Posted on 09/15/2018 7:44:51 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration will send a message to all U.S. cellphones on Thursday to test a previously unused alert system that aims to warn the public about national emergencies.
The messages will bear the headline "Presidential Alert", the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) said in a statement this week. Phones will make a loud tone and have a special vibration, said FEMA, which will send the alert.
The test message, scheduled for 2:18 p.m. EDT on Thursday, will read: "THIS IS A TEST of the National Wireless Emergency Alert System. No action is needed."
The test has been scheduled to ensure that the alert system would work in the event of a national emergency. U.S. cellphone users will not be able to opt out.
Former President Barack Obama signed a law in 2016 requiring FEMA to create a system allowing the president to send cellphone alerts regarding public safety emergencies.
Since the wireless emergency alert system began in 2012, it has issued over 36,000 alerts for situations such as missing children, extreme weather and natural disasters, but never a presidential directive. Cell phone users can opt out of natural disaster or missing children alerts.
FEMA said in a statement the alerts can only be used for national emergencies. The president has sole responsibility for determining when the national-level alerts are used.
In the event of widespread severe weather or another significant event on Sept. 20, the test will be pushed back to Oct. 3, FEMA said.
The administration announced in July that it would schedule the test alert for September. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment on its role in planning the test alert.
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I hope it’s Morse Code for MAGA.
Twitter without limit...
Boy,are you out of touch! I know of a local firefighter was
“entertaining” the wife of a highway patrolman while he, WPM, was on shift. (Talk about the death wish!)
Well, computer models will say so.
YAAAAS!
YAAAAS!
I never noticed that before.
That 3000 number sure gets around.
no doubt the left will go absolutely nuts declaring that this is the first step of President Trump’s fascist takeover of everything ...
640/1240 CONALRAD?
When the emergency system is activated and "Stand By for a Message from the President."
Great.
My phone won’t allow me to turn off presidential alerts...
Can we text back?
Put it in a faraday bag.
Dear citizens: in 12 minutes Earth will be obliterated by a giant asteroid. Have a nice day.
My phone only makes/receives calls and rings. Will someone be making a special call for us troglodytes?
Well, hell, my phone is usually off anyway.
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It will be interesting to see if the alert can be triggered on “off” cellphones.
“I know of a local firefighter was
“entertaining” the wife of a highway patrolman while he, WPM, was on shift.”
Several years ago in Indiana, a County Sheriff was killed in a gun battle with the State Trooper whose wife he was “entertaining” while he worked the night shift.
Though, no doubt there is a "ape" for that, or whatever it is they like to say.................
Should I stay home from work on Thursday? There are going to be a lot of Rats throwing their phones around, and going ape.
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