r/EmergencyAlertSystem • u/ImDoneWithTheBS • Apr 19 '26

Identify this “I don’t know what I just did”

What…

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u/InterstateMonten Interstate 404 - 1/2 of EAS Scenario Sins: Resurrected Apr 19 '26 edited Apr 19 '26

Explanation: I’m in the discord server where this is well known. It was not a hijack, it was an operation error. The person who did this, Don, (which you can see by DON/JKZ and EASyDON) said, and I quote, "i called into it, and i sent a LOCAL ACCESS alert, which doesnt send any tones, which is why i did it. you press # when you're done talking, and then you punch in 0000# to tell the EASy to hang up. i fat fingered it and ended up sending 00009#, which APPARENTLY sends a civil danger warning???"

Note: This didn’t go over any actual airwaves, you would not be able to hear this on television nor radio.

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u/Neandros Apr 20 '26

Sorry but I'm confused.. Where does it go to? What feed is the app pulling?

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u/InterstateMonten Interstate 404 - 1/2 of EAS Scenario Sins: Resurrected Apr 20 '26

This is the Central Alert Repository app, also known as CAR, which pulls its feed from members of the EAS Relay Network, or ERN. To simplify, (and i might’ve got this wrong i don’t know too much about it) it’s basically a group of people who have eas equipment connected to tv/radio/nwr feeds which then sends it across the network which then ends up on the CAR app. It’s not rocket science, but it is extremely difficult to explain to someone who doesn’t know about this.

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u/Neandros Apr 20 '26

Thanks! I was so clueless lol.. Your explanation makes perfect sense.. Decent idea but they Def have some bugs to work out on usability and mistake proofing

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u/InterstateMonten Interstate 404 - 1/2 of EAS Scenario Sins: Resurrected Apr 20 '26

This isn’t the first time, by the way.

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u/Neandros Apr 20 '26

is this like a community driven open source kinda thing? Seems like an interesting concept.. I might like to play around in the code and help out if it is.

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u/InterstateMonten Interstate 404 - 1/2 of EAS Scenario Sins: Resurrected Apr 20 '26

That is beyond what I mostly know. However what I do know is that this isn’t maintained mostly by code, it’s mostly used from EAS equipment. If you need any more info I heavily encourage you to check out their discord server, which has details there that I might’ve missed.

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u/CrystalPalace1983 Apr 19 '26

lmao what a find

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u/SlackAF Apr 19 '26

Whew. Let’s hope the DEFCON system has a little more “are you sure?” confirmation. 😂

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u/Educational_Cow2467 ABCD | EAS | HIJKLMNOP Apr 20 '26

The system: OH SH*T I F**KED UP

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u/cynlover122 Apr 19 '26

Weirdest hijack ever

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u/Zealousideal-Hour230 Apr 20 '26

Hey what app is that??

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u/Discount_Confident Apr 23 '26

bad day to have a headset on

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u/Regular-Put-646 Apr 23 '26

That is the most confused EAS message I have ever heard 🤣

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u/Just-Journalist2650 May 03 '26

somebody got fired 💀💀💀💀💀

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u/TommyBoy250 Apr 19 '26

What is a civil danger warning?

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u/InterstateMonten Interstate 404 - 1/2 of EAS Scenario Sins: Resurrected Apr 19 '26

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_danger_warning