The Butte County Sheriff's Office has been using Alert FM, a mass-communication broadcast system for providing emergency notices, since 2021 when the Board of Supervisors approved a contract with the ...
The Federal Communications Commission is planning a review of the US emergency alert systems. Both the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and the Wireless Emergency Alerts (WAS) will be subject to a ...
The Alert FM system will continue for rural parts of Butte County, particularly those facing high-wildfire risk, with a budget amendment approved Tuesday by the Butte County Board of Supervisors.