CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WBOY) — If an alarm blares on your phone the first week of October, don’t worry – it might just be a test. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Federal Communications ...

(TNS) - On Oct. 4, you will hear your phone go off. Rather than receive a text from a loved one or co-worker, it will be a nationwide test ordered by the federal government. That day, the Federal ...

In early September 2023, readers asked Snopes for confirmation of reports they had seen online claiming that a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) ...

WASHINGTON—FEMA has announced details surrounding its planned national emergency alert test Wednesday, Oct. 4. Conducted in conjunction with the FCC, the national test will consist of two portions, ...

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WBOY) — If an alarm blares on your phone this Wednesday, don’t worry – it might just be a test. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Federal Communications Commission (FCC ...