There Will Be a Massive Test of the Emergency Alert System this Fall. Here’s What You Need To Know. Test messages will be sent to all TVs, radios and mobile phones
FEMA is coordinating with the Federal Communications Commission to carry out the test at approximately 2:20 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Oct. 4.
The EAS portion of the test will be sent to radios and televisions. This will be the seventh nationwide EAS test.
Here were the 6 prior:
(the 1st happened in 2011)
A second national test, the first classified as an NPT, occurred on September 28, 2016 as part of National Preparedness Month.[74][75] A third national periodic test occurred on September 27, 2017.[76]
The fourth NPT occurred on October 3, 2018 (delayed from September 20, 2018, due to Hurricane Florence). It was preceded by the first mandatory wireless emergency alert test.[77][78][79]
The fifth NPT occurred on August 7, 2019, and moved up from past years to prevent it from occurring during the heart of the Atlantic hurricane season. The test focused exclusively on distribution to broadcast outlets and television providers via the primary entry point network to gauge the efficiency of alert distribution in the event the internet cannot be used.[80][81]
The sixth NPT was postponed to 2021 amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic "out of consideration for the unusual circumstances and working conditions for those in the broadcast and cable industry."[82] The sixth test occurred on August 11, 2021, at 2:20 pm EDT.[83] This test involved the WEA system alongside television and radio.
As of 2022, as part of a clarification and streamlining of terminology used in messages, further NPTs will now be referred to in the test message as a "Nationwide Test of the Emergency Alert System" issued by the United States Government.[84] On May 3, 2022, it was announced that the seventh NPT would not take place during 2022, and instead occur in early 2023.[85]
On August 3, 2023, FEMA and the FCC announced that the seventh NPT will occur October 4, 2023 with a backup date of October 11, 2023. The test will commence at 2:20 pm ET, and will consist of an alert on TV/radio as well as a WEA on all cell phones.
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Here were the 6 prior:
(the 1st happened in 2011)
The fifth NPT occurred on August 7, 2019, and moved up from past years to prevent it from occurring during the heart of the Atlantic hurricane season. The test focused exclusively on distribution to broadcast outlets and television providers via the primary entry point network to gauge the efficiency of alert distribution in the event the internet cannot be used.[80][81]
The sixth NPT was postponed to 2021 amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic "out of consideration for the unusual circumstances and working conditions for those in the broadcast and cable industry."[82] The sixth test occurred on August 11, 2021, at 2:20 pm EDT.[83] This test involved the WEA system alongside television and radio.
As of 2022, as part of a clarification and streamlining of terminology used in messages, further NPTs will now be referred to in the test message as a "Nationwide Test of the Emergency Alert System" issued by the United States Government.[84] On May 3, 2022, it was announced that the seventh NPT would not take place during 2022, and instead occur in early 2023.[85]
On August 3, 2023, FEMA and the FCC announced that the seventh NPT will occur October 4, 2023 with a backup date of October 11, 2023. The test will commence at 2:20 pm ET, and will consist of an alert on TV/radio as well as a WEA on all cell phones.
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