University Of Alaska Anchorage: FEMA To Test Nationwide Emergency Alert System At 10:20 A.M. Today

Press release from the University of Alaska Anchorage:

August 11, 2021

The UAA Office of Emergency Management wants you to know that Wednesday, Aug. 11,
at 10:20 a.m. FEMA and the Federal Communications Commission will test the nation’s
public alert systems. The purpose of the test is to assess the effectiveness of the
Emergency Alert System to convey a national message by radio, TV and cell phones.
You may see a test message on your television and hear one on radios and to mobile
phones that says “This is a test of the National Emergency Alert System. No action
is needed.” More information about WEA and EAS can be found at Integrated Public Alert & Warning System (FEMA.gov).

This press release was produced by the University of Alaska Anchorage. The views expressed here are the author’s own.