[cisco-voip] FYI: Emergency Alert System USA

[Scott Voll]

 your are correct..... sorry for the confusion....

Scott

On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 5:07 AM, Ed Leatherman <ealeatherman at gmail.com>wrote:

> Scott,
>
> My read of the notice is that the audio portion will indicate that it
> is a test, and that the video feed may or may not. Still worth noting
> though.
>
> On Tue, Nov 1, 2011 at 5:48 PM, Scott Voll <svoll.voip at gmail.com> wrote:
> > A nationwide live test of the emergency alert system is planned for 11
> a.m.
> > Nov. 9.
> >
> > The three-minute test will go out on radios and TVs, briefly interrupting
> > normal programming.
> >
> > The test is different than others in that it will present itself as an
> > actual emergency announcement, not a test. Doing so allows the Federal
> > Communications Commission and Federal Emergency Management Agency to test
> > reliability of different parts of the emergency notification system
> chain.
> >
> > Officials stress that though it will appear there is a real emergency,
> it is
> > only a test.
> > They ask people to get the word out in order to prevent unnecessary
> calls to
> > 911.
> >
> > For more information, go to www.fema.gov/emergency/ipaws/eas_info.shtm
> >
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> Ed Leatherman
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