Although the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved an expansion in 2023 to deliver wireless emergency alerts in 13 additional languages and American Sign Language (ASL), messages are still only sent in English and Spanish. This decision aims to address the needs of nearly 68 million U.S. residents who speak a language other than English at home, according to Census data. The approved languages include Chinese, Tagalog, Vietnamese, Arabic, French, Korean,
