How to make sure you're getting evacuation alerts during a fire
County officials are urging residents to take proactive steps to ensure they receive evacuation orders during emergencies.
L.A. County’s evacuation alert system broke down during fires. It’s part of a larger problem
Despite upgrades to wireless alerts system, emergency warnings were often ineffective when most needed during the Los Angeles ...
The Mirror5d
Emergency alert to phones creates panic and confusion as Brits say it's 'so aggressive'
“The Emergency Alert system will send a message to every compatible mobile phone in the areas at most risk, containing information about the weather warnings and guidance on how to stay saf ...
A ‘dangerously unacceptable breakdown’ led to errant or delayed evacuation warnings in LA. The rest of the US isn’t immune
Myriad problems have plagued Los Angeles County’s alert system as wildfires torch America’s most populous county. But the ...
Belfast Telegraph5d
What happened when government’s first ever mobile phone emergency alert was sent
The UK Emergency Alert System was rolled out two years ago, when phone users were braced to hear a loud beeping noise sound off on their devices at 3pm on Sunday 23 April as a test for the system.
Yahoo News UK12d
What we know about emergency alert message being sent to millions of phones
A 10-second siren will sound on millions of UK mobile phones this year as part of a test of the government's emergency alert system. The alert, for which a date hasn't yet been revealed, was announced ...
Sky11d
UK's Emergency Alert System to be sent to phones again in nationwide test
The nationwide Emergency Alert System (EAS), which sends alerts through mobile phones, will be tested later this year. The EAS causes phones and tablets to vibrate, read the alert aloud and emit a ...