FEMA conducts nationwide emergency alert test to gauge its ability to send warnings if the internet were to go down.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, conducted a nationwide emergency alert test on Wednesday afternoon to gauge its ability to send warnings if the internet were to go down.
The test was of the Emergency Alert System – a warning structure designed to “save lives and protect property during times of national, state, regional, and local emergencies,” according to FEMA. This test was different from the"Presidential Alert System" that was tested back in October. The"Presidential Alert" system uses the same wireless alerts smartphone users receive on AMBER alerts or severe weather warnings but allows the president, or another authorized official, to send simultaneous warnings to almost every smartphone in the country at the same time.The test happened at 2:20 p.m.
“This year’s test will evaluate the readiness of the national alerting capability in the absence of internet connectivity,” a FEMA announcement said.
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