While Americans are getting increasingly used to emergency alerts from local police and fire officials, on October 4 at 2:20 p.m. ET they’ll receive something a little different. “THIS IS A TEST of ...

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- An emergency alert was sent to phones around the nation Wednesday, Oct. 4. Thankfully, it was just a test. "Something's going on, but then I realized it was just my phone," said ...

SAN ANTONIO — Some home security systems, emergency alert devices, and older phones will stop working by the end of the year, when telecommunications giants must drop the 3G network. Cell service ...

Which emergency radio is best? The radio may be falling out of favor as a platform and source of entertainment, but it is still an advantageous communication method. Emergency radio broadcasts are ...

This is just a drill! The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that the organizations have scheduled a nationwide test of their ...

Building emergency lights are everywhere — in offices, stores, schools, hospitals and more. Yet they often go overlooked — short of an emergency — as does the recurring testing required to make sure ...