FEMA will conduct a national emergency alert system test next week

On September 20th, FEMA will conduct a test of its Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS), which brings together two existing alert systems, the Emergency Alert System and the Wireless Emergency Alerts system, which will allow the government and president to send out an update to the public in the event of an emergency.FEMA says that it’s testing the system to “assess the readiness” for a national emergency message, and to “determine whether improvements are