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PSA: Nationwide EAS Test Postponed to 3-Oct
Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2018 6:18 am
by 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.
Re: PSA: Nationwide EAS Test September 20, 2018
Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2018 3:00 pm
by TomS
Does this test involve inbound missiles?
Re: PSA: Nationwide EAS Test September 20, 2018
Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2018 3:05 pm
by Bitter Clinger
TomS wrote: Fri Sep 14, 2018 3:00 pm
does this test involve inbound missiles?
Or the Yellowstone caldera? Solar flare eruptions? A giant asteroid? AntiFa? Sheila Jackson Lee?
Re: PSA: Nationwide EAS Test Postponed to 3-Oct
Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2018 7:30 am
by 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.
Re: PSA: Nationwide EAS Test Postponed to 3-Oct
Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2018 8:04 am
by Ed4032
Postponed?!?! Whew now I have time to study for the test...
Re: PSA: Nationwide EAS Test Postponed to 3-Oct
Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2018 12:52 pm
by BBYC
If they're not ready by the original date, that seems like they fail the readiness part of the test.
Re: PSA: Nationwide EAS Test Postponed to 3-Oct
Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2018 1:16 pm
by mojo84
BBYC wrote: Tue Sep 18, 2018 12:52 pm
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.
Re: PSA: Nationwide EAS Test Postponed to 3-Oct
Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2018 1:38 pm
by RoyGBiv
BBYC wrote: Tue Sep 18, 2018 12:52 pm
If they're not ready by the original date, that seems like they fail the readiness part of the test.
Tough crowd today.
Re: PSA: Nationwide EAS Test Postponed to 3-Oct
Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2018 1:59 pm
by Abraham
but, but what about Puerto Rico, our very own 3rd world country?