As FEMA and the FCC made preparations for a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) system on Oct. 4, 2023, social media users shared warnings that ...

The two agencies are subscribing to new technology that sends alerts of nearby drivers through smartphones and some vehicles’ ...

Emergency alert messages that made up the test were divided into two groups — the Emergency Alert System for radios and televisions, and the Wireless Emergency Alerts for wireless phones ...

FEMA writes on a page about the Emergency Alert System that this is done “in close partnership with state, local, tribal, and territorial authorities.” All of this is made possible by FEMA’s ...

“THIS IS A TEST of the National Wireless Emergency Alert System. No action is needed.” The incoming message also made a loud noise. Customers whose phones were set to the Spanish language ...