The system can also alert motorists that traffic is stopped due to an emergency. Southern Marin is already using the technology and Tiburon is planning to deploy it this month.

Just after 10:30 a.m. on a cool, foggy January morning, smoke began rising from a ridge above Pacific Palisades — a quiet ...

When counties want to test their emergency alert system without needlessly alarming residents, they can send alerts to a test server. L.A. County sent its first Genasys test alert on Nov. 18, ...

And last month, AAA Auto Club began offering an emergency feature using the system in Michigan and more than a dozen other states that takes note of car trouble and alerts other app users.

Sacramento County to test critical emergency alert system 02:03. SACRAMENTO — From wildfires to floods and other severe weather, the Sacramento region has seen its share of disasters over the years.

A WPTV investigation uncovered a potential flaw in the emergency alert system that may have left thousands of residents in Palm Beach County without vital warnings on Oct. 9.

The system can also alert motorists that traffic is stopped due to an emergency. Southern Marin is already using the technology and Tiburon is planning to deploy it this month.