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Office of Emergency Management
Nationwide Emergency Alert System Test Scheduled
November 9, 2011 at 1:00 P.M. CDT
The first nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) will occur on November 9, 2011, at 1 PM CDT.
The purpose of the test is to assess the reliability and effectiveness of the EAS as a mechanism to alert the public of emergencies. Although EAS Participants currently participate in state-level monthly tests and local-level weekly tests, there has never been a nationwide test of the system. The Commission, along with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, will use the results of this test to assess what works within the EAS and what does not and working together with EAS stakeholders will make improvements to the system as appropriate.
The FCC's Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau will continue to provide additional information concerning the first nationwide test of the EAS, through the release of further public notices. The bureau’s web page (http://www.fcc.gov/pshs/) will continue to post announcements of all significant developments affecting nationwide EAS testing for both EAS Participants and the general public.
For further information regarding this test, contact Lisa Fowlkes, Deputy Bureau Chief, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, (202) 418-7452; Tom Beers, Chief, Policy Division, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, (202) 418-0952; or Gregory Cooke, Associate Chief, Policy Division, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, (202) 418-2351; or visit the FCC's Emergency Alert System Nationwide Test webpage.
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