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Starting at approximately 2:20 pm ET on Wednesday, the federal government began conducting a nationwide test of its Emergency Alert System and Wireless Emergency Alerts. The EAS portion of the ...

Congressional leaders are begging the federal government to fulfill its promises to modernize the national wireless emergency ...

The national test consists of two parts, which occur in conjunction with one another, in order to test the Emergency Alert System and the Wireless Emergency Alerts, according to FEMA. The WEA will ...

Medical alert systems make accessing help in an emergency easy. Whether you fall and injure yourself or experience another type of medical situation, these systems can dispatch help from an ...

Contra Costa County: Click on the “Community Warning System” link. In the black box with a yellow alert icon, click “Register to Receive Emergency Alerts” to get to the emergency alert ...

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 ...

we recommend turning on your phone’s alerts and signing up for your county’s emergency alert system. Alerts about California wildfires are sent using local government systems and your phone ...