May 2, 2023
Shortly after midnight last Thursday, several New York City subway trains slowed to a crawl as emergency crews tended to a person discovered on the tracks in Manhattan. The delays were flagged for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s rail control center, …
September 4, 2014
A church in the small Texas city devastated by a fertilizer plant explosion is funding an emergency alert system for the town’s residents. The system will allow West officials to deliver an automated phone message to residents in the case …
November 12, 2013
A unique smartphone app was launched geared at keeping Cabell and Wayne county residents aware of local emergencies, from small traffic problems or school closings to nation-threatening crises. The Heads Up Huntington app was created through a joint effort involving …
November 9, 2011
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), along with its federal, state and local partners, is reminding the American public that today, at 2:00 p..m Eastern, Americans should expect to see or hear the first-ever nationwide test of the Emergency Alert …