FEMA Urges Preparedness for Hurricanes and Severe Weather
May 29, 2012
Mobile wireless emergency alerting capabilities will be available nationwide through participating carriers.
Hurricane Season begins June 1, 2012, FEMA is providing additional tools for federal, state, local, tribal and territorial officials to alert and warn the public about severe weather. Using the Commercial Mobile Alert System, or CMAS, which is a part of FEMA’s Integrated Public Alert and Warning System, this structure will be used to deliver Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) to wireless carriers for distribution to the public.
