Comments on: Nationwide Emergency Broadcast System Test https://sedonaeye.com/nationwide-emergency-broadcast-system-test/ Local News From All Points of View Thu, 10 Nov 2011 05:13:02 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 By: Gary Chamberlain, Cornville https://sedonaeye.com/nationwide-emergency-broadcast-system-test/comment-page-1/#comment-8810 Wed, 09 Nov 2011 08:23:48 +0000 https://sedonaeye.com/?p=15731#comment-8810 Nationwide Emergency Alert Broadcast (from US Coast Guard Operations): Just so you are aware…on Wednesday, November 9, 2011, FEMA, DHS and FCC will conduct the first national test of the Nationwide Emergency Alert System (EAS) test. This nationwide test will kick off at 2:00 p.m. (EST) and run concurrently across all time zones. This system test is the first of its kind designed to broadcast a nationwide message to the American public. In the history of the country, nothing like it has been conducted on such a level. As you may be aware, there have been tests in the past, but not of this magnitude encompassing all regions of the Nation simultaneously. The three (3) minute test will run concurrently on all radio and TV stations exceeding the previous messages broadcast which were anywhere from a 30 second to 1 minute message. There is great concern in local police and emergency management circles about undue public anxiety over this test. The test message on TV might not indicate that it is just a test. Fear is that the lack of an explanation regarding the message might create panic. Please share this information with your family and friends (especially those who do not have access to the internet) so they are aware of the test.

Here are websites that will provide more information regarding this test:
http://www.fema.gov/emergency/ipaws/eas_info.shtm
http://www.fema.gov/eastest/
https://nationaldialogue-emergencyalertsystem.ideascale.com/

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