Travis County emergency communications pilot yields promising results - Austin Monitor
Trust in local, familiar messengers is essential for emergency communication; without trusted messengers, warnings may be ignored and communities rely on neighbors.
L.A. County outlines multiple breakdowns that prevented timely evacuations during deadly Eaton fire
Poor communications, understaffing, inadequate planning, and chaotic procedures delayed evacuation orders in west Altadena during the Eaton Fire, contributing to civilian deaths.
Secret Service dismantles telecom threat around U.N. capable of crippling cell service in NYC
A concealed network of 300+ SIM servers with over 100,000 SIM cards near the U.N. could have disabled cellular service and disrupted emergency communications.
Nixle alert for BART systemwide outage came 2 hours later. Here's why
A two-hour delay in a Nixle alert during a systemwide BART outage resulted from partner agencies' slow email responses and prescribed email-only notification procedures.
Emergency communications on South Shore targeted by cyber attack
The South Shore Regional Emergency Communications Center was targeted in a cyber attack, rendering its dispatch software unusable but not disrupting 911 services.