BEACON, a new artificial intelligence emergency alert system, was mentioned by U.S. Representative Kathy Castor (D-FL 14th District) in a U.S. House Energy and Commerce Communication Subcommittee ...

It’s Severe Weather Awareness Week, during which emergency management services make sure the public is aware of how to stay safe in case of inclement weather. Mock tornado drills are planned ...

To disable alerts on an iPhone, head to the settings menu and select "Notifications." Scroll down to the bottom of the screen, where you'll find an "Emergency Alerts" section, including options for ...

VIDEO BELOW | Loud bangs, explosions, smoke: Survivor of deadly snow squall pile-up in Schuylkill County says she’s blessed.

The WARN Act is coming up ahead of the next severe weather season, prompted by emergency alert siren failures last year in several Kansas counties, including Sedgwick County and the Wichita area.

The main goal is to strengthen and update emergency alert systems nationwide. The bill calls for the Comptroller General of the U.S. to: Evaluate the effectiveness of various alert systems, focusing ...

Winnebago County owns and operates its 50 outdoor warning sirens. First installed in the 1950s, they were developed for Cold ...

When the federal government in 2012 launched Wireless Emergency Alerts — a new system that allowed officials to send loud, screeching alarms to cellphones across a large area — many local ...

The FCC, in the words of soon-to-depart Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel, has taken “a major step forward” in expanding multilingual Wireless ... alerts, such as hurricane, tornado, and ...

emergency officials used an old alert system that reached a small fraction of residents, rather than the federal government’s Wireless Emergency Alert system, which would have reached far more ...

(Taylor Balkom/The Columbian) Council for the Homeless has issued a severe weather alert through Wednesday for the emergency shelter system in Clark County. The announcement increases shelter ...