Community Members Requested to Take Survey About National IPAWS Test

For Immediate Release: Wednesday, October 3, 2018

Montgomery County’s Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security is asking Montgomery County community members to take a survey regarding the October 3 national test of the federal Emergency Alerts System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA).

 

On Wednesday, October 3 beginning at approximately 2:18 p.m., the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), conducted an Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) national test of the EAS and WEA.

 

The goal was to test a nationwide system that is critical to warning the public about dangerous weather, missing children, and other urgent situations.

 

This WEA survey is intended to assess the effectiveness of that test and better understand the current state of national preparedness.

 

Individual responses and ratings collected through the assessment will be kept confidential, and will never be shared publicly.

 

You can access the survey at: https://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/4595149/IPAWS-Survey .

Thank you for taking the time to assist in evaluation of the effectiveness of the IPAWS test.

 

Release ID: 18-695
Media Contact: Lucille.Baur@montgomerycountymd.gov or 240-777-6507