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Force Protection exercises safeguard Ansbach community
USAG Ansbach routinely conducts precautionary Force Protection exercises to safeguard the community. All U.S. Army locations ...
New study on drug checking: Trend warnings and alerts
As more Australian jurisdictions begin drug checking trials at festivals and in the community, experts are exploring how the ...
The families of L.A. wildfire victims confront the failures that prevented escape
One month after the devastation, the public and California’s government are facing tough questions about their approach to ...
Santa Rosa Press Democrat13d
Flawed emergency alert systems lagged when residents needed them most during Los Angeles wildfires
When disaster strikes, government emergency alert systems offer a simple promise: Residents will get information about nearby dangers and instructions to help them stay safe. For more stories ...
Yahoo News UK18d
Why does California keep botching emergency evacuation alerts?
When the federal government in 2012 launched Wireless Emergency Alerts — a new system that allowed officials to send loud, screeching alarms to cellphones across a large area — many local emergency ...
Los Angeles Times18d
L.A. County’s evacuation alert system broke down during fires. It’s part of a larger problem
When the federal government in 2012 launched Wireless Emergency Alerts — a new system that allowed officials to send loud, screeching alarms to cellphones across a large area — many local ...
Government Technology18d
Why the Evacuation Alert System Struggled During the L.A. Fires
(TNS) — When the federal government in 2012 launched Wireless Emergency Alerts — a new system that allowed officials to send loud, screeching alarms to cellphones across a large area — many ...
Belfast Telegraph19d
What happened when government’s first ever mobile phone emergency alert was sent
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.
CNN19d
In western Altadena, where 17 wildfire deaths were reported, residents say evacuation alerts came late or not at all
Los Angeles County officials are now calling for an independent investigation to review the emergency alert system used during the recent Eaton and Palisades Fires to warn residents to evacuate.
AZFamily19d
Mexico launches emergency alert app for migrants in the U.S.
YUMA (AZFamily) — Mexican migrants living in the U.S. now have a way to alert their families if they’ve been detained or deported. A new mobile app, ConsulApp Contigo, has been launched by the ...
NBC Los Angeles20d
17 deaths reported in area that did not receive alert until hours after Eaton Fire
Los Angeles County supervisors are looking into the emergency alert system after residents in one area of the Eaton Fire were not alerted until several hours after the blaze had started.