The first test of the national wireless emergency system by the Federal Emergency Management Agency is shown on a cellular phone in Detroit, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) (ASSOCIATED ...

Get ready, America: A nationwide test of the emergency alert system will blare from every cellphone and TV in the country Wednesday. FEMA will be testing the Emergency Alert System and Wireless ...

While Americans are getting increasingly used to emergency alerts from local police and fire officials, on October 4 at 2:20 p.m. ET they’ll receive something a little different. “THIS IS A TEST of ...

The government will be testing emergency alerts on phones, televisions and radios across the country on Wednesday. The Federal Emergency Management Agency and Federal Communications Commission will ...