The Emergency Alert System and Wireless Emergency Alerts tests ... On some devices, the tone will stop after a user clicks a button, FEMA says. The alert will not disrupt cellphone operations.

It's a test of the National Wireless Emergency Alert System by FEMA and the FCC, intended to immediately alert every American over TV, radio and cellphone in the event of a national crisis.

During those 30 minutes, all Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA)-compatible wireless phones that are switched on, within range of an active cell tower, and in a geographic area where the wireless ...

The alert will stop automatically ... and you will see an emergency alerts section, with Extreme Alerts and Severe Alerts. You can toggle between on and off using the button on the right-hand ...

As FEMA and the FCC made preparations for a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) system on Oct. 4, 2023, social media users shared warnings that ...