FEMA is conducting a national test of the Emergency Alert System and Wireless Emergency Alerts Oct. 4 at 2:20 p.m. Eastern Time. These tests are routine and required by law. The tests pose no danger ...

If you heard your phone blurt out alarming tones this afternoon, you probably know by now that it was just a test. If you don't, it's safe to come out of your bunker. The federal government conducted ...

Your cellphone will blare Wednesday afternoon to alert you of a national emergency – but don't worry, it's only a test. The Federal Emergency Management Agency and Federal Communications Commission ...

Everybody remain calm; it's just a test! This Wednesday, Oct. 4, the United States Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will send notifications to ...

Your electronic devices may have alarmed you on Wednesday — and there's a reason for that. A nationwide test of the federal emergency alert system started broadcasting just before 2:20 p.m. EDT to ...

In early September 2023, readers asked Snopes for confirmation of reports they had seen online claiming that a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) ...

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 ...

A planned national test of the Wireless Emergency Alerts system, which has been around since 2012, is scheduled to happen this Wednesday. But that test is also causing some conspiracy theories. Here's ...