Alerting the Nation

Results from the National Survey on the October 2023 National Test of the Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) System

A transcript for this video is available via YouTube. The transcript and captions are auto-generated and have not been edited.

Andrew M. Parker, Rachel Steratore, Jason Thomas Barnosky

VideoPublished Sep 16, 2024

In this RAND webinar, Andrew Parker and Rachel Steratore summarize results of a large, national survey fielded to the American public immediately following the nationwide test of the Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) system. They discuss how well the U.S. public received the test alert, public awareness of the WEA system, and the rates of opting out of types of emergency alerts.

Topics

Document Details

Citation

RAND Style Manual

Parker, Andrew M., Rachel Steratore, and Jason Thomas Barnosky, Alerting the Nation: Results from the National Survey on the October 2023 National Test of the Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) System, Homeland Security Operational Analysis Center operated by the RAND Corporation, PT-A2451-1, 2024. As of May 1, 2025: https://www.rand.org/pubs/presentations/PTA2451-1.html

Chicago Manual of Style

Parker, Andrew M., Rachel Steratore, and Jason Thomas Barnosky, Alerting the Nation: Results from the National Survey on the October 2023 National Test of the Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) System. Homeland Security Operational Analysis Center operated by the RAND Corporation, 2024. https://www.rand.org/pubs/presentations/PTA2451-1.html.
BibTeX RIS

Research conducted by

This publication is part of the RAND presentation series. RAND presentations may include recorded briefings related to a body of RAND research, videos of congressional testimonies, and multimedia presentations on topics or RAND capabilities.

RAND is a nonprofit institution that helps improve policy and decisionmaking through research and analysis. RAND's publications do not necessarily reflect the opinions of its research clients and sponsors.