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Receiving
Emergency
Alerts
Messages
Emergency
Alerts
service
allows
you
to
receive
automatic
alerts
in
times
of
crisis
(e.g.,
earthquake,
hurricanes,
etc.).
Wireless
Emergency
Alerts
(WEA),
also
known
as
CMAS,
is
a
part
of
a
national
alerting
system
called
IPAWS
(Integrated
Public
Alert
and
Warning
System)
that
enables
emergency
management
officials
to
rapidly
disseminate
the
warnings
and
safety
information
via
text
alerts
to
wireless
phones
based
on
the
phones’
geographic
location,
The
Federal
Emergency
Management
Agency
or
FEMA
is
responsible
for
receiving
the
alerting
information
and
forwarding
the
alerts
to
participating
wireless
carriers
such
as
Sprint.
Such
alerts
may
come
from
the
President
of
the
United
States;
the
National
Weather
Service,
state
or
county
public
safety
officials.
This
system
is
integrated
into
the
same
national
alerting
services
that
serve
television
and
radio
today.For
more
information
regarding
WEA/CMAS
please
go
to:
FEMA
website.
http://www.fema.gov/emergency/ipaws/projects.shtm#6
Receiving
Emergency
Alerts
Messages
1.
From
the
Home
screen,
tap
Apps
>
Messaging
.
2.
Tap
Emergency
alerts
message
you
want
to
view.Emergency
alert
messages
are
indicated
with
Emergency
alert
icon.
•
If
Emergency
alert
arrives
on
your
phone
during
a
call,
is
displayed
in
the
Status
bar.
If
Presidential
Emergency
Alert,
Emergency
alert
icon
flashes.
If
non
‐
Presidential,
Emergency
alert
icon
is
static
icon.
•
Only
the
Presidential
Emergency
Alert
icon
is
displayed
under
the
Time/Date
on
the
unlock/lock
screen.
•
If
you
are
on
an
Emergency
alert
message
screen
in
the
Messaging
application,
the
following
options
are
removed
or
disabled
:
Reply
,
Forward
,
and
Call
.
•
If
you
have
power
cycled
your
phone
and
a
Presidential
Emergency
Alert
has
not
been
viewed,
the
Presidential
Emergency
Alert
icon
will
continue
to
flash
when
the
device
is
powered
on
again.
Changing
Messaging
Settings
1.
From
the
Home
screen,
tap
Apps
>
Messaging
.
2.
Tap
Option
>
Settings
.