On Oct. 4, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency ...

Get ready for a little chaos on Wednesday afternoon, because a test of the national Wireless Emergency Alerts will happen between 2:20 and 2:50 p.m. EDT. (That’s 11:20 to 11:50 a.m. on the West Coast.

Williamson County to test Wireless Emergency Alert system on Oct. 1 at 1:30 p.m. around the 911 Tracy Chambers Ln. area.

Brace yourselves: your cell phone will play another sudden, loud alarm at 2:20 p.m. Wednesday as part of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s national test of its alert system through all ...