/tags/emergency-alerts emergency alerts en-US WLRN Fri, 21 Apr 2023 11:00:00 GMT /florida-news/2023-04-21/florida-emergency-managers-fire-the-company-behind-accidental-early-morning-alert The Florida Department of Emergency Management is the culprit in an early wake-up call to the millions of people in the state. Floridians were still snug as bugs in bed when every cell phone and tablet in their home went off. Simultaneously. Fri, 21 Apr 2023 11:00:00 GMT /florida-news/2023-04-21/florida-emergency-managers-fire-the-company-behind-accidental-early-morning-alert Lynn Hatter /2021-05-05/entire-u-s-west-coast-now-covered-by-earthquake-early-warning-system Cellphone users from the U.S. border with Canada south to the border with Mexico should receive a mobile alert from the early warning system when an earthquake is detected. Wed, 05 May 2021 09:52:07 GMT /2021-05-05/entire-u-s-west-coast-now-covered-by-earthquake-early-warning-system Jaclyn Diaz, Vanessa Romo /local-news/2021-02-18/florida-could-add-another-color-to-its-amber-and-silver-alert-systems-a-purple-alert-would-help-fin If an adult with a developmental disability gets lost, law enforcement could send out a Purple Alert. That’s under a proposal that just passed its first House committee stop. The Purple Alert would be used for adults with certain conditions like brain injuries or autism. Thu, 18 Feb 2021 11:55:12 GMT /local-news/2021-02-18/florida-could-add-another-color-to-its-amber-and-silver-alert-systems-a-purple-alert-would-help-fin Robbie Gaffney /2018-10-02/this-is-only-a-test-why-your-cellphone-buzzed-wednesday-afternoon Texts stating "Presidential Alert" were sent to some 225 million U.S. cellphones at 2:18 p.m. ET. Tue, 02 Oct 2018 22:13:00 GMT /2018-10-02/this-is-only-a-test-why-your-cellphone-buzzed-wednesday-afternoon Brian Naylor /news/2018-05-31/monroe-county-launches-an-emergency-storm-alerts-system-thatll-send-emails-texts-to-residents With the Florida Keys being one of the hardest-hit areas during last year's hurricane season, Monroe County Emergency Management is now armed with a new… Thu, 31 May 2018 22:57:25 GMT /news/2018-05-31/monroe-county-launches-an-emergency-storm-alerts-system-thatll-send-emails-texts-to-residents /2018-04-11/fcc-on-hawaiis-bogus-alert-dont-say-this-is-not-a-drill-during-drills A final report by the Federal Communications Commission on Hawaii's false missile alert provided analysis into what went wrong and recommendations on how to prevent another mishap. Wed, 11 Apr 2018 04:07:00 GMT /2018-04-11/fcc-on-hawaiis-bogus-alert-dont-say-this-is-not-a-drill-during-drills Sasha Ingber