The historical record has shown that natural disasters, human-caused incidents, and technological emergencies across the U.S. are increasing in frequency, intensity, and complexity. These disasters ...

Zoe Dadian's front yard became a front line when the remnants of Hurricane Helene caused catastrophic flooding in her community of Swannanoa, North Carolina. "It's just like a horror show, just ...

FEMA officials are still evaluating an outage of its Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) alerting platform late last week. The IPAWS outage, first reported at 8:05 p.m. EDT Thursday, ...

A neighborhood burned to the ground by the Camp Fire in Paradise, Calif., on Nov. 20, 2018. (U.S. Army photo by Daniel Torok) The Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) refers to the rapidly growing areas of ...

Jun. 17—With an eye toward always being prepared, the Rockwall County Office of Emergency Management will send a live test message through the IPAWS system on June 28. IPAWS — or the integrated public ...

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GREENSBORO, N.C. — The Emergency Alert System test hit my phone at 2:18 p.m., but it didn't hit my TV until 2:22 p.m. The FEMA information had a timeline of any time between 2:20 p.m. and 2:50 p.m.

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rave Mobile Safety (Rave), provider of the critical communication and collaboration platform customers count on when it matters most, announced it has been selected ...