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MEMBERS DISCUSSION AREA => General Discussion => Topic started by: DOUG on November 09, 2011, 08:48:37 AM

Title: Don't panic - It's just a test. 2PM Today.
Post by: DOUG on November 09, 2011, 08:48:37 AM

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2058344/Emergency-Alert-System-test-Wednesday-FEMA-FCC-tell-Americans-dont-panic.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

Don't panic! FEMA urges Americans not to worry as national alert system is tested

First-ever nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System to occur on November 9 at 2:00pm EST
Will last up to three-and-a-half minutes

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) are spearheading an aggressive public education campaign reminding Americans not to panic when they lose television and radio service for a few minutes on Wednesday during a test of the Emergency Alert System.

Although the public alert mechanism is decades old and often tested and used at the local level, it has never before been tested on a nationwide scale.

This first-ever test will occur at 2:00pm EST on Wednesday, November 9 and will occur simultaneously across the U.S. and its territories, lasting up to three-and-a-half-minutes.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2058344/Emergency-Alert-System-test-Wednesday-FEMA-FCC-tell-Americans-dont-panic.html#ixzz1dDRCavwH

Title: Re: Don't panic - It's just a test. 2PM Today.
Post by: Trailabite on November 09, 2011, 02:17:17 PM

Is this eastern or central time?


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Title: Re: Don't panic - It's just a test. 2PM Today.
Post by: DOUG on November 09, 2011, 02:46:29 PM

Quote from: Trailabite on November 09, 2011, 02:17:17 PM

Is this eastern or central time?


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WAS Eastern

Title: Re: Don't panic - It's just a test. 2PM Today.
Post by: Trailabite on November 09, 2011, 03:00:28 PM

Damn, I missed it!


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