Despite upgrades to wireless alerts system, emergency warnings were often ineffective when most needed during the Los Angeles ...

Residents who lived in the west side of Altadena did not receive an evacuation order until 3:25 a.m., which was hours after ...

Kevin McGowan, director of L.A. County's Office of Emergency Management, said that the problem was caused by a software ...

The nationwide Emergency Alert System (EAS), which sends alerts through mobile phones, will be tested later this year. The EAS causes phones and tablets to vibrate, read the alert aloud and emit a ...

The UK is gearing up for a nationwide trial of the so-called "Armageddon alert" system. In this planned event, millions of phones will simultaneously emit a siren sound and vibrate for around 10 ...

A 10-second siren will sound on millions of UK mobile phones this year as part of a test of the government's emergency alert system. The alert, for which a date hasn't yet been revealed, was announced ...

The UK's Emergency Alert system - which is used to warn people about dangerous situations, such as floods or wildfires - will be tested again later this year. The first nationwide test of the ...

An emergency alert will sound an alarm on people’s mobile phones as the government tests the warning system later this year. In line with recommendations from the Covid inquiry, ministers will ...

Millions of phones will blare with the sound of a 10-second siren again later this year when the Government issues another test of its ‘Armageddon alert’ system. The Emergency Alert System ...

Regular testing will ensure the UK remains ‘in line with other countries that test similar systems on a regular basis’, the Cabinet Office said. When the emergency alert system test was ...