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FEMA Plans National EAS Test Sept. 27; Oct. 4 Backup, as Police Group Seeks Blue Alerts

The Federal Emergency Management Agency will conduct a nationwide emergency alert system test either Sept. 27 or, as a backup, Oct. 4, FEMA said in a letter posted Friday in FCC docket 15-94 to Public Safety Bureau Chief Lisa Fowlkes.…

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The proposed test would be “originated in the same manner” as the national test conducted last September, FEMA said. Meantime, a dedicated EAS event code for blue alerts would facilitate the adoption of new blue alert plans in the 23 states that don’t yet have one, and a national blue alert network would help save police lives, said the National Association of Police Organizations in comments posted in FCC docket 15-94 Monday. “Lack of a dedicated Blue Alert EAS event code is one of the main obstacles to states adopting and using Blue Alert plans,” the filing said. “With the number of law enforcement officer assaults, injuries, and deaths increasing sharply in recent years, a functioning National Blue Alert Network, with all states participating, is vital.” Commissioners approved an NPRM at their June meeting (see 1706220045).