[EAS] Boulder announces new emergency alert system after wildfires

[Sean Donelan]

Since 2019, the county has been delayed rolling out the system because of 
other disasters, including the Calwood Fire, the COVID crisis and the 
Boulder King Soopers shooting.

https://bouldercolorado.gov/news/city-launches-new-emergency-alert-system

The City of Boulder announced today that it has launched a new emergency 
alert capability that will allow police and fire departments to send 
Integrated Public Alert Warnings (IPAWS), including Wireless Emergency 
Alerts (WEA), to the public. These messages will light up all enabled cell 
phones in a specific geographic area with sounds and text, similar to 
Amber Alerts and National Weather Service emergency notices, without 
requiring users to opt-in or subscribe to the service.