Too little, too late: Residents say they were in the dark as fire spread with no evacuation order
When disaster strikes, government emergency alert systems offer a simple promise: Residents will get information about nearby ...
Vodafone makes ‘world’s first’ satellite video call from a regular phone ahead of 2025 rollout
Last year SpaceX demonstrated its own Starlink satellite-based video call between two US-based employees using “unmodified mobile phones.” That means Vodafone’s effort may not quite be a world-first, ...
Indiana Lawyer1d
Senate bill would criminalize the use of devices to jam security alarms, police radios
An Evansville burglary that disabled home security systems led a state lawmaker to draft legislation that would criminalize the manufacturing, selling, and use of jamming devices.
Record Herald1d
City-wide GMRS repeater system is operational
The city-wide GMRS (General Mobile Radio System) repeater system is operational. GMRS is a neighborhood backup for cell phone ...
Here's where to find Asheville-area information on inclement weather, debris, FEMA and more
Closures and community resources during inclement weather FEMA Disaster Recovery Center: The FEMA center at the ...
Mass Notification System Market 2024 – By Size, Share, Trends, Growth Analysis And Outlook By 2029
Press Release Distributed by ABNewswire.com To view the original version on ABNewswire visit: Mass Notification System Market ...
Flawed emergency alert systems lagged when residents needed them most during Los Angeles wildfires
When disaster strikes, government emergency alert systems offer a simple promise: Residents will get information about nearby ...
Lawmakers float possibility of state intervention in St. Louis Public Schools
The school district’s basically having to get Ubers for kids, at what point do we really elevate” to state intervention, said ...
Los Angeles Times6d
L.A. County’s evacuation alert system broke down during fires. It’s part of a larger problem
When the federal government in 2012 launched Wireless Emergency Alerts — a new system that allowed officials to send loud, screeching alarms to cellphones across a large area — many local ...
Government Technology6d
Why the Evacuation Alert System Struggled During the L.A. Fires
(TNS) — When the federal government in 2012 launched Wireless Emergency Alerts — a new system that allowed officials to send loud, screeching alarms to cellphones across a large area — many ...