"Emergency Alerts"
Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate Joins AWARN Advisory Committee
December 7, 2017Science and Technology Directorate (DHS S&T) has joined other public safety organizations in an advisory committee for the Advanced Warning…
Read full articleEverbridge Selected by New York for State-Wide Emergency Notification System
September 21, 2017BURLINGTON, Mass.–Everbridge, a global software company that provides critical event management and enterprise safety applications to help keep people safe and…
Read full articleFCC Strengthens Wireless Emergency Alerts as a Public Safety Tool
September 30, 2016The Federal Communications Commission today adopted rules to update and strengthen Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA), a system that delivers critical warnings and information to Americans on their wireless phones. The updated rules are intended to promote the wider use and effectiveness of this lifesaving service, especially for state and local authorities to convey important information to their communities.
Read full articleCooper Notification Now Offers Connectivity to the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Commercial Mobile Alert System and Next Generation Emergency Alert System
June 17, 2013Cooper Notification announced that its customers now have the ability to send alerts directly from their Roam Secure Alert Network to the FEMA Commercial Mobile Alert System and next generation Emergency Alert System.
Read full articlePinellas County, Fla., Improves Fire Station Alerting
January 24, 2013Being awakened in the middle of a deep sleep by an urgent fire station alerting tone is never fun. But research indicates it could have serious effects on firefighters’ health, too. Although alerting is a necessary component of fire station life, one county is exploring ways it can be customized so that crews are only woken or notified when they’re truly needed to respond.
Read full articleAlert Systems Require Sign-Ups
November 15, 2012County and city governments in the Dayton region are spending money on emergency notification systems for residents, but the growing prevalence of wireless-only users is making some citizens responsible for registering to receive these alerts.
Read full articleRe-Evaluating Emergency Response System
September 27, 2012Last month’s fire at a recycling plant in Ghent, N.Y., created all kinds of confusion in Southern Berkshire County when reports surfaced that a toxic chemical plume from the blaze might be headed in that direction. Fortunately, that didn’t happen, but the incident proved that even in these days of instantaneous media, emergency communications in the region must be handled better.
Read full articleMassachusetts Cities Launch Alert Systems
September 12, 2012Pittsfield and North Adams are launching messaging systems to alert residents in the event of an emergency in their communities.
Read full articleOfficials Look into Mute Alert Message
August 2, 2012Emergency officials in Ohio are trying to determine why an Amber Alert that went out Sunday night on cable TV did not include audio.
Read full articleMassachusetts: CodeRED Keeps Residents Informed
June 11, 2012The town of Northbridge and the Whitinsville Water Co. have contracted with Emergency Communications Network to license its CodeRED high-speed notification solution.
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