{"id":1011,"date":"2023-10-04T08:41:25","date_gmt":"2023-10-04T12:41:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tlarc.org\/?p=1011"},"modified":"2023-10-09T06:28:55","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T10:28:55","slug":"ipaws-national-test-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tlarc.org\/?p=1011","title":{"rendered":"IPAWS National Test 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>FEMA, in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), will conduct a national test of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fema.gov\/emergency-managers\/practitioners\/integrated-public-alert-warning-system\">Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS)<\/a>&nbsp;on Oct. 4, 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"IPAWS National Test ASL\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YnzRBKG0oBA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To view the Spanish-language version click&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RNksQLzWDt8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About the National Test<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The national test will help ensure that&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fema.gov\/emergency-managers\/practitioners\/integrated-public-alert-warning-system\/public\/wireless-emergency-alerts\">Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA)<\/a>&nbsp;and the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fema.gov\/emergency-managers\/practitioners\/integrated-public-alert-warning-system\/public\/emergency-alert-system\">Emergency Alert System (EAS)<\/a>&nbsp;continue to be effective ways to warn the public about emergencies, particularly those on the national level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All major U.S. wireless providers participate in Wireless Emergency Alerts and will transmit the national test to their subscribers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If your mobile phone is on and within range of an active cell tower from a participating wireless provider, you should receive the national test. Wireless providers will transmit the national test for 30 minutes, but your phone should only receive it once.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fema.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/photos\/fema_ipaws_test_img.png\" alt=\"View of a IPhone with alert on screen saying: National Alert. THIS IS A TEST of the National Wireless Emergency Alert System. No action is needed. \"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">IPAWS National Test 2023<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The test will reach millions of mobile phones across the country via&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fema.gov\/emergency-managers\/practitioners\/integrated-public-alert-warning-system\/public\/wireless-emergency-alerts\">Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA)<\/a>, radio and television via the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fema.gov\/emergency-managers\/practitioners\/integrated-public-alert-warning-system\/public\/emergency-alert-system\">Emergency Alert System (EAS)<\/a>, and other communication pathways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Test will take place at approximately&nbsp;<strong>2:20 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Backup testing date is Oct. 11.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Have a Question?<\/strong><br>View our list of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fema.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/fema_ipaws-2023-national-periodic-test-faqs.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">frequently asked questions<\/a>&nbsp;to find more information on the national test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fema.gov\/emergency-managers\/practitioners\/integrated-public-alert-warning-system\/national-test-2023\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.fema.gov\/emergency-managers\/practitioners\/integrated-public-alert-warning-system\/national-test-2023\">FEMA<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FEMA, in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), will conduct a national test of the&nbsp;Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS)&nbsp;on Oct. 4, 2023. To view the Spanish-language version click&nbsp;here. About the National Test The national test will help ensure that&nbsp;Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA)&nbsp;and the&nbsp;Emergency Alert System (EAS)&nbsp;continue to be effective ways to warn [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1014,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1011","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-misc-amateur-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tlarc.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1011","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tlarc.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tlarc.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tlarc.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tlarc.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1011"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/tlarc.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1011\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1013,"href":"https:\/\/tlarc.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1011\/revisions\/1013"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tlarc.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1014"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tlarc.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1011"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tlarc.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1011"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tlarc.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1011"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}