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Subject: [Rrc] Fwd: [dsrc] EAS/WEA Test August 11th
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Subject: [dsrc] EAS/WEA Test August 11th
Date: Sun, 1 Aug 2021 11:20:30 -0400
From: Dennis Dura <k2dcd.dura@xxxxxxxxx><mailto:k2dcd.dura@xxxxxxxxx>
Emergency system test set for Aug. 11
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in coordination with the Federal
Communications Commission, will conduct a nationwide
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of the Emergency Alert
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(EAS) and Wireless Emergency
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(WEA) on Wednesday, Aug. 11, beginning at 2:20 p.m. ET. The purpose of the
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.
[FEMA test]
WEAs can be sent to your mobile device when you may be in harm’s way, without
the need to download an app or subscribe to a service. WEAs are messages that
warn the public of an impending natural or human-made disaster – such as the
messages Mercer County residents received on their mobile devices on July 29,
warning them of potential tornado activity in the area. The messages are short
and can provide immediate, life-saving information.
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.
For consumers who have opted in to receive WEA test messages, the message that
appears on their phones will read: “THIS IS A TEST of the National Wireless
Emergency Alert System. No action is needed.” Opt-in phones with the main menu
set to Spanish will display: “ESTA ES UNA PRUEBA del Sistema Nacional de Alerta
de Emergencia. No se necesita acción.”
To help ensure that these alerts are accessible to the entire public, including
people with disabilities, the alerts are accompanied by a unique tone and
vibration. The test handling code will allow FEMA to test this capability while
limiting test messages to those phones that have opted in to receive test
messages.
The Emergency Alert System portion of the test will be sent to radios and
televisions and is scheduled to last approximately one minute. This will be the
sixth nationwide EAS test.
If the test is postponed because of widespread severe weather or other
significant events, the back-up date for the test is Aug. 25.
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