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Shanae Maerz
Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEAs) are short emergency alerts authorities can send to any WEA-enabled mobile device in a locally targeted area. Alerting Authorities who are authorized to send WEAs include state, local, tribal, and territorial public safety officials, the National Weather Service, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and the President of the United States.
The Emergency Alert System (EAS) is a national public warning system that allows the president to address the nation within 10 minutes during a national emergency. Other authorized federal, state, local, tribal and territorial alerting authorities may also use the system to deliver important emergency information such as weather information, imminent threats, AMBER alerts and local incident information targeted to specific areas.
If you see one of the following alerts on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, an item compatible with the Find My network could be traveling with you, and the owner might be able to see its location. This could be an AirTag, AirPods, AirPods Pro, AirPods Max, or a Find My network accessory from manufacturers other than Apple.
If an AirTag that's separated from its owner is seen moving with you over time, or if your iPhone is awake and an AirTag that isn't with its owner for a period of time emits a sound to indicate that it has moved, this alert is displayed: AirTag Found Moving With You.
If a Find My network accessory that's separated from its owner is seen moving with you over time, this alert is displayed: "Product Name" Detected (where "Product Name" is the name of the Find My network accessory that has been detected).
If AirPods or a Find My network accessory is detected but the Find My app has issues connecting to them or to the server at that time, this alert is displayed: Unknown Accessory Detected. This alert will display only if a set of AirPods or a Find My network accessory is detected near you, not an AirTag. These could be borrowed AirPods, or AirPods inadvertently left behind by a friend or family member.
If you get an alert that an AirTag, AirPods, or another Find My network accessory is traveling with you, follow these steps to find it. First, check on the Find My app if you're able to play a sound on the unknown accessory:
To alert people nearby, any AirTag separated for a period of time from its owner will emit a sound when it's moved. If you find an AirTag after hearing it make a sound, you can use any device that has NFC, such as an iPhone or Android phone, to see if its owner marked it as lost and if you can help return it. If you feel that this AirTag or Find My network accessory might be tracking people without their consent, you can get instructions on how to disable it.
If you need to see a list of all AirTag and Find My Network accessories about which you have been notified, launch the Find My app on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. Tap Items. Scroll to the bottom and tap Items Detected With You. Items that have recently triggered an unwanted tracking alert will be listed. If the option to play a sound isn't available, the item might not be with you anymore, might be near its owner, or if it was with you overnight, its identifier might have changed.
To disable the AirTag, AirPods, or Find My network accessory and stop it from sharing its location, tap Instructions to Disable and follow the onscreen steps. After the AirTag, AirPods, or Find My network accessory is disabled, the owner can no longer get updates on its current location. You will also no longer receive any unwanted tracking alerts for this item.
Alert notification systems allow for real-time dissemination of information and intelligence via equipment such as cellular phones, pagers, personal digital assistants, computers, etc. Their primary function is to quickly alert responders to potential threats or emergency situations and to provide direction on how to respond to alerts.
When University Police or Campus Safety and Security determines there is an active emergency in which the public safety of the campus may be at risk, an urgent notification through the UTRGV Emergency Alert System will be initiated. Examples are:
Receive emergency alerts and other important community news by signing up for our Emergency and Community Alert Program. Monroe County Alert Notification System (MCANS) allows you to use multiple means of communication for the both Emergency Alert System and the Community Notification System. In addition to your home phone, you may add mobile phones, Voice over IP (VOIP) landlines, email and/or text messaging to be included to receive messages from both the Emergency Alert and Community Notification System. You may also choose the order in which you receive the notification. These systems allow the County to easily and swiftly communicate with residents and interested parties through all of today's available technology.
The Emergency Alert system allows local officials to help protect lives and property by providing critical information to residents during emergencies, including dangerous situations. The system allows the Police and Fire Departments to quickly send out an emergency alert to residents in any affected geographic area. Depending on the emergency, the alert may be sent to the entire town or selected areas within town. The current database includes only traditional wire-line telephone (the "land line" phone you may have in your home). If you want the system to send alerts to other communication devices that you use, you will have to provide your contact information by logging into the system and sign up for alerts.
This service allows you to sign up to get notifications from within several designated categories. These categories will provide information on local and county road closures, need-to-know health updates, and important information in the event of snow related problems. Subscribers will be able to receive messages on their home phone, mobile phone, email or text message.
To be notified of an alert, residents must first register for the service. All individuals who were previously registered with the ALERT notification system will still be registered after July 1 and will continue to receive notifications. To register visit or call toll-free 866-891-0330
If you live, work or go to school in Marin County, you may now register your cell phone or VoIP (voice over internet protocol) phone to receive emergency alerts sent by call, text, email, or smartphone application from the County of Marin.
Listed and unlisted/blocked Marin County landline phone numbers are already included in our emergency notification system. Cell phone and VoIP numbers are not included and will require your registration in our Self-Registration Portal.
The caller ID for AlertMarin is 415-473-6376. AlertMarin also sends emergencynotifications via SMS (Text). The SMS short codes used by our system is 88911. Many smartphones will also allow you to add both of these to your contacts as "AlertMarin" and as favorites so that you will see "AlertMarin" on your phone's display when receiving an alert.
New Yorkers can subscribe for NY-Alert to receive critical information and emergency alerts on what is happening in their area. NY-Alert contains critical, emergency-related information including instructions and recommendations in real-time by emergency personnel. Information may include severe weather warnings, significant highway closures, hazardous material spills and other emergency conditions.
Alert LA County is an opt-in mass notification program utilized by the County of Los Angeles that allows individuals to receive emergency alerts by text, email and/or phone call. Alert LA County has accessibility features for people with disabilities and others with access and functional needs. Once registered, add the Alert LA County telephone numbers to your contacts.
WEA messages go directly to your cellphone, and can be used to send out urgent alerts targeting certain geographic areas. WEAs look like text messages but are designed to get your attention with a unique sound and vibration repeated twice. To be sure that your phone is able to receive a WEA if an event requires it, verify that the appropriate settings are enabled on your phone (default setting is typically enabled, but specific considerations vary by device).
In partnership with the National Weather Service, Weather Radio Alerts are used to expand alerts in hazard areas, especially in areas with poor cellphone coverage. Weather Radios that use Specific Area Message Encoding (S.A.M.E.) technology can be programmed for use in Los Angeles County and a limited number of pre-programmed radios have been distributed. For more information about Weather Radio Alerts, please click on the following links:
Cities, special districts, employers, schools and universities may each have their own emergency notification systems. Make sure you research which systems are available where you live and work, and sign up so that you are informed when there is a local emergency.
We work with agencies across L.A. County to ensure you are receiving the most up-to-date information. You can also opt to use an emergency notification system specific to your community. Below are additional systems you can use to ensure you stay safe.
Depending what notifications you want, you can change settings for certain apps or for your whole phone. Notifications show when you swipe down from the top of your screen. Some notifications can also show on your lock screen and home screen.
Tip: If you don't see "Recently sent," you're using an older Android version. Instead, tap App notifications and tap an app. You can turn notifications, notification dots, and notification categories on or off. If an app has categories, you can tap a category for more options.
You can control many app notifications from a settings menu in the app. For example, an app could have a setting to choose the sound that app's notifications make. To make these changes, open the app and search for the settings menu.
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