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  1. Emergency Broadcast System - Wikipedia

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    The Emergency Broadcast System (EBS), sometimes called the Emergency Action Notification System (EANS), was an emergency warning system used in the United States.It was the most commonly used, along with the Emergency Override system.

  2. ShakeAlert - Wikipedia

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    On March 11, 2021, a statewide alert distribution system was rolled out in Oregon. [14] Rollout of the alert system for the West Coast was completed when a statewide alert distribution system went live in Washington on May 4, 2021. [15] [16] [17] Natural Resources Canada activated ShakeAlert in British Columbia on August 29, 2024. [18]

  3. USA Today - Wikipedia

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    USA Today (often stylized in all caps [5]) is an American daily middle-market newspaper and news broadcasting company. Founded by Al Neuharth in 1980 and launched on September 14, 1982, the newspaper operates from Gannett's corporate headquarters in Tysons, Virginia. [6]

  4. Civil danger warning - Wikipedia

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    A blizzard on February 2, 2011, affected much of the United States and Canada, forecasted to bring several feet of snow to Wisconsin and severely impact travel. The Wisconsin Emergency Management Agency of Milwaukee issued the following civil danger warning for the southern part of the state: [2] [3]

  5. Israel planted explosives in Hezbollah's Taiwan-made pagers ...

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    Israel's Mossad spy agency planted a small amount of explosives inside 5000 Taiwan-made pagers ordered by Lebanese group Hezbollah months before Tuesday's detonations, a senior Lebanese security ...

  6. Tornado warning - Wikipedia

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    An example of a tornado warning polygon issued by the National Weather Service. A tornado warning (SAME code: TOR) is a public warning that is issued by weather forecasting agencies to an area in the direct path of a tornado, or a severe thunderstorm capable of producing one, and advises individuals in that area to take cover.

  7. Life Alert Emergency Response - Wikipedia

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    Life Alert Emergency Response, Inc., known as life alert, is a nationwide [1] American device service company, with headquarters in Encino, California, USA, which provides services that help young and old elderly people contact emergency services. The company was founded in 1987.

  8. National Emergency Message - Wikipedia

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    National Emergency Messages are treated the same as any other message transmitted over the Emergency Alert System, except that stations are required to relay them. [2] When a message is received, the receiver is to open an audio channel to the originating source until the End of Message (EOM) tones are received.