This Is A Test: FEMA Launches Emergency Alert Test In Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES, CA —This is a test. This is only a test. The Federal Emergency Management Agency planned a test of the Emergency Alert System and Wireless Emergency Alert system Wednesday from 11:20 a.m. to 11:50 a.m., officials say.

The purpose of the Aug. 11 test is to ensure that the EAS and WEA systems continue to be effective means of warning the public about emergencies, particularly those on the national level, according to the FEMA website. Periodic testing of public alert and warning systems helps to assess the operational readiness of alerting infrastructure and to identify any needed technological and administrative improvements.

Test messages were to be sent to TVs and radios, along with select cell phones that have opted-in to receive text messages.

Emergency alerts are created and sent by authorized federal, state, local, tribal and territorial government agencies, according to FEMA.

For more information, visit FEMA.gov.

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