Growing up, the Emergency Broadcast System was a kind of sonic boogeyman. Its signature harsh tone would cut through your favorite TV show or song on the radio, announcing that “THIS IS ONLY A TEST”.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The state of Florida has completed the first end-to-end cell broadcast technology test following the Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS) standard in a public-private partnership ...

SEATTLE — In an effort to improve its emergency communications network and mass communication capabilities, the University of Washington (UW) installed 24 Talk-A-Phone emergency phone towers across ...