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Testing Of The Emergency Broadcast System - USA
Wednesday, November 9, 2011

November 9, 2011 Emergency Alert System Test United States Federal Emergency Management Agency Emergency Alert System Test United States Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Please be advised that FEMA will conduct a national emergency alert test on Wednesday, November 9th, 2011. In hopes of eliminating, or at least substantially reducing, unnecessary anxiety related to this event the Cochranville Fire Company shares this information. To the best of our knowledge and according to the FEMA website, as noted below, this is a legitimate test. There is concern that individuals will hear this as a REAL and credible event and overwhelm emergency responders. Let's help avoid this concern as much as possible. On November 9th FEMA, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) will conduct the first national test of the Nationwide Emergency Alert System. The test will kick off at 2:00 p.m. (EST). The test will be nationwide, running concurrently across all time zones. This system test is the first of its kind. It is designed to broadcast a nationwide message to the American public. Nothing like it has been conducted in the history of the country. There have been tests in the past but none to all parts of the Nation at the same time. The test will run concurrently on all radio and TV bands and the message will run for three (3) minutes. Most messages in the past were anywhere from 30 seconds to 1 minute. 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 message might create panic. Please share this information with your family and friends so they are aware of the test. Below are two websites that will provide more information. Additional information may be obtain by viewing the following webpages: http://www.fema.gov/emergency/ipaws/eas_info.shtm https://nationaldialogue-emergencyalertsystem.ideascale.com