Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Make Sure These Emergency Alerts Are Enabled on Your Phone - CL Shebley / Shutterstock.com In the event of severe weather, natural ...

Frank is an active older adult who regularly takes his mobile medical alert device along with him when he goes out as a precaution. But when he’s at home, he feels encumbered wearing a lanyard or ...

Central Texas is still reeling from those devastating floods that claimed more than 100 lives and left dozens missing. Torrential rains caused the Guadalupe River to rise nearly 30 feet in under an ...

Macy is a writer on the AI Team. She covers how AI is changing daily life and how to make the most of it. This includes writing about consumer AI products and their real-world impact, from ...

Life Alert Emergency Response, Inc. launched the first personal emergency response system (PERS) in 1987. Since then, it has become a trusted service for older adults and people with medical ...

This article was originally featured on The Markup. Natural disasters have affected nearly 90 percent of U.S. counties since 2013, and while many households know about preparing emergency kits, a ...

In the event of an emergency – time is of the essence. Have you signed up to get emergency alerts sent directly to your phone? This is a system that broadcasts public safety messages for incidents ...

Genasys, a leading provider of emergency alert software, had a tempting pitch for California counties looking for a seamless way to send evacuations orders with a click of a button. Lured by a better ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Cellphone users across the state received a test emergency alert, but the Hawaiʻi Emergency Management Agency said that a live emergency alert went out to some users during the test ...