The national system for sending emergency alerts to mobile phones will be tested for the second time on Sunday 7 September. The alerts are designed for situations ...

Here's how you can sign up for emergency weather alerts for both Android and iPhone devices When severe weather strikes, you ...

In the event of severe weather, natural disasters, and other emergencies, receiving accurate information from official sources in a timely manner can be life-saving. Your smartphone can alert you to ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Cellphone users across the state received a test emergency alert, but the Hawaiʻi Emergency Management Agency said that a live emergency alert went out to some users during the test ...

Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-San Pedro) outside the U.S. Capitol. (Tom Williams / Getty Images) California Rep. Nanette Diaz Barragán urged the Federal Communications Commission on Monday to follow ...

Emergency alerts go out to every phone in the area — no need to sign up, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Al Drago / AP Ever wondered how your phone knows to buzz with an ...

Two years ago, the Federal Communications Commission unanimously voted to require that wireless emergency alerts reach people in 13 languages and American Sign Language. Those are the alerts people ...

Victims of domestic abuse could be at risk during this weekend's emergency alert test across the UK, campaigners have warned. At 3pm on Sunday 7 September, the government will carry out a test of the ...

Emergency alerts hit millions of phones during the storm. Nov. 1, 2012 — -- During the worst of Hurricane Sandy, just moments before the storm was about to make landfall, many in the affected ...

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A mobile app emergency notification system providing information on incidents in Weld County was taken offline for unknown reasons this week, but 911 operations were not affected by the outage, the ...