These alerts come from a system controlled by FEMA and less than 200 local governments are currently using that system. So here's a way to get better, more relevant safety alerts and still get a good night's sleep: sign up for your local emergency alert service.
Thousands of counties and cities across the US have them. And you can sign up for yours at http://www.usnear.org./
Choose "text messages" and they will come in like normal texts (not a 3 alarm fire alert!). Which means they won't override your DND settings.
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These alerts come from a system controlled by FEMA and less than 200 local governments are currently using that system. So here's a way to get better, more relevant safety alerts and still get a good night's sleep: sign up for your local emergency alert service. Thousands of counties and cities across the US have them. And you can sign up for yours at http://www.usnear.org./ Choose "text messages" and they will come in like normal texts (not a 3 alarm fire alert!). Which means they won't override your DND settings.