Wireless Emergency Alerts

Private Sector Advisory FEMA and FCC Conduct Nationwide EAS Test FEMA, and the Federal Communications Commission are going to be conducting a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019. The nationwide test is going to be sent to radio and television stations starting at 2:20 p.m. EDT. The test will be conducted through FEMA’s...

While many cell phones were buzzing with test text alerts from the president of the United States, others sat in silence. Several people used Twitter and other social media to note they failed to receive the test presidential alert sent by FEMA on Wednesday at 2:18 p.m. ET. The warning system was originally put in place under former President George...

IPAWS National Test of the Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) and Emergency Alert System (EAS) The National EAS and WEA test will be held today, beginning at 2:18 p.m. EDT. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), will conduct a nationwide test of the Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) and Emergency Alert System (EAS) today. The WEA portion of the test...

IPAWS National Test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), will conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) on October 3rd, 2018. The WEA portion of the test commences at 2:18 p.m. EDT, and...

Do you know when a tornado is coming? Did you know it is possible to get real-time alerts and warnings ahead of time? According to the 2015 Federal Emergency Management Agency National Household Survey, three out of four people know how to get real-time alerts and warnings ahead of a storm. Make sure you are one of them. Stay safe...

WEAs (Wireless Emergency Alerts) are your free and easy link to preparedness. Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) are emergency messages sent by authorized government alerting authorities through your mobile carrier. WEA will look like a text message. The WEA message will show the type and time of the alert, any action you should take, and the agency issuing the alert. The...