Public Safety Bureau Grants Waiver for Minnesota WEA/EAS Test
Supporting a Minnesota wireless emergency alert (WEA) test planned June 18, the FCC Public Safety Bureau granted a limited waiver allowing participation by emergency alert system (EAS) entities and commercial mobile service providers. The test is a combined live EAS…
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and end-to-end WEA test and will run 6:30-7 p.m. CDT, with a backup date of June 19, the bureau said in a Friday order. The proposed test "will help ensure that [Minnesota's] personnel is sufficiently well trained in how to use the EAS and WEA so that they can initiate an actual alert effectively when necessary." Testing EAS and WEA together "is a likely reflection of what would occur in an actual emergency," it said. The bureau conditioned the waiver on the state providing sufficient outreach so the test doesn't confuse emergency personnel or the public.