The alert was sent out by the Peoria Emergency Communication Center through the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System, and the supervisor on duty selected the first option rather than the second.

But for survivors of domestic abuse and those in risky situations, the safety test could lead to danger. The test alert is set to blast out on Wednesday, Oct. 4, at 2:20 p.m. EDT, 1:20 p.m. CDT ...

This is a test. This is only a test. But it's going to be one very big test.. On Wednesday, October 4 at 2:20 p.m. ET, every TV, radio and cellphone in the United States should blare out the ...

The Federal Emergency Management System has scheduled an Oct. 4 test of its emergency warning systems, and some social media users are broadcasting baseless warnings about it. FEMA, in cooperation ...

Vulnerabilities in software that TV and radio networks around the country use to transmit emergency alerts could allow a hacker to broadcast fake messages over the alert system, a Federal ...

Federal agencies sent the alerts to ensure they could easily inform the public in the event of a large-scale emergency. By Rebecca Carballo Testing. One. Two. Three. Every television, radio and ...

Sacramento County to test critical emergency alert system 02:03. SACRAMENTO — From wildfires to floods and other severe weather, the Sacramento region has seen its share of disasters over the years.

County of Hawaiʻi Alerts. For Hawaiʻi Island, there is a series of outdoor warning sirens, which can be found on the county’s Civil Defense Agency’s website.While not a mobile alert, the in ...

Wednesday's alert will be sent through FEMA's Integrated Public Alert & Warning System. Emergency managers in Metro Detroit will be monitoring the federal test, intended to reach mobile phones ...