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Problems Identified in Today’s EAS Test

Deschutes County Oregon -- 11/9/2011 --

The test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) that was supposed to happen today at 11:00 PST apparently had some sort of technical problems.

Employees of the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office monitored TV (cable and satellite), local radio and the internet to evaluate the test that didn’t appear to happen.

Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office of Emergency Management contacted Oregon Emergency Management and at this time they are not aware of what went wrong and are contacting the Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency (DHS/FEMA) for additional information.

Several national media outlets have reported "that viewers and listeners in many states said they saw and heard the alerts at the scheduled time, but others said they did not. There was no immediate explanation for the discrepancies, but that was one of the purposes of the test — to find out how well the system would work in an actual emergency."

Locally, citizens of the Tri-County area DO NOT need to be worried about our being able to use EAS if needed. Our system is local and is monitored closely and tested weekly by Deschutes County 9-1-1 and is not affected by what may have gone wrong at the Federal level.

To ensure reliable news is forwarded to the public, we will send out an additional press release when we receive information regarding what happened from Oregon Emergency Management or DHS/FEMA.

For more information, please call the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office at  (541) 617-3303.  


 

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