Editor’s note: The above video from the previous related coverage that was first reported on KXAN on August 26, 2025.
Austin – Austinians will receive an emergency alert on Monday, September 29, as it becomes the city of Austin A. Approved salad from Fema It can be used as a national emergency alert system.
The iPaws, which belongs to the integrated general warning and warning system, is a federal regulatory system that allows the judicial authorities to communicate with the public through mobile phones, television and radio towers without the need for any subscriptions to the service, according to the city. It is the National FEMA system for local alerts that provide an emergency authentication and life saving to the public.
IPAWS uses wireless emergency alerts (WEA) to connect to mobile phones within a geographical product and can send messages to television and radio stations via EAS.
According to Austin, Texas provinces can only become alert powers through Fema, until recently. Now, more big cities go through the process of becoming an iPaws alert salad.
the ready The web website notes that the extensive authorities by sending WAS include governmental, local, tribal and regional safety officials,National weather servicetheNational Center for Lost and Understanding ChildrenAnd the President of the United States.
To become an alert salad, Austin must test the iPaws system regularly to check that both Wea and EAS systems operate properly via various platforms, so that the audience knows how the alerts will look like.
Austin is a unique alert salad because the borders of its city extend to three provinces: Travis, Hayes, and Williamson. Austin will have to contact the emergency management staff in each province to arrange the iPaws alert to send, if necessary.
Alert the test planned on September 29
The Austin Office for Internal Security and Emergency Management (HSEM) will conduct a coordinated test for both EAS and Wea systems on Monday, September 29, around 3 pm via the entire city in all three provinces.
The test message will be broadcast through radio, television and cable outlets via EAS, and the WeA message will be sent to the compatible mobile phones at the same time. Alerts will clearly mention that they are part of a test, and there is no required procedure from the audience.
The city noted in a press statement that, given that the borders of the city of Austin extend through three provinces and because of how the cell towers and signs work, “test alerts” may “bleed into areas in these provinces outside the city’s borders.”
More information can be found about this test and an emergency alert system in ReadeCentraltexas.org.
About alert systems
EAS (EAS) is a national public warning tool that allows federal, state and local authorities to intersect radio, television and cables with important emergency information.
Wireless emergency alerts (WEA) allows approved agencies to send short emergency messages directly to mobile phones in the targeted geographical areas. These alerts appear on similar devices for a text message, accompanied by distinct tone and vibrations.
More information about alerts can be found in Read.gov/alertsAlong with tips on how to explore a mobile device that does not receive Wea.