As part of a regional exercise, the District of Columbia is testing its Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) system on Thursday, April 5, 2018, between 10-11 a.m. Cell phones or mobile devices located in the District will receive a test message that reads: "This is a test of the District of Columbia Wireless Emergency Alerts System. No action required". The alert triggers a loud noise while displaying a text message on the device(s).
Additional jurisdictions participating in the test include: City of Alexandria, City of Bowie, City of College Park, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church, City of Gaithersburg, City of Greenbelt, City of Takoma Park, City of Manassas, City of Manassas Park, City of Rockville, Arlington County, Charles County, Fairfax County, Frederick County, Loudoun County, Montgomery County, Prince George's County and Prince William County.
You may receive more than one message as WEA uses carrier tower to distribute the messages.
For additional WEA information, visit: https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/wireless-emergency-alerts-wea.
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