WASHINGTON — “THIS IS A TEST”: If you have a cell phone or are watching television Wednesday, that message will flash across your screen as the federal government tests its emergency alert system used ...

The first test of the national wireless emergency system by the Federal Emergency Management Agency is shown on a cellular phone in Detroit, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) (ASSOCIATED ...

Don't panic when your phones, TVs and radios are hit with an emergency message from FEMA and the FCC today. Corinne Reichert (she/her) grew up in Sydney, Australia and moved to California in 2019. She ...

“THIS IS A TEST”: If you have a cellphone or are watching television Wednesday, that message will flash across your screen as the federal government tests its emergency alert system used to tell ...

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While Americans are getting increasingly used to emergency alerts from local police and fire officials, on October 4 at 2:20 p.m. ET they’ll receive something a little different. “THIS IS A TEST of ...

Don’t let today’s test of the emergency alert system catch you by surprise. The nationwide test will include the Wireless Emergency Alert and Emergency Alert System today (Wednesday, Oct. 4) starting ...