"Emergency Alerts"
N.M. Governor Unveils Wildfire-Warning System
May 10, 2012ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez and state forestry officials on Monday unveiled a new statewide email notification system for alerting residents of potential dangers from wildfire.
Read full articleFCC Reviews Rules Governing the Emergency Alert System
May 10, 2012WASHINGTON, May 8 — Federal Communications Commission has issued a rule called: Review of the Emergency Alert System. The rule,…
Read full articleCalls Show Residents Panicked Over Colo. Wildfire
April 5, 2012DENVER (AP) — A woman believed killed in last week’s devastating Colorado wildfire called 911 soon after the fire broke out, and authorities said Wednesday her call, along with that of a couple later found dead at their burned home, were among the early ones dispatchers received reporting the blaze.
Read full articleMapping Glitch Blamed for No Colo. Fire Warnings
April 5, 2012DENVER (AP) — Software that failed to recognize a community name and a discrepancy between coordinates on Google maps and a mapping system are being blamed for the failure to alert some residents to a deadly Colorado wildfire.
Read full articleGood Morning, East Tennessee: Blount Introduces Text/E-mail Alert System
April 5, 2012Anyone in Blount County can now have instant access to information alerts from law enforcement via a new messaging system that the Blount County Sheriff’s Office introduced Friday.
Read full articleColo. Sheriff: There Were Problems with Fire Warnings
March 30, 2012CONIFER, Colo. (AP) — Authorities said Friday that they were investigating problems with an emergency notification system because some residents who had signed up to get wildfire warnings never got one.
Read full articleTest Alert by Verizon Leads to Confusion in N.J.
December 13, 2011NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Not quite the “War Of The Worlds” broadcast of a Martian invasion in New Jersey, a Verizon “emergency” alert Monday that the company texted to its wireless customers still jangled some nerves and triggered hundreds of calls from concerned residents to local and state offices.
Read full articleIn An Emergency, Law Enforcement May Be Out of Touch
November 17, 2011As more consumers ditch land lines for the convenience and lower costs of cellphones, they risk being left out of the loop for emergency notifications.
Read full articleCalls to Update Reverse 911 System to Go Out on Friday
October 6, 2011To ensure the CodeRED emergency notification system includes all land-line telephones in the area, a special message will be sent to selected numbers on the Lincoln County reverse 911 system at 2 p.m. Friday.
Read full articleWorcester Ramping Up System to Notify People of Emergencies
August 16, 2011WORCESTER, Ma. — The city has launched an electronic notification system to alert residents about emergencies and other critical community news. ALERTWorcester can notify signed-up residents about severe weather, unexpected road closures, utility problems, parking bans, fall leaf pick-ups, power outages, evacuations and other items of importance.
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