It was further refined and expanded as fears of nuclear attack grew in the 1950s and 60s. The first nationwide test of the most recent version of the Emergency Alert System took place on Nov. 9, ...

Responding to fears of an imminent Soviet nuclear attack, in 1951 Pres. Harry Truman set up a national system enabling the president to quickly notify the public of an impending national security ...

The Emergency Alert System (EAS) would also send out the same alert message as the WEA across all types of television and radio broadcasts, including satellite, cable, and wireless systems.

On October 3, 2018, cell phones across the United States received a text message labeled “Presidential Alert.” The message read: “THIS IS A TEST of the National Wireless Emergency Alert System. No ...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Federal Communications Commission will conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System and Wireless Emergency Alerts on Oct. 4.

The Delaware Emergency Management Agency will test local emergency sirens in July. On July 1, at 7:20 p.m., DEMA, Delaware State Police and the Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. will conduct a ...

DEMA to test Emergency Alert System, nuclear-generating station sirens in Delaware in July Krys'tal Griffin, Delaware News Journal Sun, June 29, 2025 at 9:20 AM UTC ...

Officials said the system also sends notifications directly to phones, radios, and televisions within a 10-mile radius of the plant. The new emergency alert system is called IPAWS and has been ...

In October, a man in Hamilton, Ontario, was charged with mischief after calling an emergency line to complain about being woken up at 5:04 a.m. by a regional Amber Alert involving five children.