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New EAS Handbook and National EAS Test deadlines
A new version of the EAS Handbook for 2021 has been released by the FCC. This new version must be posted in place of the prior version. The handbook "summarizes the actions to be taken by personnel at EAS Participant facilities upon receipt of... Read More.
National EAS/WEA tests postponed until Oct. 3
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), will conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) on October 3, 2018 . The WEA portion of the test commences at 2:18 p.m. EDT, and the EAS portion... Read More.