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A little over a week ago (see Nationwide Test Of Emergency Alert System (EAS) On Nov 9th) I wrote about the upcoming test of the National Emergency Alert System.
Since that time, the length of the test has been reduced to approximately 30 seconds.
FEMA, which will spearhead this nationwide test, wants everyone to know – in advance – that the test messages to be issued on November 9th are just a test.
Details are available on the FEMA website at Nationwide Test of the Emergency Alert System (Wednesday, November 9 at 2:00 PM EST), but the key points they would like to stress are:
- It will be conducted Wednesday, November 9 at 2:00 PM EST.
- It will be transmitted via television and radio stations within the U.S., including Alaska, Hawaii, the territories of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and American Samoa.
- Similar to local emergency alert system tests, an audio message will interrupt television and radio programming indicating: “This is a test.”
- When the test is over, regular programming will resume.
- For additional questions, visit the FAQ’s page and the FCC EAS Test page.
For those of you on twitter, I would also suggest you follow @FEMA, @CraigatFEMA, and @ReadydotGov for the latest Emergency information.
