Do you have Emergency Alerts enabled on your phone? Two levee breaks following historic flooding in Washington have prompted a series of evacuations, and these alerts could save your life. The ...

Hundreds of thousands of fans are expected to come to Kansas City this summer for the World Cup, and local organizers and emergency management officials are preparing with strategic safety plans.

The government tested “emergency alerts” on millions of phones across the UK yesterday (September 7). The sound, which rang out at 3pm, was the second-ever trial of the government programme. Some ...

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As spring storm season kicks in for Central Illinois, McLean County agencies have a new tool in place to notify residents of emergencies via their cell phones.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Britons are being urged to “keep their cool” ahead of a nationwide test of the emergency alert system today, which will see a ...