False Hawaii Missile Notice

[upnorth]

Quote : " On Saturday, January 13, Hawaiians received a terrifying message on their phones, repeated on television and radio stations, which had received a similar alert: “BALLISTIC MISSILE THREAT INBOUND TO HAWAII. SEEK IMMEDIATE SHELTER. THIS IS NOT A DRILL.”

But actually, it was something of a drill, in that the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency (HI-EMA) was running a routine test at the end of a shift and accidentally sent the message state-wide.

Unfortunately, it took 38 minutes for the agency to correct the alert with a second alert. "

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[ElectricSheep]

At least they know the drill works....

 

[Faybert]

D: This is what I call scare

 

[tim one]

A drill? I think 38 grotesque minutes

 

[Marko :)]

People on Reddit are asking for person who chose the wrong option in drop-down menu, to make an AMA (Ask Me Anything).

[AMA Request] Person who initiated the 'accidental' ballistic missile alarm in Hawaii on Jan 13, 2018. • r/IAmA

 

[ElectricSheep]

People on Reddit are asking for person who chose the wrong option in drop-down menu, to make an AMA (Ask Me Anything).

[AMA Request] Person who initiated the 'accidental' ballistic missile alarm in Hawaii on Jan 13, 2018. • r/IAmA

Hilarious!!

 

[Ink]

Does Google have a similar feature on Android?

About emergency and AMBER alerts on your iPhone

 

[upnorth]

Does Google have a similar feature on Android?
About emergency and AMBER alerts on your iPhone

AMBER Alerts and Android: What you need to know

 

[Prorootect]

WiredSources on Twitter: Wired Sources on Twitter ...

Wired Sources‏ @WiredSources

FCC head says it appears the government of Hawaii lacked reasonable safeguards that would have prevented the transmission of a false alert about an imminent missile strike - AP

5:00 PM - 14 Jan 2018

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[Ink]

AMBER Alerts and Android: What you need to know

There doesn't appear to be Government Alerts under Notifications on the iPhone in the United Kingdom, although I could be wrong. Perhaps it's the same situation for Android too, but unable to check as I do not currently have an Android phone to check on.

 

[ElectricSheep]

There doesn't appear to be Government Alerts under Notifications on the iPhone in the United Kingdom, although I could be wrong. Perhaps it's the same situation for Android too, but unable to check as I do not currently have an Android phone to check on.

I don't think we even have an alert system here! Mate told me that in America, they over-ride all the TV, radio, etc to put out alerts. Never seen the like over here...!

 

[Prorootect]

Breaking News from truepundit.com: Trump Gives the Greenlight, Sends Bombers to Pacific in Massive Military Move – True Pundit

Japan’s public broadcaster NHK sent out a false alarm about a North Korean missile launch Tuesday — days after a similar mistake caused widespread panic in Hawaii. The error was corrected within minutes.
An NHK alert reading, “It appears that North Korea has launched a missile,” was sent to app users just before 7 p.m. Tuesday (5 a.m. ET). A banner with similar wording appeared at the top of its website. The information was not released on the broadcasters TV channel, according to local reports.
Within five minutes, NHK deleted the push alert and stories related to the warning, and issued an apology on its website.
Seemingly due to the quick response from the broadcaster, there was limited social media commentary regarding the incident in Japan. It was not immediately clear what triggered the mistake. – READ MORE


The Hawaii emergency management employee who set off a statewide panic on Saturday morning by sending out a false alarm about an incoming ballistic missile has been temporarily reassigned, but there are no plans to fire him or identify him publicly, a state official said.
The employee, who has worked for the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency for 10 years, sent the missile alert to cellphones across the state by picking the wrong option on his computer for a routine drill, and then confirming his choice, according to Richard Rapoza, the agency’s public information officer.
“We’re not going to take action till we have all the facts,” Mr. Rapoza said, adding that the employee has been temporarily reassigned to a part of the agency’s emergency operations center where he does not have access to the warning system. Mr. Rapoza declined to describe the employee’s new duties.
During the 38 minutes it took the agency to send a corrective alert rescinding the warning on Saturday, residents and tourists in a state that was already on edge over escalating tensions between the United States and North Korea frantically said their goodbyes and took shelter. Fear turned to anger when the alert turned out to be a false alarm.
Mr. Rapoza said he doubted that the agency would ever publicly identify the employee, who he said “feels terrible, as you can imagine.” – READ MORE


After Hawaii emergency officials confirmed that an alert about an inbound ballistic missile was a mistake, they said the employee who pushed the wrong button feels awful about the panic-inducing incident.
Vern Miyagi, who oversees the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency (EMA), said at a news conference late Saturday that the civil defense employee who pushed the wrong button regrets what took place.
“This guy feels bad, right. He’s not doing this on purpose – it was a mistake on his part and he feels terrible about it,” said Miyagi in a press conference Saturday afternoon.
Miyagi, a retired Army major general, said the employee would be “counseled and drilled so this never happens again,” but he did not say whether there would be disciplinary measures.
Rather than triggering a test of the system, it went into actual event mode. He confirmed that to trigger the alert, there is a two-step process involving only one employee — who both triggers the alarm, then also confirms it.
“There is a screen that says, ‘Are you sure you want to do this?'” Miyagi said. The employee confirmed the alert, inadvertently causing a panic in a state already on edge over saber-rattling missile threats from North Korea. – READ MORE


- "feels awful"....