For the first time, an Emergency Alert System (EAS) test will occur nationwide at 1 p.m. on Nov. 9. The purpose of the test is only to make sure the system works and will not require response from the people, just be aware since this the first time EAS had been conducted on a national level.
For more information visit http://www.fcc.gov/document/pshsb-announces-updates-november-9-2011-nationwide-eas-test.
