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University Accidentally Sends Emergency Alerts for Tornado, School Shooter and Toxic Spill Simultaneously

The world hasn’t ended yet. But for a brief moment for students at an Alabama institution this Thursday, it probably felt like it was about to. Early that afternoon, the alert system at Auburn ...
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Cyberattack disables Code Red emergency alert system across St. Louis region

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) -A cyberattack has caused a nationwide outage of the Code Red emergency notification system, leaving cities and counties across the St. Louis region unable to use the ...
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Public Safety During Severe Weather and Other Disasters Could Be Improved With Better Alert Systems and Improved Understanding of Social and Behavioral Factors

WASHINGTON – Our ability to observe and predict severe weather events and other disasters has improved markedly over recent decades, yet this progress does not always translate into similar advances ...
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CTA on Emergency Alert System: If It Ain’t Broke, Don’t Fix it

The Consumer Technology Association told the Federal Communications Commission last week that it believes the current Emergency Alert System is highly effective and, if expanded, could create more ...