[EAS] WEA/EAS Test Postponed Until October 3, 2018

[Gary Timm]

This just in from the DHS National Joint Information Center (JIC).
The WEA/EAS test scheduled for this Thursday has been postponed to the October 3, 2018 back-up date.
Gary Timm
WI SECC 

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WASHINGTON -FEMA, in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), postponed the nationwide test of the Emergency_Alert_System_(EAS) and Wireless_Emergency_Alerts(WEA) until Oct. 3 due to ongoing response efforts to Hurricane Florence.
 
The WEA portion of the test commences at 2:18 p.m. EDT, and the EAS portion follows at 2:20 p.m. EDT. The test will assess the operational readiness of the infrastructure for distribution of a national message and determine whether improvements are needed.
 
Oct._3_was_the_previously_scheduled_back-up_date_for_the_test, which was originally set up for this Thursday, Sept. 20. A backup date is always planned in case of widespread severe weather or other significant events on the primary test date. FEMA and the nation's emergency management community remain committed to the life-saving activities occuring through parts of North Carolina and South Carolina.
 
For further information on the test, go to https://www.fema.gov/emergency-alert-test.
 
On October 3, 2018 at approximately 2:20 EDT FEMA will issue a Nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System and Wireless Emergency Alerts to test national warning capabilities. The test message will be sent to all radio, TV,  and compatible cell phones.  Some cell phones may not receive the test message.
 
Cicely Waters
Director, Incident Communications
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
O: (202) 447-4915 | M: (202) 868-2754
Cicely.Waters at hq.dhs.gov