Florida terminates contract with alert system vendor after early morning mishap.

Millions of Floridians were woken up by an unscheduled test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) on their phones at 4:45 am. The Florida Division of Emergency Management apologized for the mistake and is taking action to remove the company responsible for submitting the alert. Governor Ron DeSantis has ordered swift accountability for the inappropriate use of the system. The EAS is typically used for AMBER Alerts and disaster warnings, and state leaders recommend keeping them on despite the unsolicited wake-up call.