Trust in alerts is further reduced by the overall lack of testing and public awareness work done on behalf of the Wireless Emergency Alert system since its launch in June 2012. As warning expert ...

Most people in Charlotte received at least five wireless emergency alerts on Thursday because of the flash flooding impacts ...

Three members of the agency are now certified to use a wireless alert system that sends a message to mobile phones, warning people in the event of an imminent emergency. The alerts are sent out ...

It'll be conducted to ensure the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) are operational in the event of a national crisis, while also familiarizing the public with the ...

a test of the Emergency Alert System and a test of Wireless Emergency Alerts, according to FEMA. The EAS will notify all radio and television broadcasters, cable providers, and satellite radio ...

In reality, the test of the national Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) system caused most mobile phones in the US to buzz for a short time. TV and radio broadcasts ...

The Amber (or AMBER) alert system is used to issue wide-ranging announcements in the case of child abductions, tapping into ...

PBS and your local public television station play a crucial role in protecting communities by ensuring uninterrupted distribution of Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEAs), including severe weather ...

A state commission created in the wake of last winter's severe storms wants access to the federal Integrated Public Alert and ...

Wireless emergency alerts and SMS, including the ability to text 911, are now enabled in Florida as well as the areas previously impacted by Hurricane Helene. T-Mobile also stands ready to support ...

Helen Kincaid showed WPTV investigative reporter Dave Bohman that she had her emergency notifications ... Lavian said alerts may not make it to cellphones if wireless phone towers lose power ...

The Lake County Sheriff’s Office will test both the Wireless Emergency Alert and Emergency ... The test is meant to be internal, but some live alerts could pop up for the public.