[Important Information for Employees] Nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System and the Wireless Emergency Alert System

[Michael Caraballo]

Campus community:

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), will conduct a nationwide test
of the Emergency Alert System <https://www.fema.gov/emergency-alert-system>
(EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts
<https://www.fema.gov/emergency-managers/practitioners/integrated-public-alert-warning-system/public/wireless-emergency-alerts>
(WEA) on Oct 4th.

The national test will consist of two portions, testing WEA and EAS
capabilities.  Both tests are scheduled to begin at approximately 2:20 p.m.
ET on Wednesday, Oct. 4.

The WEA portion of the test will be directed to all consumer cell phones.
The test message will display in either English or in Spanish, depending on
the language settings of the wireless handset.  The EAS portion of the test
will be sent to radios and televisions.

*All wireless phones should receive the message only once. The following
can be expected from the nationwide WEA test:*

   - Beginning at approximately 2:20 p.m. ET, cell towers will broadcast
   the test for approximately 30 minutes. During this time, WEA-compatible
   wireless phones that are switched on, within range of an active cell tower,
   and whose wireless provider participates in WEA, should be capable of
   receiving the test message.
   - For consumers, the message that appears on their phones will read:
   “THIS IS A TEST of the National Wireless Emergency Alert System. No action
   is needed.”
   - Phones with the main menu set to Spanish will display: “ESTA ES UNA
   PRUEBA del Sistema Nacional de Alerta de Emergencia. No se necesita acción.”


*Important information about the EAS test:*

   - The EAS portion of the test is scheduled to last approximately one
   minute and will be conducted with the participation of radio and television
   broadcasters, cable systems, satellite radio and television providers and
   wireline video providers.
   - The test message is similar to the regular monthly EAS test messages
   with which the public is familiar. It will state: “This is a nationwide
   test of the Emergency Alert System, issued by the Federal Emergency
   Management Agency, covering the United States from 14:20 to 14:50 hours ET.
   This is only a test. No action is required by the public.”


https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20230803/fema-and-fcc-plan-nationwide-emergency-alert-test-oct-4-2023
<https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20230803/fema-and-fcc-plan-nationwide-emergency-alert-test-oct-4-2023>

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*MICHAEL CARABALLO*

Director of Emergency Management

University Police

Lower Saranac Hall

101 Broad Street
<https://maps.google.com/?q=101+Broad+Street+Plattsburgh,+NY+12901&entry=gmail&source=g>

Plattsburgh, NY 12901
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(o) 518-564-4950

(f) 518-564-7986

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