The Federal Emergency Management Agency, in coordination with the FCC, will conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alert System (WEA) on August 11, 2021, at 2:20 p.m. EDT, with a back-up test date of August 25, 2021.
The alerts must comply with the FCC’s accessibility requirements. More information will be sent out about the accessibility requirements in a separate Public Notice.
Links to Public Notice Announcing the Planned Emergency Alert Tests:
URL: https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-announces-nationwide-emergency-alerting-test-august-11-2021
Word: https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-21-680A1.docx
PDF: https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-21-680A1.pdf
Text: https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-21-680A1.txt
For more information, please contact Maureen Bizhko, Attorney Advisor, Attorney Advisor, Policy and Licensing Division, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, at (202) 418-0011 or maureen.bizhko@fcc.gov. Individuals who are fluent in ASL may call the ASL Consumer Support Line at (844) 432‐2275 (videophone).