Emergency alert systems "constantly changing & evolving" When disasters strike, timing is everything -- from weather forecasts to warnings for those in the path of danger.

Officials said the system includes Smart911, a secure platform that allows residents to create personalized safety profiles for use by first responders during emergencies.

A small Texas town that recorded no deaths in last weekend’s flood disaster had recently upgraded its emergency alert system — the kind of setup state, county and federal officials repe… ...

When seconds matter, a missed alert can mean the difference between life and death.

All 64 counties in Colorado have some version of a reverse 911 notification system, but many parts of the state don't have cellular coverage to receive those messages.

A severity descriptor on that alert sent it to weather radios and the nation’s Wireless Emergency Alerts system, which blasts weather warnings to cellphones to blare an alarm.

President Donald Trump’s administration has systematically reduced states’ access to resources to safeguard their people against natural disasters.

Heat stroke is a body’s critical call for help. You can die. Temperature rises above 104 degrees — sometimes as high as 108 ...

Warnings predicted both Texas floods and Hurricane Helene. But in both disasters, people were left in harm’s way.

The council would have also been asked to “develop and implement, as advisable, emergency alert systems and incorporate as necessary communication technologies into the emergency communications ...

Authorities confirmed that at least 121 people have died in the central Texas floods.