Americans' cellphones will get an alert from the Federal Emergency Management Agency on Wednesday.
Every year, FEMA partners with national wireless carriers to run a test of the emergency alert system that is used to warn the public about national emergencies. FEMA, in conjunction with the Federal Communications Commission, will be sending a WEA alert to cellphones, while an EAS test will be sent to televisions and radios.A woman looks at her phone in this undated stock photo.
"We recognize that in disasters, seconds count," Criswell said. "Getting alerts out promptly to our communities saves lives."
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