Midland County has confirmed that this week’s IPAWS test was a success. Covering the Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) for ...

Midland County and city will test their emergency alert system, sending phone alerts to residents to improve safety and ...

County officials have signed an agreement adding another layer of communication to go out to people in a designated area in ...

It would be established through the Integrated Public Alert & Warning System (IPAWS) through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). IPAWS is an integrated gateway through which an authori ...

The IPAWS system has been used nationwide for years and is used by major nuclear plants for emergency alerts. IPAWS works by sending local emergency messages to the public through mobile phones ...

According to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, FEMA “lifted a 65-day hold on $38 million in contract reimbursements to ...

A nuclear power plant in the St. Francisville area is modernizing how it notifies nearby residents in the event of a ...

The siren system is part of Hawai‘i’s emergency notification network. In a real emergency, sirens signal residents to seek official updates via radio, TV, or Wireless Emergency Alerts on ...

FEMA's Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) is a national system that provides the public with alerts. According to the emergency management office, it verifies the system's ability ...