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. Starting at approximately 2:20 pm ET on Wednesday ...

A test, led by FEMA and FCC, scheduled for 2:20 p.m. EDT will send an alert to every cellphone, radio and television in the U.S.

Limitations with wireless alert system complicate evacuations. A 2022 wildfire in Colorado Springs highlighted the technical limitations of the nation’s Wireless Emergency Alert system.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless ...

The FCC has delayed implementing its multilingual emergency alerts system — making non-English speakers vulnerable during climate disasters.

Despite upgrades to wireless alerts system, emergency warnings were often ineffective when most needed during the Los Angeles wildfires. Some were sent to too many people, some to too few.

Emergency evacuation alerts have gone off the rails, pinging people seemingly at random. Experts say that such errors can sow mistrust in the alert system, potentially endangering residents down ...

Denver will test its wireless emergency alert system Thursday, though only people who’ve opted into receiving test alerts will experience it. The alert is planned for 11 a.m. Thursday.

When it was last tested, the message that appeared on phones said: ‘This is a test of Emergency Alerts, a new UK Government ...