AUSTIN (Talk1370.com) — The City of Austin will test its emergency alerting capabilities Monday, sending an emergency message to cell phones and broadcast radio and television stations.
Monday’s test will take place at approximately 3 p.m.; the message will clearly state it is part of a test, and no action is required by the public.
The test will ensure the city has the ability to send emergency messages using the federal Integrated Public Alert and Warning System, or IPAWS – a combination of Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) sent to cell phones, and the Emergency Alert System (EAS) messages used by broadcasters and cable providers…