Full Notification

Cell phone users across the U.S. will soon receive a text message on the same day at the same time. 
 
Designed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the message will test a system allowing President Trump and future presidents to send out nationwide emergency text messages.
 
FEMA will conduct its nationwide Wireless Emergency Alert test on Oct. 3 at 11:18 a.m. PST, followed by a nationwide emergency alert test on broadcast TV and radio.
 
According to FEMA, “the test will assess the readiness to distribute an emergency message nationwide and determine whether improvements are needed."
 
Other information:
 
-- The test will read “Presidential Alert” and include the following text: “THIS IS A TEST of the National Wireless Emergency Alert System. No action is needed.”

-- Phones will make a strange and uncommon sound, and will display an alert message on the home screen.

-- No actions are required for the test, which will be similar to the Emergency Alert System messages people commonly hear on the radio or see on television.

-- The test will last about one minute.

-- About 100 mobile carriers will partake in the test.

-- Cell phone users cannot opt out of receiving the emergency alerts.
 
For more details, visit www.fema.gov/emergency-alert-test

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