[EAS] FEMA NPT Test Next Week?

[Kelsey Black]

RWT not NPT

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Stations,

Incorrect language referencing next week's FEMA test has been corrected.  The July 26th test is for the RWT code, and not the NPT code.  Next week's test is in preparation of the NPT test later this year.

PRSS apologizes for any confusion.  Correct language follows.

On Wednesday July 26, 2023, in order to assess continued equipment performance and readiness for the resilient EAS, FEMA plans to conduct a test of the Emergency Alert System using the RWT alert code.  The NPR Primary Entry Point test is scheduled for 8:20 PM EDT.  The test will be approximately 30 seconds in duration and include a short, standard audio test message.

This test in in preparation for the Nationwide Test of the Emergency Alert System using the NPT alert code later this year.

No action is required at the station level, with exception of your awareness this is a planned FEMA test utilizing the RWT alert code.

If you have any questions or concerns, please direct these to the PRSS Help Desk at prsshelp at npr.org  or https://help.nprdistribution.org/s/start-ticket

For more information on the IPAWS Architecture, and the IPAWS Architecture Diagram, please visit the FEMA website at,  https://www.fema.gov/informational-materials

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On Thu, Jul 20, 2023, 11:42 AM Dan Kelley dkelley at michmab.com> wrote:
>Our local NPR station passed this along to me today:

>From: ContentDepot prsscd at npr.org>

>On Wednesday July 26, 2023, in order to assess continued equipment performance and readiness for the resilient EAS, FEMA plans to conduct a Nationwide Test of the Emergency Alert System using the NPT alert code.  The NPR Primary Entry Point test is scheduled for 8:20 PM EDT.

>The test will be approximately 30 seconds in duration and include a short, standard audio test message.

>No action is required at the station level, with exception of your awareness this is a planned FEMA test utilizing the NPT alert code.

>If you have any questions or concerns, please direct these to the PRSS Help Desk at prsshelp at npr.org  or https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://help.nprdistribution.org/s/start-ticket__;!!HXCxUKc!1fr-evaxrM6S2GPwaZki9_xDJQ6veCGtNzMHyhEQM74tepqqL2hg_Tn2QlTITgGIRZBrV9Qc$

>For more information on the IPAWS Architecture, and the IPAWS Architecture Diagram, please visit the FEMA website at,  https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.fema.gov/informational-materials__;!!HXCxUKc!1fr-evaxrM6S2GPwaZki9_xDJQ6veCGtNzMHyhEQM74tepqqL2hg_Tn2QlTITgGIRZOIOZp-$

>Dan Kelley
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>Michigan Association of Broadcasters
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