Emergency Alert System (EAS)

TRENTON - Professionals in the US military would have an easier time preventing lapses in their licenses, certifications or registrations when they return, under a measure drafted by State Senator Sean Kean. The Shore Republican's bill would allow boards to exempt certain military members from fees, continuing education and competency requirements for the time they're in service...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) shortens Wednesday's first-ever nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS). The EAS test, scheduled to sound off at 2 p.m. eastern and will occur simultaneously across the U.S. and its territories, was reduced from 3 to 3 1/2 minutes to just 30 seconds.