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Saturday, October 22, 2011First Nationwide Test of Emergency Alert System Scheduled for Nov. 9
The question is what is coming that FEMA and the DHS feel the need to conduct a national test of the emergency alert system? First nationwide test of Emergency Alert System scheduled for Nov. 9 For years, local television and radio stations have periodically tested the Emergency Alert System with familiar tones followed by “This is a test…,” but on Wednesday, Nov. 9, for the first time ever, a nationwide test of the alert system will take place. While the Emergency Alert System is often used by state and local emergency managers for weather warnings, it has never been used or tested at a national level. “In a major disaster that affects large areas, such as an earthquake, this system could be used to broadcast life-saving information very quickly,” said Chuck Thacker, chief of the Grandview, Mo., fire department and chair of the Metropolitan Emergency Managers Committee. “We need a full-scale test to be sure that the system will work as intended when a nationwide alert goes out.” At 1 p.m. CST on Wednesday, Nov. 9, radio stations, local television stations, wireline video services, and cable and satellite providers in the Kansas City metropolitan area will join other broadcasters across the country for a simultaneous test of the system. Although the test will be similar to the routine monthly tests most of us are familiar with, there are a few key differences: The nationwide test will last longer than normal — approximately three minutes. While the audio message will include the words “This is a test” and be the same for everyone, the video test may vary due to differing technologies. Viewers should be aware that the video messages may or may not include the words “This is a test” in the background image or scroll at the bottom of the screen. The test will be conducted through broadcast media only — it will not include NOAA weather radios, mobile devices or outdoor warning sirens. The nationwide Emergency Alert System test will be conducted jointly by the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Federal Communications Commission and National Weather Service. These agencies selected the date, Nov. 9, because it is near the end of hurricane season and before the severe winter weather season begins. The time (1 p.m. CST) was selected to occur during working hours in time zones across the nation, minimizing disruption by avoiding traffic rush hours. “We hope everyone in the metro area will take this opportunity to think about what they would do in a real emergency,” said Bob Evans, emergency manager for Wyandotte County, Kan., and vice chair of the Metropolitan Emergency Managers Committee. “Do you have a family emergency plan, with a predetermined meeting place? Do you have emergency supplies on hand?” The committee maintains a website, www.preparemetrokc.org, with preparedness tips for various types of disasters, as well as an online tool for creating a family plan. “The best time to prepare for a disaster is before it happens,” said Evans. “While the alert system can provide basic instructions during an emergency, we all need to take personal responsibility to make sure we’re ready.” For more information about the nationwide Emergency Alert System test, visit http://www.fcc.gov/guides/emergency-...nwide-test-eas. |
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this from "The Intel Hub", pretty doomy, in the spirit of the thread, 11/9/11 again,
U.S. Government Gears Up To Release Bio-Weapon On Civilian Populace As Doomsday Event Looms? -->7 Comments The Intel Hub October 24, 2011 U.S. government has in rogue assets within. If a catastrophic earth based event (such as an asteroid impact, or natural mega disaster) were to occur on a future date and world governments had advanced knowledge of such an event — would the populace be warned? If the event were to be too catastrophic to recover from, and people in dense population centers were left to fend for themselves — would world governments preform an extermination of some regions in advance to avoid the total mayhem of a dynamic breakdown of society into ultimate civil unrest? One must wonder… On Wednesday, November 9, 2011, a strange series of events are set to take place that you should be informed about — many events pertaining to the subject have already happened which in turn lead up to this date and have been covered periodically by The Intel Hub. more: http://theintelhub.com/2011/10/23/u-...y-event-looms/ |
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Here's the outlook for this week.
November 6th, Sun: November 9th, Wed:
November 10th, Thurs:
November 11th, Fri: (Brought to you by the gsus calendar.) |
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Wow, 11/9 looks packed.
FWIW - that's the day that army specialist emailed his Mom and told her to get ready for the "end of the world." Then they busted him on espionage charges. http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/a...onage-14885981 |
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Wow, 11/9 looks packed. |
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Cover story?
http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmem...probe_didn.php I only see this on GLP with links to UK Daily Mail and EUTimes that do not go though. Here is one from the Examiner: http://www.examiner.com/courts-in-le...with-espionage " This is where it gets interesting. A Federal Security Services or (FSB) report circulating the Kremlin states that the US Military went into a "panic" when a soldier e-mailed his mother to "prepare for the end of the world." The report states that Millay had growing concerns over a massive military buildup of NorthCom. This buildup is said to include troops and equipment being shipped in from Afghanistan, Japan and South Korea through the Alaskan base and then to "staging areas" in the US. NorthCom was created on October 1, 2002 after 9/11. NorthCom is charged with protecting the United States homeland in support of local, state, and federal authorities. This support is limited by the Posse Comitatus Act . AFNORTH would take charge of the situation or event in the case of national emergencies, natural or man-made. Specialist Millay believed that the redeployment of these tens of thousands of US troops to America was “somehow” related to the November 9 testing of the United States Emergency Alert System (EAS) that is occurring “coincidentally” with a vast number of disaster drills and exercises being planned for the same time period. In a series of e-mails to friends and family that were intercepted by the NSA, the FSB reports, Millay warned when asked what to do, "prepare for the end of the world". The FSB notes in their report that the Kentucky region where Specialist Millay comes from is “heavily populated” by staunchly religious Christian conservatives who believe we are living in the “last days” and that President Obama is a “secret Muslim” whose goal is to destroy the United States so that a New World Order can be established ushering in the age of the “anti-Christ” foretold about in the Bible’s Book of Revelations. The e-mails detail nothing about specific troop movements or plans by the US military. The "heightened response" by the highest branches of the US government is what caught the attention of the FSB. According to the FSB report, a “standoff” between the FBI strike team sent to apprehend Specialist Millay and US Army personnel ensued with the Army winning out and keeping him from being taken by Obama regime authorities. Neither the Army nor the Obama administration have publicly stated exactly what Millay was arrested for. However, the Army is refusing to allow the federal government to prosecute Millay and will handle the case themselves. ... The report claims that with the US Officers’ Christian Fellowship Corp having 15,000 members active at 80 percent of American military bases and an annual growth rate, in recent years, of 3 percent, it is not beyond the possibility that a coup may be planned against Obama. The FSB notes, "it must also be considered that Obama may be preparing to establish martial law in the United States and rule under the existing Executive Orders" created since 9/11. The US military and the Obama administration are keeping tight-lipped on the subject. It will be interesting to find out more information from American sources." |
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