Do not panic while you get an emergency message in your telephones, TVs and radios subsequent month. The US Federal Emergency Administration Company and Federal Communications Fee are partnering to check their nationwide alert methods collectively on Oct. 4.
The 2 companies are testing Wi-fi Emergency Alerts, or WEA, on telephones, in addition to the the Emergency Alert System, or EAS, for TVs and radios. It is the seventh nationwide EAS take a look at and the second take a look at to all mobile gadgets within the US.
What to know concerning the emergency alert take a look at
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 cellphone 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 can be in English or Spanish, relying in your cellphone’s set language. The cellphone alerts can be “accompanied by a singular tone and vibration” to make them as accessible as potential.
The alert despatched on TVs and radios will final for 1 minute and can state: “This can be a nationwide take a look at 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 take a look at. No motion is required by the general public.”
If a extreme climate or different occasion happens on Oct. 4, the take a look at can be postponed till Oct. 11.