ONLY A TEST of the Integrated Public Alert & Warning System. Lakeport Police Chief Brad Rasmussen and staff want to remind the community that today at approximately 11:20 AM the FEMA national IPAWS alert will be broadcast as a test over TV, Radio, and Cell phones.
The Integrated Public Alert & Warning System (IPAWS) is FEMA's national system for local alerting that provides authenticated emergency and life-saving information to the public through mobile phones using Wireless Emergency Alerts, to radio and television via the Emergency Alert System, and on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Weather Radio.
Brad Rasmussen
Chief of Police
