An emergency alert system will ring out on Brit’s mobile phones in upcoming government tests. Alarm bells sent straight to your mobile will be tested at around 3pm on September 7, in the United ...

NEW ORLEANS — In your Breakdown: How to make sure Wireless Emergency Alerts on your phone are turned on. WEA alerts will sound on all phones in a specific area. They’re sent by authorized government ...

In the event of severe weather, natural disasters, and other emergencies, receiving accurate information from official sources in a timely manner can be life-saving. Your smartphone can alert you to ...

• Also under “Government Alerts,” tap “Emergency Alerts.” For older phones, this will simply turn Emergency Alerts ON. For ...

During the catastrophic flash flooding in Texas, many residents were asleep just after 4 a.m. when the National Weather Service in Austin sent out a flash flood emergency bulletin. "This is a FLASH ...

Multnomah County will test its Wireless Emergency Alert system Thursday at 2 p.m., sending notifications to up to 1 million cell phones across the metro area, including devices in neighboring counties ...

Midland’s ER310 emergency radio was a literal lifeline for me during an emergency evacuation. Here’s how it works and why everyone should have it in their kit.

SEATTLE — A cybersecurity attack against an emergency notification system compromised personal data across the country and is preventing alerts from being sent to the public. City officials in Sumner ...

If a wildfire or flood hit Boulder County tomorrow, some folks might hear a siren warning of coming danger. Others might get a text alerting them to the forthcoming emergency. Others might get a call ...

Cell phones across Houston will ping with an Amber Alert-style warning at 11 a.m. Friday as city officials test the emergency messaging system. "This (wireless emergency alert) message would be for a ...

In his first press conference after the deadly floods last weekend, Kerr County Judge Rob Kelly said unequivocally that the area did not have an emergency alert system. “We have no warning system,” he ...

85 million smartphones will go off at once at 3 p.m. on September 7 as part of the United Kingdom's emergency alert test. This is part of the trial of the country's emergency warning system. This ...