterns/05-components/site-alert/_site-alert.scss b/services/drupal/web/themes/epa_theme/source/_patterns/05-components/site-alert/_site-alert.scss
index c7c9971702..13d1e4aa00 100644
--- a/services/drupal/web/themes/epa_theme/source/_patterns/05-components/site-alert/_site-alert.scss
+++ b/services/drupal/web/themes/epa_theme/source/_patterns/05-components/site-alert/_site-alert.scss
@@ -3,10 +3,6 @@
 
 @use '../../00-config/00-functions' as *;
 
-.usa-site-alert {
-  z-index: 1;
-}
-
 .usa-alert__close {
   background: transparent;
   border: 0;