Hackers gained access to the company that provides Spokane County's emergency alert notifications system last November as part of a larger cyberattack that hampered local governments and first ...
In a press conference on Dec. 15, Providence Mayor Brett Smiley urged residents to sign up for Providence 311, or PVD311— a platform typically used for non-emergency service requests and related ...
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 ...
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr has announced a sweeping review of the Emergency Alert System as part of his “Build America Agenda,” signaling potentially the most significant changes to US emergency ...
CT Alert is a statewide emergency notification system, alerting those who have signed up to the system via cell phone, email, or text message in times of public emergency. Credit: CT Alert This story ...
Implement layered notification technologies where each system’s strengths compensate for others’ limitations. This redundancy ensures message delivery when individual systems fail or experience ...
Oregon has two emergency alert systems. One is automatic, the other is opt-in. It’s good to have both. Multnomah County tested its emergency alert system Thursday. Oregon has two systems, OR Alert and ...
Minnesota purchased a mass notification system several years ago to alert legislators about emergencies, but state leaders didn’t use it on the morning of June 14 when an assassin targeted politicians ...
Kaua‘i is testing its emergency notification system on January 26, with alerts to enrolled residents' phones and inboxes.
Emergency managers across B.C. have been issuing emergency alerts this summer, with notifications about wildfires and a potential tsunami. But some wish they had better tools at their disposal.
BOISE, Idaho — Around 6 p.m. on Wednesday, residents of Ada County may get an alert on their phones. The Ada County Sheriff's Office (ACSO) states this is simply a test. According to an update from ...