[WardFive] District of Columbia Wireless Emergency Alert Test - June 22, 2019

District of Columbia Wireless Emergency Alert Test - June 22, 2019

hsema.dc.gov/DCWEATest

 

Will you be on or near the National Mall on Saturday, June 22, between 11 and 11:30 a.m.? If so, chances are extremely high that you will be part of the District of Columbia's Wireless Emergency Alert System test using geo-target capabilities.

Cell phones or other mobile devices on or near the National Mall will receive the following message: "A test of the District of Columbia Wireless Emergency Alerts System. No action required." Wireless Emergency Alerts trigger a loud noise and text message on cell phones and enabled mobile devices. 

Periodic testing of public alert and warning systems help assess the operational readiness of the system and identify any improvements needed. Public safety officials need to be sure that in times of emergency or disaster, they have reliable methods and systems that will deliver urgent alerts and warnings to the public. Conducting a test supports the continued use, training, and improvement of the WEA system. 

Since its launch in 2012, the WEA system has been used more than 33,000 times nationwide to warn the public about dangerous weather, missing children, and other critical situations. Additional information on WEA is located at: https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/wireless-emergency-alerts-wea

For additional information about the Wireless Emergency Alerts System Test on June 22, 2019, please e-mail hsema.comms@dc.gov.

 

Robert Vinson Brannum

Chairman, NAACP-DC Veterans Committee

Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner – 5E08

Commissioner, DC Commission on the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday

Board Member, DC Open Government Coalition, Inc.

President Emeritus, DC Federation of Civic Associations, Inc.

Former President, Bloomingdale Civic Association, Inc.

Chairman Emeritus, 5^th District Citizens’ Advisory Council, Inc.

Chairman Emeritus, Ward 5 Democratic Committee

Former Interim Chairman, DC Commission on National and Community Service

Former Board Member, North Capital Neighborhood Development Corporation, Inc.

Former Board Member, DC Crime Solvers, Inc.

Incorporatorand Founding Board Member, National Coalition on Black Civic Participation, Inc.

Founding Board Member, Veterans and Military Families for Progress, Inc.