In case you have not seen this information in the media, tomorrow, Wednesday, October 4, 2023 at approximately 2:20 p.m. the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), will conduct a nationwide Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) test.
The test will include sending a "test message" to all televisions, radios, and cell phones. All powered on cellphones within range of a cell tower will receive a test alert message as part of FEMA’s nationwide test of its Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS).
As the test may occur during school hours for some of our buildings, and in some cases coincide with school dismissal time, we wanted to make sure that you are aware of this test. Any notifications specific to West Genesee CSD during this time would come from our SchoolMessenger platform and would be separate from the FEMA test message.