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Reminder: Wedesday, Wednesday, 10/3/18, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will conduct a nationwide test of the Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) system.  The test will assess the operational readiness for distribution of a national message and determine whether improvements are needed.  This will be the first nationwide WEA test.  The WEA test will start at 2:18 PM EDT and all active wireless phones should receive the message within 30 minutes from the start time.  The message will be: “Presidential Alert.  This is a test of the Wireless Emergency Alert system.  No action is required.”  All Sprint wireless phones that are activated, switched on and within range of a cell tower will receive this alert.

On Thursday, April 5^th, 2018, between 10:00 and 11:00 a.m., local government officials in and around Washington, D.C., will TEST the WEA system, to include sending actual TEST WEA messages to wireless subscribers throughout the National Capital Region