FEMA will test Emergency Alert System Aug. 11

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PRESS RELEASE

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in coordination with the FCC, will conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) this summer.

The national test will consist of two portions, testing WEA and EAS capabilities. Both tests will begin at 2:20 p.m. ET on Thursday, Aug. 11. The WEA portion of the test will be directed only to consumer cellphones where the subscriber has opted-in to receive test messages.

This will be the second nationwide WEA test, but the first nationwide WEA test on a consumer opt-in basis. The test message will display in either English or in Spanish, depending on the language settings of the wireless handset.

Click here for more information: https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-announces-nationwide-emergency-alerting-test-august-11-2021

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