The FCC's Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau has released a Public Notice announcing that the Emergency Alert System (EAS) Test Reporting System (ETRS) is open now through October 3 for EAS ...

How will you define success in the upcoming national EAS test? Manny Centeno, program manager for FEMA’s Integrated Public Alert and Warning System, gets asked that question a lot by broadcasters.

The FCC has proposed rules providing for an annual test of the national alert capability of the broadcast Emergency Alert System (EAS). Under the proposed rules, all EAS participants will have to tell ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. WASHINGTON—Anecdotal evidence points to general success of yesterday’s national EAS system test, ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. WASHINGTON: A FEMA webinar is aimed at helping you find out if you are ready for this fall’s ...

PHOENIX - Federal officials say a national test of a system that aims to provide members of the public with emergency warnings will take place in October. The purpose of the test is "to ensure that ...

As a reminder, today (August 11) at 2:20 p.m. EDT, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will conduct a nationwide test of the ...

MINNEAPOLIS — When an emergency alert tone starts going off on your phone this week, don't be alarmed. It's all part of a planned test. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is conducting a ...

FEMA is praising Wednesday’s national test of the Emergency Alert System, in partnership with the Federal Communications Commission. The test commenced at around 2:20p ET, sending alerts to radio and ...