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The code 7700 is a general emergency signal for aircraft. Code Adam This is an alert for a missing child that’s used in many public locations like malls, hospitals, supermarkets, and museums.
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Revealed: Secret cruise ship codes and their meanings – from the ones for disasters to symbols for swingers - Secret code words are used on cruise ships to suppress panic among passengers and to ...
In a unanimous vote Wednesday afternoon, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved the "Missing and Endangered Persons’ Emergency Alert System Code." ...
ARLINGTON COUNTY, Va. (7News) — The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) established a new alert code Wednesday for missing or endangered people in Tribal communities. Officials said the new ...
The Federal Communications Commission is launching a new nationwide alert code for missing and endangered Indigenous people who do not fit the criteria for an Amber Alert or Silver Alert. This new ...
In 2023 alone, the FCC said, more than 188,000 adults went missing but didn’t qualify for an AMBER alert because they were 18 or older. FBI data shows about 3,200 of them were Native American ...