“This is a
test of the Prince George's County Emergency Alert System. No action required.”

WEA includes

a special tone (some describe it as quite loud) and a vibration, both repeated

twice. A text message also appears...

No, if a

person’s WEA-enabled cell phone or mobile device is located in the target

location, an alert will be received. A person...

Each

jurisdiction participating in the exercise will draw their geo-targeted map. We

are 100 percent certain cell phone or...

Authorized

national, state or local government authorities may send alerts regarding

public safety emergencies – such as...

There are

three types of messages sent through WEA: extreme weather and other threatening

emergencies in an area, AMBER alerts...

Authorized

officials select the coverage area(s) which best match the location of an

emergency. All WEA-enabled mobile devices...

When the WEA program

launched, participating wireless providers were generally required to send the

alerts to a geographic area...

In the event widespread severe weather or other

significant event occurs on April 5, the back-up date for the test is Monday,

Ap...

Periodic

testing of public alert and warning systems assesses the system and identifies

any needed improvements. Public safety...