The quick turnaround raises questions about how much time county officials allotted to debug the software and train employees ...

Minnesotans will now be able to receive time-sensitive, critical information about severe weather, emergencies, and disasters with the next generation of emergency alerts on their smart phones and ...

The emergency alert system sent a message to every compatible ... ‘Mobile phones will make a loud siren-like sound even if they are set on silent. The sound and vibration will last for about ...

the Wireless Emergency Alerts system can target people in specific neighborhoods with a loud buzz that can jolt their attention, even wake them from sleep. Messages sound even if a phone is on ...

The UK Emergency Alert System was rolled out two years ago, when phone users were braced to hear a loud beeping noise sound off on their devices at 3pm on Sunday 23 April as a test for the system.