The sound of an emergency alert would have been a help for some residents but could have endangered others, city officials ...

Genasys, a leading provider of emergency alert software, had a tempting pitch for California counties looking for a seamless way to send evacuations orders with a click of a button. Lured by a better ...

The first monthly test of the all-hazard Statewide Outdoor Warning Siren System in 2026 will take place on Jan. 2 at 11:45 ...

Four years after the Marshall Fire burned through Boulder County, officials said they have made significant changes to how ...

An alert sent out in error Thursday and Friday told millions of Angelenos of an evacuation warning. (Brittny Mejia / Los Angeles Times) County officials announced ...

During January's fires, emergency alert failures killed trust: Altadena residents received evacuation orders five hours late, and 10 million got erroneous alerts countywide.

Before the first alerts came out from Brown, many community members heard about the shooting from social media, or ...

Oregon has two emergency alert systems. One is automatic, the other is opt-in. It’s good to have both. Multnomah County tested its emergency alert system Thursday. Oregon has two systems, OR Alert and ...

Kane County is launching a new public safety alert system meant to notify residents of things like emergency weather, large-scale police activity and road closures.

The Hawaii Emergency Management agency said a test alert issued at about 11:03 a.m. today was part of a routine procedure, and that there is no threat to the state. “This test is a routine procedure ...