The reason for the emergency alert test is to make sure all systems are prepared in case a national emergency needs to be sent out to the public.
National Cell Phone Emergency Alert System to Launch in New York, D.C.SAMANTHA GROSSAssociated Press
On October 3, 2018, cell phones across the United States received a text message labeled "Presidential Alert." The message read: "THIS IS A TEST of the National Wireless Emergency Alert System. No action is needed." It was the first trial run for a new national alert system, developed by...
Americans nationwide will receive an alert on their cellphones from President Trump. The test, scheduled for 2:18 p.m. ET, is the first test of a national presidential alert system that will let any president issue a warning about a crisis. That could include a...
How will the emergency alert test impact users? According to FEMA, the emergency alert will be broadcast in two parts, through the EAS on television and radio and then via WEA on cellphones. Alerts can be issued within an approximately 30-minute timeframe starting at 2:20 p.m. ET. Once...
That's because theFederal Emergency Management AgencyandFederal Communications Commissionare planning a national test of theEmergency Alert System [EAS]andWireless Emergency Alerts [WEA]. The WEA test will be directed to all consumer cell phones. The test message will display in either English or Sp...
The U.S. government's Wireless Emergency Alert system went live just last month. Carriers already offer users the ability to receive alerts to customers via text message, without the need for support from mobile operating systems. What a bunch of bullsh**. This isn't about delivering ...
KY3 First Alert Weather National 1 person killed in large avalanche in western Wyoming backcountry Updated: 11 hours ago| By The Associated Press An avalanche killed one skier and injured another after the group they were in triggered the large snowslide while ascending a mountain in western...
Today at approximately 1:20 PM Central Standard Time inTexasThe NationwideEmergencyAlertTest went out. Every electronic device connected to wifi, cell phone towers, or receiving a broadcast signal all went off at once. I was driving when this all happened, and it was a lot to take in. The...
An Amber Alert was issued in Florida Monday morning for a 5-year-old who was reported missing. National Speeding driver didn’t pull over for troopers because he was ‘frightened by tractor-trailers’ Updated: 24 hours ago| By Amanda Alvarado and Rob Polansky A speeding driver refused to...