Public Safety Alert Phone. When emergencies and disasters occur the rapid and effective dissemination of instructions and other essential information can significantly help reduce loss of life and. What does that Dept.
This is likely sent by Commercial Mobile Alert System CMAS an alerting platform used by emergency management officials to disseminate public safety information via geographically targeted text to mobile phones. While Google Public Alerts shows similar warnings and public alerts as CMAS it is an independent platform developed by Google. Since its launch in 2012 the WEA system has been used more than 62000 times to warn the public about dangerous weather missing children and other critical situations all through alerts on compatible cell phones and other mobile devices.
Open the Settings on your phone and tap on Notifications.
IPAWS is a web-based alert aggregator that allows federal state and local agencies to send prewritten and prerecorded messages related to different emergency situations all at once to devices. The Wireless Emergency Alerts system is an essential part of Americas emergency preparedness. The alert language displayed on a phone is dependent on the phone type and settings so you cannot target a segment of the population to receive just Spanish-language WEAs. Open the Settings on your phone and tap on Notifications.
