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Essentially, what this means is that hundreds of millions of cell phones around the country made a screeching alert noise at approximately the same time today, beginning around 2:20 pm ET. Radio ...
Oct 1, 2023 · That message will say: “This is a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System, issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, covering the United States from 14:20 to 14:50 hours ET. This ...
Oct 4, 2023 · A National Alert test is seen on a cellphone, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023 in Washington. The U.S. government on Wednesday conducted its once-every-three-years nationwide test of the emergency alert system. The last nationwide test was Aug. 11, 2021. Besides cellphone messages, alerts also went out on radio and television.
- rsantana@ap.org
- Homeland Security Reporter
Oct 2, 2023 · A nationwide test of the emergency and wireless alert systems will be conducted Wednesday at 2:20 p.m. ET, when a message will be sent to all cellphones, TVs and radios. The Federal Emergency ...
Aug 30, 2023 · Every television, radio and cellphone in the United States broadcast a message on Wednesday that said: “THIS IS A TEST of the National Wireless Emergency Alert System.”. The test alert was ...
- Rebecca Carballo
Oct 3, 2023 · In 2018, the state of Hawaii sent an emergency alert to all residents after an employee accidentally sent out a message warning that a ballistic missile was in the air heading toward the islands ...
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Oct 3, 2023 · Since 2015, FEMA has been required by federal law to test the IPWAS at least once every three years. Wednesday's test will be the seventh nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System. "Six ...
