SignalsAZ Prescott News Podcast artwork

FEMA and FCC Plan Nationwide Emergency Alert Test for Oct 4, 2023

SignalsAZ Prescott News Podcast

English - August 09, 2023 23:00 - 3 minutes - 2.63 MB
Daily News News Business cast11 prescott valley talking glass media news prescott Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed


FEMA, in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), will conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) this fall. The national test will consist of two portions, testing WEA and EAS capabilities. Both tests are scheduled to begin at approximately 2:20 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Oct. 4. The WEA portion of the test will be directed to all consumer cell phones. This will be the third nationwide test, but the second test to all cellular devices. The test message will display in either English or in Spanish, depending on the language settings...

 

For the written story, read here >> https://www.signalsaz.com/articles/fema-and-fcc-plan-nationwide-emergency-alert-test-for-oct-4-2023/

Check out the CAST11.com Website at: https://CAST11.com
Follow the CAST11 Podcast Network on Facebook at: https://Facebook.com/CAST11AZ
Follow Cast11 Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/cast11_podcast_network