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Officials also outlined what would happen if an emergency alert were sent: a push alert to smartphones and a message interrupting television and radio broadcasts. [17] [22] Earlier in January 2018, U.S. Federal Communications Commission chairman Ajit Pai said the commission planned to vote to overhaul the wireless emergency alert system.
On January 13, 2018 at approximately 8:07 a.m. HST, the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency (HI-EMA) mistakenly issued an emergency alert warning of a ballistic missile inbound threatening the region, which was claimed to be not a drill. 38 minutes later, it was announced by HI-EMA and the Honolulu Police Department that the alert was a false alarm.
This image made from a video provided by the U.S. Coast Guard District 14 Hawaii Pacific shows a Russian ship patrolling off the coast of Hawaii. (U.S. Coast Guard via AP) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)
The Baltic Sea region is on high alert after a string of power cable, telecom link and gas pipeline outages since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, and the NATO military alliance recently boosted ...
The 2-1/2-year-old Ukraine war is entering what Russian officials say is its most dangerous phase as Russian forces advance and the U.S. ponders allowing Kyiv to strike deep into Russia with ...
This ensures they are available even when the local system is down or overloaded. NAWAS has major terminals at each state Emergency Operations Center [3] and State Emergency Management Facility. Other secondary terminals include local emergency management agencies, National Weather Service field offices and Public-safety answering points (PSAPs).
The Hawaii Emergency Management Agency (HI-EMA) is the body responsible for managing emergencies in the United States State of Hawaii. [1] The director is Major General Stephen Logan and the administrator is James Barros. The agency employs roughly 70 personnel focused on emergency management duties.
The National Emergency Alert test seemed to go off without a hitch Wednesday morning in Hawaii, except that it was two minutes earlier than people were expecting when it sounded at 8 :18 a.m. ...