However, they are inaccurate,' said Jeannette Sutton, a University at Albany, State University of New York associate professor in the College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security, and Cybersecurity. 'There is a lot of misinformation about harm to message receivers from the emergency alert test.

That hasn’t stopped unfounded claims that the tones and vibrations accompanying the alerts can damage people’s health, or that the alerts will cause 'electromagnetic power surges.' It’s not the first time this test has happened, and experts said there’s nothing to fear.

4 test of its emergency warning systems, and some social media users are broadcasting baseless warnings about it.įEMA, in cooperation with the Federal Communications Commission, will test its Integrated Public Alert and Warning System, sending out test emergency alerts to every television, radio and cellphone in the nation. The Federal Emergency Management System has scheduled an Oct.