Emergency alert service systems may lure people into a false sense of security. Throughout the past several years, local emergency officials have experienced numerous challenges, including technology glitches and infrastructure failures. Associate Professor of Communication Hamilton Bean, who studies wireless emergency alerts, said, “Who uses what is often unclear, and it has created a situation where some people might believe that their community’s emergency alerting systems are more extensive, capable, and timely than they actually are.”

Our Emergency Alert Systems Rely on an Overlapping Mess of Privatized Services
Medium, Sept 2