FEMA and FCC Plan Nationwide Emergency Alert Test for Aug. 11 Test Messages Will be Sent to TVs and Radios Along with Select Cell Phones That Have Opted-in to Receive Test Messages

https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20210611/fema-and-fcc-plan-nationwide-emergency-alert-test-aug-11-test-messages-will

WASHINGTON – FEMA, in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission, will conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) this summer.

The national test will consist of two portions, testing WEA and EAS capabilities. Both tests will begin at 2:20 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Aug. 11.

The Wireless Emergency Alert portion of the test will be directed only to consumer cell phones where the subscriber has opted-in to receive test messages. This will be the second nationwide WEA test, but the first nationwide WEA test on a consumer opt-in basis. The test message will display in either English or in Spanish, depending on the language settings of the wireless handset.

The Emergency Alert System portion of the test will be sent to radios and televisions. This will be the sixth nationwide EAS test.

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FEMA 和 FCC 计划在 8 月 11 日进行全国紧急警报测试测试消息将发送到电视和收音机以及选择接收测试消息的部分手机

华盛顿——今年夏天，FEMA 将与联邦通信委员会【FCC】协调，在全国范围内对紧急警报系统 (EAS) 和无线紧急警报 (WEA) 进行测试。

国家测试将包括两部分，测试 WEA 和 EAS 的能力。两项测试都将在8 月 11 日星期三东部时间下午 2:20 开始。

测试的无线紧急警报部分将仅针对订户已选择接收测试消息的消费者手机。这将是第二次全国范围的 WEA 测试，但却是第一次在消费者选择的基础上进行全国范围的 WEA 测试。测试消息将以英语或西班牙语显示，具体取决于无线手机的语言设置。

测试的紧急警报系统部分将发送到广播和电视。这将是第6次全国性的EAS测试。