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Starting at approximately 2:20 pm ET on Wednesday, the federal government began conducting a nationwide test of its Emergency Alert System and Wireless Emergency Alerts. The EAS portion of the ...

The national test consists of two parts, which occur in conjunction with one another, in order to test the Emergency Alert System and the Wireless Emergency Alerts, according to FEMA. The WEA will ...

The nationwide test of the Wireless Emergency Alerts system on 4 October will cause people’s mobile phones to vibrate and emit an audio tone, each action repeating twice, along with displaying a ...

The test, which makes sure the United States' Emergency Alert System and Wireless Emergency Alerts are working properly, will last for 30 minutes. Here's what to know about the alert. Wednesday's ...

It was, as the messages said, just a test. The notifications, which started two minutes early, were a test of the national emergency alert systems. They are are designed to let the government ...

Contra Costa County: Click on the “Community Warning System” link. In the black box with a yellow alert icon, click “Register to Receive Emergency Alerts” to get to the emergency alert ...

Medical alert systems make accessing help in an emergency easy. Whether you fall and injure yourself or experience another type of medical situation, these systems can dispatch help from an ...