City Of Albany: FEMA And FCC Plan Nationwide Emergency Alert Test On August 11th

Press release from the City of Albany:

08/10/2021 10:08 AM

FEMA, in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission, 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 11:20 a.m. PDT on Wednesday, Aug. 11.

The Wireless Emergency Alert portion of the test will be directed only to consumer cell phones 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.

The Emergency Alert System portion of the test will be sent to radios and televisions. This will be the sixth nationwide EAS test.

Date: August 11, 2021
Time: 11:20 a.m. PDT - 11:50 a.m. PDT

Additional Information: https://www.fema.gov/event/ipaws-national-test

This press release was produced by the City of Albany. The views expressed here are the author’s own.