The alarms are being conducted to test the alert systems.
FILE PHOTO: Every phone and television in the U.S. will be getting an alarm at the same time on Oct. 4 during a test of two of the country’s emergency alert systems.Every phone and television in the U.S. will be getting an alarm at the same time on Oct. 4 during a test of two of the country’s emergency alert systems.The emergency messages will be sent through the Wireless Emergency Alerts system for mobile phones and the Emergency Alert System for televisions and radios.
The message you will get on your phone will read: “THIS IS A TEST of the National Wireless Emergency Alert System. No action is needed.” The alert sent on televisions and radios will last for 1 minute and 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.”
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