Emergency Alert Test, Cellphones, tomorrow Oct. 3rd

(The following is an excerpt from FEMA website)

***Visit www.fema.gov/emergency-alert-test for more detailed information.***

***Be aware this affects all cell phones***

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), will conduct a nationwide test of the Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) and Emergency Alert System (EAS) on the backup date of October 3, 2018 due to ongoing response efforts to Hurricane Florence. The WEA portion of the test commences at 2:18 p.m. EDT, and the EAS portion follows at 2:20 p.m. EDT. The test will assess the operational readiness of the infrastructure for distribution of a national message and determine whether improvements are needed.

The WEA test message will be sent to cell phones that are connected to wireless providers participating in WEA. This is the fourth EAS nationwide test and the first national WEA test. Previous EAS national tests were conducted in November 2011, September 2016,  and September 2017 in collaboration with the FCC, broadcasters, and emergency management officials in recognition of FEMA’s National Preparedness Month.

Please see www.fema.gov/emergency-alert-test for more detailed information.

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Terry Jones
Emergency Coordinator
Williamson County ARES
EM10co, Williamson County, Tx
512-426-2351