On Wednesday, November 9, 2011, at 11:00 a.m. Pacific Time (2:00 p.m. Eastern Time), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) will be conducting a nationwide Emergency Alert System (EAS) test. Although the EAS test is routinely conducted at a local level, FEMA says this is the first nationwide test to be conducted.

The 30-second test will involve broadcast, cable, and satellite televisions, and broadcast and satellite radios.

The test will also be conducted on the National Weather Service radio, meaning those with weather radios, citizen band (CB) radios, and scanners capable of receiving weather radio will hear the test.

During the test, there may be disruption in local radio and television programming. Some cable and satellite providers say the EAS test may disrupt digital video recording (DVR).

On some stations, the scroll may not announce that the EAS message is a test, which is why the announcement is being highly publicized.

FEMA says the test does will not include the Internet and mobile phones.

Remember, this is only a test that is expected to last 30 seconds and you do not need to take any action when you see or hear this test at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, November 9, 2011.

FEMA: http://www.fema.gov/eastest/index.shtm

NOAA: http://www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr/

Online Video:

Administrator Fugate and FEMA’s Neil McDevitt explain the test in American Sign language

FEMA’s Dawn Hart provides key information about the test in Spanish

Press release from Milwaukie Police Department

The Milwaukie Police Department will offer a FREE document shred event on Saturday, June 12, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.  Citizens are invited to drop off personal documents, statements, and mail at the Public Safety Building at 3200 SE Harrison Street, Milwaukie, Oregon.

Milwaukie Police Cadets will assist citizens with the safe disposal of documents in the parking lot of the Public Safety Building.  The shredder truck is being provided by Iron Mountain Inc.

The free shred day event is being offered by the Milwaukie Police Department as part of a crime-prevention effort to reduce identity theft, fraud and related crimes.

(Photo: Milwaukie Police Department)

Designed to raise awareness of the abuse of prescription drugs, and to keep potentially dangerous drugs out of landfills and waterways, this event allow citizens to anonymously drop off unneeded or expired prescription drugs for safe disposal.

The event will be held Saturday, April 10, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Milwaukie Public Safety Building, 3200 SE Harrison Street, in Milwaukie.

If you already subscribe to CodeRED and your phone number changed before June 2009, you will need to update your phone number in the system.

The automated messaging system will call subscribers to alert any emergency situation present in the area.

Milwaukie Police Department activated CodeRED on Jan. 15th when a shooting suspect was at large in the Island Station Neighborhood.

CodeRED was activated back in June 2007, instructing Ardenwald-Johnson Creek NDA residents to stay indoors and close all windows after ammonia leaked from a nearby cold storage facility.

The CodeRED system is for emergency communications only and will appear as “9999119999″ on the subscriber’s CallerID.

Visit Milwaukie’s CodeRED website for more information and to subscribe. Residents without internet service can call the Milwaukie Police Department at 503-786-7406 during its business hours.

City of Portland residents can visit PublicAlerts.org for emergency communications.