Hi All, This was sent to us today so that we would be aware of what's going on next Wednesday. Thought you might be interested. Now might be the time to locate the closest cave so you can flee to it...in case of emergency, that is. Just remember, THIS IS ONLY A TEST. IF A REAL EMERGENCY WERE OCCURRING... Louise > -----Original Message----- > From: Federal Aviation Safety Officers [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Kenneth Miles > Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2011 7:56 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [FEDASO] FYI - Upcoming National !- Emergency Test > Importance: High > > This is being forwarded for your information. The major concern is, some > people may not realize it is a test. Police and Fire are concerned they may > be overwhelmed with calls, or undue panic. > > > FYI > > Just so you are aware...on Wednesday, November 9, 2011, FEMA, DHS and FCC > will conduct the first national test of the Nationwide Emergency Alert System > (EAS) test. This nationwide test will kick off at 2:00 p.m. (EST) and run > concurrently across all time zones. > > This system test is the first of its kind designed to broadcast a nationwide > message to the American public. In the history of the country, nothing like > it has been conducted on such a level. As you may be aware, there have been > tests in the past, but not of this magnitude encompassing all regions of the > Nation simultaneously. The three (3) minute test will run concurrently on all > radio and TV band stations exceeding the previous messages broadcast which > were anywhere from a 30 second to 1 minute message. > > There is great concern in local police and emergency management circles about > undue public anxiety over this test. The test message on TV might not > indicate that it is just a test. Fear is that the lack of an explanation > regarding the message might create panic. Please share this information with > your family and friends so they are aware of the test. > > Below are two websites that will provide more information regarding this > test: > > http://www.fema.gov/emergency/ipaws/eas_info.shtm > <http://www.fema.gov/emergency/ipaws/eas_info.shtm> > > https://nationaldialogue-emergencyalertsystem.ideascale.com/ > <https://nationaldialogue-emergencyalertsystem.ideascale.com/> > > > V/R > Lloyd Wallace > 22nd Chemical Battalion-TE > Safety Officer/RSO > 5183 Blackhawk Rd. Blg E1942 > APG-EA, MD 21010 > Com:410-436-1389 > BB: 443-949-6490 > DSN:584-1389 > [email protected] > [email protected] > "Be pro-active, not re-active" > > > > > Classification: UNCLASSIFIED > Caveats: NONE > > > Classification: UNCLASSIFIED > Caveats: NONE
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