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Gothmog

(145,554 posts) Mon Sep 17, 2018, 01:59 PM Sep 2018

FEMA postpones scheduled Presidential Alert test due to Hurricane Florence

Source: ABC Houston

FEMA'S Presidential push alert that was scheduled for this week will be pushed back.

Over the weekend, FEMA had announced they would be sending out an alert meant to warn Americans in the event of a national emergency. The alert would be like an AMBER alert.

On Monday, FEMA tweeted that the alert test would be moved due to severe weather across the east coast and the ongoing rescue.

Read more: https://abc13.com/fema-postpones-presidential-alert-test/4254214/

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FEMA postpones scheduled Presidential Alert test due to Hurricane Florence (Original Post) Gothmog Sep 2018 OP

new date: october 3, same time (2:18pm eastern time) unblock Sep 2018 #1

Why not November 6th? durablend Sep 2018 #2

So emergencies keep the emergency notification from alerting angstlessk Sep 2018 #3

I'm curious. forgotmylogin Sep 2018 #4

Because the buck stops at the president's desk onenote Sep 2018 #8

The last Racerdog1 Sep 2018 #5

I'll open a text from him that says "I'm resigning." watoos Sep 2018 #7

Tens of millions of Americans will soon have a new troll to block on their phones. stopbush Sep 2018 #6

This one is supposed to be technically unblockable. JustABozoOnThisBus Sep 2018 #9

Oh crappolla! GemDigger Sep 2018 #10

Also in response to a storm of opposition. lagomorph777 Sep 2018 #11

Dear T-Mobile OriginalGeek Sep 2018 #12

Well that... 47of74 Sep 2018 #13

Thank you, FEMA n/t Lulu KC Sep 2018 #14

unblock

(52,317 posts)

1. new date: october 3, same time (2:18pm eastern time)

Reply to Gothmog (Original post)

Mon Sep 17, 2018, 02:01 PM

Sep 2018

durablend

(7,464 posts)

2. Why not November 6th?

Reply to Gothmog (Original post)

Mon Sep 17, 2018, 02:08 PM

Sep 2018

Or do they need to make sure it works before sending out the "TERRA ALERTS" ?

angstlessk

(11,862 posts)

3. So emergencies keep the emergency notification from alerting

Reply to Gothmog (Original post)

Mon Sep 17, 2018, 02:15 PM

Sep 2018

people of emergencies?

forgotmylogin

(7,530 posts)

4. I'm curious.

Reply to Gothmog (Original post)

Mon Sep 17, 2018, 02:17 PM

Sep 2018

Why does the President specifically need a universal "reply all" button?

I'm not saying it's a bad idea for a national alert service, I'm just saying why is it a "Presidential Alert System" and not a National Emergency system - usable by "the government".

If TRMP starts blowin' up my phone, all "NO COLLUSION!!!" I swear...

I wonder if this was born out of RedDon wanting a way to issue edicts somewhere besides Twitter where the public can't respond to him.

onenote

(42,759 posts)

8. Because the buck stops at the president's desk

Reply to forgotmylogin (Reply #4)

Mon Sep 17, 2018, 02:38 PM

Sep 2018

Do you really want someone below the level of president having final authority to send out a national alert message without the president's concurrence?

And it was "born" out of legislation passed without a dissenting vote by the House and Senate and signed into law by President Obama in April 2016, with a requirement that the national mobile alert system be tested within 3 years of the law's enactment.