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Houston to test wireless emergency alert to cell phones Friday; city urges residents to check settings
Summary
City officials will send a Wireless Emergency Alert test to cell phones within Houston at 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 5; the message will be clearly labeled as a test and residents are urged to make sure emergency alerts are enabled on their phones.
The City of Houston Office of Emergency Management (OEM) announced a citywide Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) test scheduled for 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 5. The message will be sent to cell phones inside the city's geographic boundaries and will be clearly labeled as a test; no action will be required of residents.
OEM staff said the test message will use the Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) channel — the same delivery mechanism used for AMBER alerts — but it will be categorized as a public…
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