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El Segundo Fire Department California - Wireless Emergency Alert Test Scheduled for January 9 2024 04 January 2024 ( news )
El Segundo Fire Department , state California ( By Press Release office)
Jan 04,2024
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ALERT SOUTHBAY REGIONAL ALERT AND WARNING
Wireless Emergency Alert Test Scheduled for January 9 , 2024
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SOUTH BAY – Alert SouthBay , in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission ( FCC ) and the
Integrated Public Alert and Warning System ( IPAWS )
, will conduct a test of the
Wireless Emergency Alert ( WEA ) capability for the South Bay Region on Tuesday , January 9 , 2024 , at approximately 11:20 a . m . PST .
The regional test will consist of testing WEA and registered subscribers in the
Alert SouthBay
Regional Program
. Both are scheduled to begin on Tuesday , January 9 , 2024 , at approximately 11:20 a . m . PST .
The WEA portion of the test will be directed to consumer cell phones . While this is not the first test of the WEA system nationwide , it is the first test of the Alert SouthBay Regional System and its capability .
The test aims to ensure that the systems continue to be effective means of warning the public about emergencies .
The WEA portion of the test will be initiated using
FEMA’s Integrated Public Alert and Warning
System ( IPAWS )
, a centralized internet - based system administered by FEMA that enables authorities to send authenticated emergency messages to the public through multiple communications networks . The WEA test will be issued via a code sent to cell phones .
All wireless phones should receive the message only once . The following can be expected from the regionwide WEA test:
At approximately 11:20 a . m . PST , cell towers will broadcast the test for approximately 30 minutes . During this time , WEA - compatible wireless phones that are switched on , within range of an active cell tower , and in a geographic area where the wireless provider participates in WEA should be capable of receiving the test message .
For consumers , the message on their phones will read: "THIS IS A TEST of the Alert SouthBay Regional Wireless Emergency Alert System . No action is needed . For information about this alert , please visit
www . alertsouthbay . com
”
Phones with the main menu set to Spanish will display: “ESTA ES UNA PRUEBA del Sistema Regional de Alerta de Emergencia . No se necesita acción . ”
Similar to when your phone receives an Amber Alert , the WEA alert tone is generally only played when the alert is initially received by the phone and , on some devices , stops as soon as the user clicks a button .
If a phone is off before the test alert is sent and not turned back on until after the WEA Test expires ( approximately 30 minutes ) , the phone should not get the test message .
WEA alerts are created and sent by authorized federal , state , local , tribal , and territorial government agencies through iPAWS to participating wireless providers , which deliver the alerts to compatible handsets in geo - targeted areas . To help ensure that these alerts are accessible to the entire public , including people with disabilities , a unique tone and vibration accompany the alerts .
For information about registering for emergency alerts or
frequently asked questions
, please visit
https://alertsouthbay . com
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