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2. Grumet: Text alert system for homeless can be a lifeline, but ...

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   Austin's new system to provide targeted text message alerts to people experiencing homelessness could be a lifesaver when severe weather strikes. Grumet: Text alert system for homeless can be a ...

3. Mobile Emergency Alert System - Wikipedia

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   The Mobile Emergency Alert System (M-EAS) is an information distribution system that utilizes existing digital television spectrum and towers to provide information in emergency situations using rich media. The system can push text, web pages, and video to compatible equipment, such as mobile DTV devices.

4. Next Generation 911 - Wikipedia

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   The new infrastructure envisioned by the NG911 project will support national internetworking of 911 services, as well as transfer of emergency calls to other PSAPs—including any accompanying data. In addition, the PSAP will be able to issue emergency alerts to wireless devices in an area via voice or text message, and to highway alert systems ...

5. Emergency notification system - Wikipedia

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   Mass automated dialing services such as Reverse 9-1-1, and the common town siren systems that are used to alert for tornadoes, tsunami, air-raid, etc., are examples of emergency notification systems. Many local governments and organizations that hold large, public events adopt emergency notification systems to be able to notify large groups of ...

6. Did your cell phone make a screeching noise today? Here’s why

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   This message, which ran for approximately one minute, stated: “This is a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System, issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, covering the United ...

7. Here's why FEMA sent an emergency alert to your ... - AOL

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   Cellphones, TVs and radios across the U.S. simultaneously blared out an emergency alert today. Here's what to know and why it happened.

8. Emergency text messaging services - Wikipedia

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   The technology allows an individual that requires emergency assistance may text an emergency number as opposed to calling it. Emergency services are conventionally reached through voice-based calls dialling an emergency telephone number. However, such systems assume that the caller is able to communicate by voice and may exclude the impaired.

9. Here’s why some Americans didn’t receive the national ...

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   A text message was sent to every TV, radio and mobile phone in the US at around 2.20pm ET on Wednesday as the federal government tested its Emergency Alert System and Wireless Emergency Alerts.