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Emergency alerts system set to launch

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Beginning in June 2012 a new type of emergency alert system is scheduled to launch across the country.  The federal government and wireless phone service providers have built a system that will send a text-like message to your phone.  These messages will be sent directly to phones that are in an area impacted by a threat and to phones that enter into an impacted area. More>>

  • Wireless Emergency Alerts

  • Though the WEA/CMAS alert may look somewhat like a text (SMS) message, they are not technically a text message. There are unique features of each message type. WEA/CMAS can be sent very quickly to a
    Though the WEA/CMAS alert may look somewhat like a text (SMS) message, they are not technically a text message. There are unique features of each message type. WEA/CMAS can be sent very quickly to a

  • Most major carriers in the U.S. are participating in the program. But participation is voluntary. Contact your cell phone provider to ask if they are participating in the WEA/CMAS program. Please note
    Most major carriers in the U.S. are participating in the program. But participation is voluntary. Contact your cell phone provider to ask if they are participating in the WEA/CMAS program. Please note

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