Government warnings reach mobile devices through partnerships between FEMA, FCC and carriers like Verizon and AT&T, as shown ...

Sirens are also limited to a certain radius of people who can hear during “clear” conditions. Heavy rainfall and river ...

Mobile phones receive Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA). These alerts are short messages (up to 360 characters, but often 90) from authorized government agencies that include an audio alert and ...

Go to Settings > Safety & Emergency > Wireless Emergency Alerts (location may vary slightly depending on your phone model). Turn on Allow Alerts, and make sure both Extreme Threats and Severe Threats ...

Following the deadly floods in Texas, there has been much discussion about how various agencies send out alerts.

This is the wireless emergency alert (WEA) system in action. Rarely used, the system takes advantage of smartphone technology to push urgent alerts out to the public quickly.

A 2024 RAND report found Texas cellphone users opted out of wireless emergency alerts at the highest rate. Nearly 30% of Texans chose to turn off at least one kind of wireless alert, a choice ...

Today was the day for the US government’s big emergency alert drill, which sent a test message to every TV, radio and cell phone in the nation.

A loud ringing blares, drawing your attention to your phone's screen (or silence button). "[Insert emergency warning here.]" You just received a "wireless emergency alert." ...

Contrary to what the text might lead you to believe, it’s not actually a message from President Trump. Rather, it’s the first time that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is testing its ...

Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) messages need to be longer, URLs should be included, message order must be changed and more outreach is needed, according to a new study conducted for the U.S. DHS ...