The Cochise County Emergency Management Department will conduct a test of the Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) system on Friday, May 16, 2025, at 12:00 PM (noon).

This test will send a live WEA message to smartphones across the county. The message will read:
"TEST: Cochise County Wireless Emergency Alert. No action required. This is a test of the emergency alert system."

The purpose of this test is twofold:

The Yavapai County Office of Emergency Management (YCOEM) in coordination with the National Weather Service Flagstaff Office will conduct a county-wide test of the Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) and the Emergency Alert System (EAS) on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. This test will take place in conjunction with the weekly National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) weather radio test.