Nationwide Emergency Alert Test on August 7

8/6/2019

Nationwide Emergency Alert Test on August 7

FEMA, in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission, will conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) on Wednesday, Aug. 7. Beginning at 2:20 p.m. EDT, the test message will be sent to radio and television stations via FEMA Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS).

This year’s test will evaluate the readiness of the national alerting capability in the absence of internet connectivity. Similar to regular monthly EAS tests, the Aug. 7 test will be approximately one minute long, with minor interruption of radio and television programing. Both the audio message and text crawl should be accessible to people with disabilities.

For further information about the test, please visit: the FEMA website.

Contact Information

https://www.fema.gov/emergency-alert-system