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Posted on: October 2, 2023

[ARCHIVED] Nationwide Emergency Alert test

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FEMA and FCC will be conducting a nationwide Emergency Alert test this Wednesday to ensure the systems continue to be effective means of warning the public about emergencies. 



This national test will consist of testing the Wireless Emergency Alerts and Emergency Alert System capabilities. Both tests are scheduled to begin at approximately 11:20 AM. If the test needs to be rescheduled, the backup date is October 11.  


The Wireless Emergency Alerts test will be sent to all consumer cell phones and will display in either English or Spanish, depending on your cell phone language settings. The Emergency Alert System portion of the test will be sent to radio and television broadcasters, cable systems, satellite radio and television providers, and wireline video providers. That test is set to last for about one minute.   


For more information, please visit: https://bit.ly/3tbzmLL 



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FEMA y el FCC llevarán a cabo una Prueba de Alerta de Emergencia a nivel nacional este miércoles para verificar que los sistemas sigan siendo medios eficaces para advertir al público sobre emergencias. 


Esta prueba nacional consistirá en probar las capacidades del Sistema Inalámbrico de Alertas de Emergencia y Alerta de Emergencia. Está previsto que ambas pruebas comiencen aproximadamente a las 11:20 AM. Si es necesario reprogramar la prueba, la fecha de respaldo es el 11 de octubre. 


La prueba de Alertas de Emergencia Inalámbricas se enviará a todos los teléfonos celulares de los consumidores y se mostrará en inglés o español, según la configuración de idioma de su teléfono celular. La parte de la prueba del Sistema de Alerta de emergencia se enviará a emisoras de radio y televisión, sistemas de cable, proveedores de radio y televisión por satélite y proveedores de vídeo por cable. Esa prueba durará aproximadamente un minuto. 




Para más información, por favor visite: https://bit.ly/3tbzmLL

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