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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Forwarded on behalf of the University of Arizona Office of Public Safety.</span></i><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0in;background:white"><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#242424">The </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#242424"><a href="https://safety.arizona.edu/" target="_blank" title="https://safety.arizona.edu/"><b>Office
of Public Safety</b></a><span class="contentpasted0"><b> </b>is asking faculty and staff working with students to make them aware that the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Federal Communications Commission are planning a nationwide test of the Integrated
Public Alert and Warning System, or IPAWS, on Wednesday, Oct. 4. The alert will be sent to all consumer cellphones beginning at about 11:20 a.m. local time. </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#242424">"These tests are an important tool to make sure the public can effectively stay informed about national emergencies," said <b>Steve Patterson</b>, interim vice president and chief safety
officer. "But they can also be alarming if you don't know they are coming, so we are asking for everyone's help to make sure the campus community is aware."</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#242424">The message will read: "THIS IS A TEST of the National Wireless Emergency Alert System. No action is needed." The alert will display in English or Spanish, depending on the language settings
on the phone. All wireless phones should receive the message only once. To ensure accessibility, the alerts will be accompanied by a unique tone and vibration.</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#242424">The test will also include an Emergency Alert System message that will be sent to radios and televisions and will last approximately one minute.</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#242424">If the Oct. 4 test is postponed due to severe weather or other significant events, the test will be moved to Oct. 11. </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#242424"><a href="https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20230803/fema-and-fcc-plan-nationwide-emergency-alert-test-oct-4-2023" target="_blank" title="https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20230803/fema-and-fcc-plan-nationwide-emergency-alert-test-oct-4-2023"><b>More
information about the test</b></a><span class="contentpasted0"> is available on the FEMA website.</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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