Tag: Emergency Alert System

  • FEMA And FCC Set to Conduct Nationwide Tests of Emergency Alert Systems

    FEMA And FCC Set to Conduct Nationwide Tests of Emergency Alert Systems

    Don’t be alarmed if your smartphone starts ringing randomly in October. The Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, is coordinating with the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System and Wireless Emergency Alerts. The WEA test will be sent to all consumer cell phones using FEMA’s Integrated Public Alert…