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Nationwide Emergency Test – October 3rd

Ridgewood Emergency Services members and Ridgewood Police Clear Storm Drains

photo courtesy of Boyd Loving

the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Glen Rock NJ, the Glen Rock Police Department reminds everyone that on October 3rd, 2018, the Federal Emergency and Management Agency (FEMA) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) beginning at 2:18 p.m. ET. The test will assess how ready the distribution channels are in case a national message needs sending and determine whether improvements are needed.

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