NEW INFORMATION ON THE EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM “EAS” One important change has happened to the EAS Test that is different from what we sent out last week: The test will be less than30 seconds. Not THREE minutes. * Updated News:…
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First Nationwide Test of the Emergency Alert System 11/9/11
The First Nationwide Test of the Emergency Alert System, or EAS, will take place at 2:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time) on November 9, 2011 Office of the Governor Rick Perry Committee on People with Disabilities Emergency Alert System Nationwide Test…
National Preparedness Month: Communication during a Disaster
National Preparedness Month: Communication during a Disaster Source: Office of the Governor Rick Perry – Committee on People with Disabilities NEW ORLEANS – As part of National Preparedness Month, the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Federal Communications Commission today…
Live Webcast: September 12-14: Getting Real II: Inclusive Emergency Management
Live Webcast: September 12-14: Getting Real II: Inclusive Emergency Management The Office of Disability Integration and Coordination ODIC http://www.fema.gov/about/odic/ at the Federal Emergency Management Agency and co-sponsors, the National Council on Disability NCD, the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation…
FEMA Administrators to Keynote at TDI Conference
FEMA Administrators to Keynote at TDI Conference http://www.cepintdi.org/home/Announcements/FEMAkeynoteTDIConf CEPIN’s parent organization, Telecommunications for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Inc. (TDI) is proud to announce that W. Craig Fugate and Marcie Roth will keynote the afternoon portion of TDI’s conference…
President Declares Emergency For Texas
President Declares Emergency For Texas Citizens with Special Needs Preparedness: http://www.texasonline.com/portal/tol/en/emergency/specialneeds Hurricane Resources for Texas Citizens: http://www.texasonline.com/portal/tol/en/emergency Release Date: June 29, 2010 Release Number: HQ-10-128 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) today…