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 ...

WASHINGTON —As expected, the Federal Communications Commission has embarked on a major effort to reexamine the national alert ...

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Both the Emergency Alert System and the Wireless Emergency Alerts will be subject to a "re-examination" by the agency.

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University of California, Berkeley this week announced a new app it will use to send emergency alerts about threats and ...

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Multnomah County will test its emergency alert system Thursday at 2 p.m., sending notifications to up to 1 million phones. No ...

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The test begins at 6 p.m. and will involve multiple alert methods through the county's 911 Emergency Dispatch Center.