Florida Apologizes, Drops Contractor After Early Morning Emergency Alert Text Sent by Mistake
If you were woken up by the blaring sound of Florida's Emergency Alert Alarm early Thursday morning, you are not alone.
The alert, which went out to millions in a text around 4:45 a.m., was sent by mistake, according to the Florida State Emergency Response Team.
"Each month, we test #emergencyalerts on a variety of platforms. This alert was supposed to be on TV, and not disturb anyone already sleeping," the Florida Division of Emergency Management said in a tweet.
The alert was later aired on television stations across the state, including NBC6.
Emergency management officials later clarified in a statement that the alert testing directives come from the federal government, and that the TV al...
