PSA: Nationwide EAS Test Postponed to 3-Oct

[RoyGBiv]

Just a heads up.

https://www.fema.gov/news-release/2018/ ... er-20-2018

The Federal Emergency Management Agency, in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), will conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) on September 20, 2018 (primary date) or October 3, 2018 (secondary date). The WEA portion of the test commences at 2:18 PM 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 technological improvements are needed.

[TomS]

Does this test involve inbound missiles?

[Bitter Clinger]

does this test involve inbound missiles?

Or the Yellowstone caldera? Solar flare eruptions? A giant asteroid? AntiFa? Sheila Jackson Lee?

[RoyGBiv]

Postponed!

https://www.fema.gov/news-release/2018/ ... ng-systems

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 October 3 due to ongoing response efforts to Hurricane Florence.

[Ed4032]

Postponed?!?! Whew now I have time to study for the test...

[BBYC]

If they're not ready by the original date, that seems like they fail the readiness part of the test.

[mojo84]

If they're not ready by the original date, that seems like they fail the readiness part of the test.

I suspect they are ready but just do not want to interfere with ongoing emergency relief efforts that are ongoing. At least that is the way I interpreted their statement.

[RoyGBiv]

If they're not ready by the original date, that seems like they fail the readiness part of the test.

Tough crowd today.

[Abraham]

but, but what about Puerto Rico, our very own 3rd world country?