DENVER (KDVR) — If you’re in Denver on Wednesday at about 11 a.m., be aware: The city’s Office of Emergency Management and Denver 911 will be testing citywide alert systems.
Denver holds the test annually, checking that not only the Wireless Emergency Alert system and the Reverse Emergency Notification system are in proper working order.
However, that means a clamor of tones from cellphones across Denver will be heard at 11 a.m. on Wednesday. Any cell phone that has the WEA system enabled and is located inside Denver County will be activated on Wednesday for the test.
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The Sept. 10 test will be conducted on all phones that are located within the city and county of Denver during the test, no matter where the phones are registered or if they belong to individuals who live outside of Denver. The system is used to alert residents of critical warnings, such as severe weather, public safety threats and local emergencies…