A screenshot shows an Emergency Alert System push notification received at 4:45am on Thursday, reading "TEST - This is a TEST of the Emergency Alert System. No action is required."
CNN: Florida apologizes for sending emergency alert test at 4:45 a.m.
The early morning alert was a test but the outrage was real.
Many in Florida were woken up at 4:45 a.m. on Thursday by a notification on their phones from the Emergency Alert System: “TEST - This is a TEST of the Emergency Alert System. No action is required.”
After sending the test out across the state, the Florida Division of Emergency Management apologized for the very, very early alert. Florida is also ending its contract with the software company blamed for the test alert, according to an agency spokesperson.
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Update: Florida emergency alert test sent at 4:45 am draws angry response, has DeSantis threatening to fire someone (FOX News)
WNU Editor: Had an Amber Alert on my phone at 3:00 am about a year ago. It is a jarring experience.
1 comment:
Florida is a normal state filled with perfectly normal people.
I am not a crackpot.
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