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Nov. 3, 2011
The federal government will conduct the first nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) on Wednesday, Nov. 9, at 2 p.m. The Maryland Emergency Management Agency wants all residents to understand this event will be just a test, and not a real emergency alert.
The test will last up to three and a half minutes. During this period, regularly scheduled television, radio, cable, and satellite shows will be interrupted as the system is being tested.
"It is important to make sure the system works at the national level," said Richard Muth, executive director of the Maryland Emergency Management Agency. "The system is regularly used for local and regional notifications, but this will be the first national test. And I want all Maryland residents to understand that this will only be a test."
The test is being conducted by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), as part of an ongoing effort to keep the nation safe during emergencies and strengthen resilience against all hazards. The EAS is an alert and warning system that can be activated by the president to provide information to the public during emergencies.
NOAA's National Weather Service, governors, and state and local emergency authorities also use parts of the system to issue more localized emergency alerts. The test is an important exercise to ensure communication of critical information in a national emergency. Similar to EAS tests already conducted frequently on the local level, the nationwide test will involve television and radio stations across the United States and its territories.
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