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Samantha Ferre
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will conduct an emergency alert to all consumer cell phones on Wednesday, October 4, at 2:20 p.m. ET. This test measures the effectiveness of Wireless Emergency Alerts to determine how well FEMA can alert people of emergencies via cell phone.
FEMA is sending emergency alerts to cell phones to measure the effectiveness of its cellular emergency alert system. As natural disasters like wildfires, hurricanes, floods, and tornadoes continue to damage infrastructure and threaten lives, FEMA wants to strengthen citizens' emergency readiness.
In 'the Mesa,' as it's known, the system is the latest step to improve the community's response and communication in the event of a wildfire, or other emergency, as the memory of the Table Rock fire is still fresh.
Broesch said the Mesa is also working to develop small groups of residents - he called them pods - who know where a neighbor's gas shutoff is, how many pets live in a house or who might need extra help in an emergency.
Piscopo said the city's emergency management groups are still establishing best practices for using public alerts, but CodeRED won't be the only alert system used to notify the public in urgent situations. His best advice for any emergency: "Don't ever wait for someone to tell you to leave. If you feel that your life or your property is in danger, you should take the appropriate steps to get out of the area and evacuate yourself."
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