The Emergency Broadcast System is getting a modern-day upgrade -- moving from the television to the cell phone. Communications company Alcatel-Lucent recently announced the creation of the Broadcast ...

Don’t panic. It’s only a test. A nationwide test, that is. At about 2:20 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, every cellphone, television set and radio in the country will emit the familiar beeping noise associated ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CLAIM: An emergency broadcast system test on Oct. 4 will send a signal to cell phones nationwide in order to activate ...

HONOLULU (KITV4) -- Hawaii's first FEMA-operated emergency broadcast studio opened it's doors in Honolulu on Wednesday. The new studio will greatly increase local capacity to keep residents informed ...

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Futuri, the leader in AI-powered broadcast technology, announces the appointment of Marc Jaromin as Director of Public Safety Platforms. In this pivotal role, Jaromin ...

The Boy Who Cried Wolf is a simple parable that teaches children the fatal risk of raising a false alarm. To do so is to risk one’s life when raising the alarm about a real emergency that may go duly ...

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – If you tune your radio to AM 530 in central and northern portions of Santa Barbara County, you will be able to listen to 24/7 emergency preparedness and disaster ...