Pillsbury | USA | 29 Jan 2018
On January 29, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, in an interesting unpublished ruling, affirmed the District Court’s denial of a motion…
Pillsbury | USA | 26 Jan 2018
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and New York City have announced that they will be working together to update the City’s flood maps…
Pillsbury | USA | 22 Aug 2017
The FCC and FEMA have established September 27, 2017 as the date for the next nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS). Like last year’s…
Pillsbury | USA | 11 Oct 2016
After tearing through the Caribbean, Hurricane Matthew’s path brought it north to the Southeastern coast of the U.S., bringing evacuations, business…
Pillsbury | USA | 15 Nov 2014
The California Contractors License Board (CSLB) recently encouraged contractors to take note of the Earthquake Brace + Bolt (EBB) program being…
Pillsbury | USA | 6 Oct 2011
As we previously reported here and here, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), along with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), will conduct the first nationwide Emergency Alert System (EAS) Test on November 9, at 2:00 p.m.
Pillsbury | USA | 23 Nov 2010
FCC extends deadline from March 29, 2011 to September 30, 2011 for all EAS Participants to acquire and install the equipment necessary to use the Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) standard for Emergency Alert System alerts.