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2. Wireless Emergency Alerts - Wikipedia

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   An example of a Wireless Emergency Alert on an Android smartphone, indicating a Tornado Warning in the covered area. Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA), formerly known as the Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS) and, prior to that, as the Personal Localized Alerting Network (PLAN), [1] is an alerting network in the United States designed to disseminate emergency alerts to cell phones using Cell ...

3. National Warning System - Wikipedia

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   This ensures they are available even when the local system is down or overloaded. NAWAS has major terminals at each state Emergency Operations Center [3] and State Emergency Management Facility. Other secondary terminals include local emergency management agencies, National Weather Service field offices and Public-safety answering points (PSAPs).

4. Did your cell phone make a screeching noise today? Here’s why

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   Starting at approximately 2:20 pm ET on Wednesday, the federal government began conducting a nationwide test of its Emergency Alert System and Wireless Emergency Alerts. The EAS portion of the ...

5. Emergency Alert System - Wikipedia

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   Informally, Emergency Alert System is sometimes conflated with its mobile phone counterpart Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA), a different but related system. However, both the EAS and WEA, among other systems, are coordinated under the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS).

6. FEMA: That emergency alert you'll see on your cellphone ... - AOL

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   Local residents may see or hear emergency alerts on their cellphones, ... Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Mail. Sign in. Subscriptions;

7. National wireless phone alert test coming Oct. 4. - AOL

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   Some wireless providers don't participate in Wireless Emergency Alerts, but all major U.S. wireless providers do and will transmit the test to their subscribers, according to FEMA.

8. Why you should expect a blaring phone alert Wednesday - AOL

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   Even if your phone is set to silent, it will blast the nationwide test of the emergency alert system.

9. Mobile Emergency Alert System - Wikipedia

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   The Mobile Emergency Alert System (M-EAS) is an information distribution system that utilizes existing digital television spectrum and towers to provide information in emergency situations using rich media. The system can push text, web pages, and video to compatible equipment, such as mobile DTV devices.