FCC Chairman Wants to Overhaul The Emergency Alert System

FCC Chairman Wants to Overhaul The Emergency Alert System

In a move to modernize the nation’s emergency communications infrastructure, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr announced a comprehensive review of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) platform, marking what could be the most significant update to these systems in over three decades. The announcement, detailed in a blog post published Wednesday, underscores […] The post FCC Chairman Wants to Overhaul The Emergency Alert Sy…

FCC Releases Details of Its Plans to Review Emergency Alert System

In August, the commission will vote on a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that will re-examine alerting systems ‘from the ground up and explore … fundamental changes to these systems’

Planned test of Emergency Alert Systems scheduled for Aug. 4

SAN MARCOS, Texas — The Hays County Office of Emergency Services will conduct a coordinated test of both the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and the Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) system on Monday, Aug. 4, 2025, at approximately 3:30 p.m. CST across the entire county. This test is part of our ongoing commitment to ensure that public warning systems are fully operational and capable of quickly delivering critical information to the public in the ev…