Telephones, TVs and radios will all get an emergency alert subsequent month as a part of a nationwide check. The US Federal Emergency Administration Company and Federal Communications Fee are partnering to check their alert techniques collectively on Oct. 4.
The 2 businesses are testing Wi-fi Emergency Alerts, or WEA, on telephones, in addition to the the Emergency Alert System, or EAS, for TVs and radios.
What to know concerning the emergency alert check
At roughly 2:20 p.m. ET/11:20 a.m. PT on Wednesday, Oct. 4, cell towers will start broadcasting the emergency alert for half-hour. In case your telephone is in vary of a cell tower, you may get a message that claims: “THIS IS A TEST of the Nationwide Wi-fi Emergency Alert System. No motion is required.”
The emergency alerts shall be in English or Spanish, relying in your telephone’s set language. The telephone alerts shall be “accompanied by a novel tone and vibration” to make them as accessible as doable.
The alert despatched on TVs and radios will final for 1 minute and can state: “It is a nationwide check of the Emergency Alert System, issued by the Federal Emergency Administration Company, overlaying the US from 14:20 to 14:50 hours ET. That is solely a check. No motion is required by the general public.”
If a extreme climate or different occasion happens on Oct. 4, the check shall be postponed till Oct. 11.
