Only cell phones opted into the Wireless Emergency Alert system will receive the test this Saturday, Jan. 4, at 1 p.m.

Kevin McGowan, director of L.A. County's Office of Emergency Management, said that the problem was caused by a software ...

Many were awakened by an emergency alert on Monday night in Wake County that may have gone out to more people than necessary.

In the face of any regional crisis, being prepared to respond to dangerous conditions is essential. While many understand the ...

and the mobile app if cell phone tower outages occur due to an emergency. The safety messages come from the National Weather Service, Integrated Public Alert & Warning System, FDEM, and local ...

The county's director of emergency management said the cell phone alerts have already saved ... unnecessary chaos and some distrust of the alert system. The City of Beverly Hills, in a post ...

SCOTT COUNTY, Iowa — The Scott County Emergency Management Agency is testing its Wireless Emergency Alert system for cell phones on Saturday, Jan. 4 at 1 p.m. Only cell phones that have opted in ...

multilayered notification system and enhance its “two-on-one call” network that connects one person via phone to two other people. “These emergency alerts helped us evacuate hundreds of ...