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Don’t freak out folks when you hear an NEAS test tomorrow…This is only a test, should it be a real emergency bend over and kiss your you-know-what goodbye because duck and cover doesn’t work and hasn’t since the 60’s….just saying.
On November 9th -- FEMA, DHS and FCC will conduct the first national test of
the Nationwide Emergency Alert System test. This test will kick off at 1:00
p.m. (CST). The test will be nationwide, running concurrently across all time
zones.
This system test is the first of its kind. It is designed to broadcast a nationwide message to the American public. Nothing like it has been conducted
in the history of the country. There have been tests in the past but none to all parts of the Nation at the same time. The test will run concurrently on all radio and TV band and the message will run for three minutes. Most
messages in the past were anywhere from 30 seconds to 1 minute.
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 message might create panic. Please share this information with your family and friends so they are aware of the test.
Below is additional information, along with two websites, that will provide
more information...
What will people hear and see during the Test?
During the test, listeners will hear a message indicating that "This is a
test." Although the EAS Test may resemble
the periodic, monthly EAS tests that most Americans are already familiar with,
there will be some differences in what viewers will see and hear. The audio
message will be the same for all EAS participants; however due to limitations
in the EAS, the video test message scroll may not be the same or indicate that
"this is a test." This is due to the use of the live EAN code - the same code
that would be used in an actual emergency. The text at the top of the
television screen may indicate that an "Emergency Alert Notification has been
issued." This notification is used to disseminate a national alert and in
this case, the test. In addition, the background image that appears on video
screens during an alert may indicate that "this is a test," but in some
instances there might not
be an image at all.
There are several limitations to the current EAS for individuals with access
and functional needs. FEMA and the FCC are committed to providing
organizations and the EAS community with information well in advance of the
Test. FEMA and the FCC will further engage the EAS community to better
understand the wide range of information and access needs in preparation for
the national EAS. IPAWS has been performing outreach to access and functional
needs organizations in several different forums, including working groups and
roundtables led by the FEMA Office of Disability Integration and Coordination,
with representation from multiple FEMA program offices, other Department of
Homeland Security components, and other Federal Departments and Agencies.
http://www.fema.gov/emergency/ipaws/eas_info.shtm
https://nationaldialogue-emergencyalertsystem.ideascale.com/
Here are the official links from FCC, FEMA and DHS. This test of the
Nationwide Emergency Alert System is official and
will kick off at Wednesday, 9 November 2011 at 1400 ET:
http://www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/emergency-alert-system-nationwide-test
http://www.fema.gov/emergency/ipaws/eas_info.shtm
http://blog.dhs.gov/2011/10/fema-blog-emergency-alert-system-test.html
Here is a video message about the test from the FCC:
http://transition.fcc.gov/email_camp/media/30SEC_EAS_PSA_open-C1.mov
-emergencyalertsystem.ideascale.com/
Here are the official links from FCC, FEMA and DHS. This test of the
Nationwide Emergency Alert System is official and
will kick off at Wednesday, 9 November 2011 at 1400 ET:
http://www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/emergency-alert-system-nationwide-test
http://www.fema.gov/emergency/ipaws/eas_info.shtm
http://blog.dhs.gov/2011/10/fema-blog-emergency-alert-system-test.html
Here is a video message about the test from the FCC:
http://transition.fcc.gov/email_camp/media/30SEC_EAS_PSA_open-C1.mov
even loose sound or picture on the channels like in the old days…guess we should stick to what works!
and I hope to God that if a real emergency arrises the sound quality is better. I could hardly understand what he was saying.
And I don’t know how this test was any different for all the others they’ve done in the past. Why all the big hoopla and publicity about it?
guess Bon…I think it was a major bust. Heard in Oregon, several radio stations didn’t even get the signal. And like I mentiond, here, the t.v. just flickered for a nano-second but we didn’t loose picture or sound at all and my t.v. stations come from the capital of California, you’d think that at least these stations would have had a good signal, it’s not like we’re in a little backwater podunct (sp?) town in the sticks…
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