United States — Other — 31 actual messages

03:00  2026-09-07 Missing 13y/o
AlertSafetyImmediate
Severe
Observed		Spokane Valley PD
⚠️ content.no_description_explains_effects — description names the hazard but does not explain the effects it will have on people, property or infrastructure.
⚠️ content.no_instruction_text — CAP <instruction> is empty — the message describes a hazard but tells the reader nothing to do about it.
⚠️ i18n.encoding_not_declared — the document does not declare its character encoding — it carries either no XML declaration or one without an encoding attribute, so a receiver that guesses wrong renders the text as corrupt characters. [source: Common Policies and Practices §1.1.13]
03:45  2026-09-07 08:45 PM EAS Required Monthly Test
AlertSafetyImmediate
Extreme
Observed		200639,Okanogan Citizen Alert System,Okanogan Co. Emergency Mgt.
⚠️ cap.test_as_actual — headline announces a required weekly/monthly test but status is Actual — a test must carry status Test (CAP v1.2 §3.2.1), or downstream systems will relay it as a live warning.
⚠️ content.no_instruction_text — CAP <instruction> is empty — the message describes a hazard but tells the reader nothing to do about it.
⚠️ content.no_specific_area_geometry — at least one area lacks both a polygon and a circle — specific geometries allow more precise message delivery and can reduce alert deliveries to people not actually at risk.
⚠️ i18n.encoding_not_declared — the document does not declare its character encoding — it carries either no XML declaration or one without an encoding attribute, so a receiver that guesses wrong renders the text as corrupt characters. [source: Common Policies and Practices §1.1.13]
⚠️ content.no_description_explains_effects — description names the hazard but does not explain the effects it will have on people, property or infrastructure.
05:42  Civil Emergency Message
AlertSafetyImmediate
Extreme
Observed		Hawaii Emergency Management Agency
⚠️ content.no_headline — CAP <headline> is empty — spec (§3.2.2) SHOULD-includes a short direct headline as the reader's primary landing text.
⚠️ content.no_description_explains_effects — description names the hazard but does not explain the effects it will have on people, property or infrastructure.
⚠️ content.no_instruction_time — instruction does not say by when the protective action should be taken — no deadline and no immediately-class directive.
⚠️ i18n.encoding_not_declared — the document does not declare its character encoding — it carries either no XML declaration or one without an encoding attribute, so a receiver that guesses wrong renders the text as corrupt characters. [source: Common Policies and Practices §1.1.13]
06:00  WEEKLY TEST OF THE EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM. 09-08-2026
AlertSafetyImmediate
Extreme
Observed		200404,SOC Emergency Alerts,Texas Division of Emergency Management
⚠️ cap.test_as_actual — headline announces a required weekly/monthly test but status is Actual — a test must carry status Test (CAP v1.2 §3.2.1), or downstream systems will relay it as a live warning.
⚠️ content.no_instruction_time — instruction does not say by when the protective action should be taken — no deadline and no immediately-class directive.
⚠️ content.no_specific_area_geometry — at least one area lacks both a polygon and a circle — specific geometries allow more precise message delivery and can reduce alert deliveries to people not actually at risk.
⚠️ i18n.encoding_not_declared — the document does not declare its character encoding — it carries either no XML declaration or one without an encoding attribute, so a receiver that guesses wrong renders the text as corrupt characters. [source: Common Policies and Practices §1.1.13]
⚠️ content.no_description_explains_effects — description names the hazard but does not explain the effects it will have on people, property or infrastructure.
10:50  Emergency Alert System Test
AlertSafetyImmediate
Minor
Observed		JACKCOEM
⚠️ cap.test_as_actual — headline announces a required weekly/monthly test but status is Actual — a test must carry status Test (CAP v1.2 §3.2.1), or downstream systems will relay it as a live warning.
⚠️ content.no_instruction_time — instruction does not say by when the protective action should be taken — no deadline and no immediately-class directive.
⚠️ content.no_specific_area_geometry — at least one area lacks both a polygon and a circle — specific geometries allow more precise message delivery and can reduce alert deliveries to people not actually at risk.
⚠️ i18n.encoding_not_declared — the document does not declare its character encoding — it carries either no XML declaration or one without an encoding attribute, so a receiver that guesses wrong renders the text as corrupt characters. [source: Common Policies and Practices §1.1.13]
⚠️ content.no_description_explains_effects — description names the hazard but does not explain the effects it will have on people, property or infrastructure.
11:55  EAS Required Weekly Test
AlertOtherUnknown
Unknown
Unknown		Pennsylvania State Warning Point
⚠️ cap.test_as_actual — headline announces a required weekly/monthly test but status is Actual — a test must carry status Test (CAP v1.2 §3.2.1), or downstream systems will relay it as a live warning.
⚠️ content.usc_all_unknown — urgency, severity, and certainty all reported as Unknown — using Unknown as a default across all three fields limits alert interpretability.
⚠️ content.no_instruction_text — CAP <instruction> is empty — the message describes a hazard but tells the reader nothing to do about it.
⚠️ content.no_specific_area_geometry — at least one area lacks both a polygon and a circle — specific geometries allow more precise message delivery and can reduce alert deliveries to people not actually at risk.
⚠️ i18n.encoding_not_declared — the document does not declare its character encoding — it carries either no XML declaration or one without an encoding attribute, so a receiver that guesses wrong renders the text as corrupt characters. [source: Common Policies and Practices §1.1.13]
⚠️ content.no_description_explains_effects — description names the hazard but does not explain the effects it will have on people, property or infrastructure.
13:16  Coffey County RWT
AlertSafetyPast
Unknown
Unknown		200848,Coffey County Employee Alerts,Coffey County Emergency Mgmt
⚠️ cap.test_as_actual — headline announces a required weekly/monthly test but status is Actual — a test must carry status Test (CAP v1.2 §3.2.1), or downstream systems will relay it as a live warning.
⚠️ content.no_description_explains_effects — description names the hazard but does not explain the effects it will have on people, property or infrastructure.
⚠️ content.no_instruction_text — CAP <instruction> is empty — the message describes a hazard but tells the reader nothing to do about it.
⚠️ content.no_specific_area_geometry — at least one area lacks both a polygon and a circle — specific geometries allow more precise message delivery and can reduce alert deliveries to people not actually at risk.
⚠️ i18n.encoding_not_declared — the document does not declare its character encoding — it carries either no XML declaration or one without an encoding attribute, so a receiver that guesses wrong renders the text as corrupt characters. [source: Common Policies and Practices §1.1.13]
13:59  This is a test from the Cass County Sheriffs Office. This is only a test
AlertOtherImmediate
Extreme
Observed		201446, Cass County MN Sheriff's Office, Cass County MN Sheriff's Office
⚠️ content.no_description_explains_effects — description names the hazard but does not explain the effects it will have on people, property or infrastructure.
⚠️ content.no_instruction_time — instruction does not say by when the protective action should be taken — no deadline and no immediately-class directive.
⚠️ content.no_specific_area_geometry — at least one area lacks both a polygon and a circle — specific geometries allow more precise message delivery and can reduce alert deliveries to people not actually at risk.
⚠️ i18n.encoding_not_declared — the document does not declare its character encoding — it carries either no XML declaration or one without an encoding attribute, so a receiver that guesses wrong renders the text as corrupt characters. [source: Common Policies and Practices §1.1.13]
13:00  Required Monthly Test
AlertOtherExpected
Extreme
Observed		DE_Delaware_Emergency_Management_Agency_DEMA
⚠️ cap.test_as_actual — headline announces a required weekly/monthly test but status is Actual — a test must carry status Test (CAP v1.2 §3.2.1), or downstream systems will relay it as a live warning.
⚠️ content.no_headline — CAP <headline> is empty — spec (§3.2.2) SHOULD-includes a short direct headline as the reader's primary landing text.
⚠️ content.no_description_explains_effects — description names the hazard but does not explain the effects it will have on people, property or infrastructure.
⚠️ content.no_instruction_text — CAP <instruction> is empty — the message describes a hazard but tells the reader nothing to do about it.
⚠️ i18n.encoding_not_declared — the document does not declare its character encoding — it carries either no XML declaration or one without an encoding attribute, so a receiver that guesses wrong renders the text as corrupt characters. [source: Common Policies and Practices §1.1.13]
16:08  Emergency Alert System Test
AlertSafetyImmediate
Minor
Observed		SBCOEM
⚠️ cap.test_as_actual — headline announces a required weekly/monthly test but status is Actual — a test must carry status Test (CAP v1.2 §3.2.1), or downstream systems will relay it as a live warning.
⚠️ content.no_instruction_time — instruction does not say by when the protective action should be taken — no deadline and no immediately-class directive.
⚠️ content.no_specific_area_geometry — at least one area lacks both a polygon and a circle — specific geometries allow more precise message delivery and can reduce alert deliveries to people not actually at risk.
⚠️ i18n.encoding_not_declared — the document does not declare its character encoding — it carries either no XML declaration or one without an encoding attribute, so a receiver that guesses wrong renders the text as corrupt characters. [source: Common Policies and Practices §1.1.13]
⚠️ content.no_description_explains_effects — description names the hazard but does not explain the effects it will have on people, property or infrastructure.
14:00  Weekly IPAWS Test
AlertSafetyImmediate
Extreme
Observed		200010,ReadyNJ,New Jersey State Police
⚠️ cap.test_as_actual — headline announces a required weekly/monthly test but status is Actual — a test must carry status Test (CAP v1.2 §3.2.1), or downstream systems will relay it as a live warning.
⚠️ content.no_instruction_text — CAP <instruction> is empty — the message describes a hazard but tells the reader nothing to do about it.
⚠️ content.no_specific_area_geometry — at least one area lacks both a polygon and a circle — specific geometries allow more precise message delivery and can reduce alert deliveries to people not actually at risk.
⚠️ i18n.encoding_not_declared — the document does not declare its character encoding — it carries either no XML declaration or one without an encoding attribute, so a receiver that guesses wrong renders the text as corrupt characters. [source: Common Policies and Practices §1.1.13]
⚠️ content.no_description_explains_effects — description names the hazard but does not explain the effects it will have on people, property or infrastructure.
14:31  Required Monthly Test
AlertOtherImmediate
Minor
Observed		202662,,Wahkiakum County WA
⚠️ cap.test_as_actual — headline announces a required weekly/monthly test but status is Actual — a test must carry status Test (CAP v1.2 §3.2.1), or downstream systems will relay it as a live warning.
⚠️ content.no_headline — CAP <headline> is empty — spec (§3.2.2) SHOULD-includes a short direct headline as the reader's primary landing text.
⚠️ content.no_instruction_text — CAP <instruction> is empty — the message describes a hazard but tells the reader nothing to do about it.
⚠️ i18n.encoding_not_declared — the document does not declare its character encoding — it carries either no XML declaration or one without an encoding attribute, so a receiver that guesses wrong renders the text as corrupt characters. [source: Common Policies and Practices §1.1.13]
⚠️ content.no_description_explains_effects — description names the hazard but does not explain the effects it will have on people, property or infrastructure.
14:45  Annual Siren Test
AlertCBRNEImmediate
Extreme
Observed		WV_Hancock_County_Homeland_Security_and_Emergency_Management
⚠️ content.no_headline — CAP <headline> is empty — spec (§3.2.2) SHOULD-includes a short direct headline as the reader's primary landing text.
⚠️ content.local_abbreviations — contains a local abbreviation (EPZ) which may be unfamiliar to visitors or newcomers to the hazard area.
⚠️ content.no_description_explains_effects — description names the hazard but does not explain the effects it will have on people, property or infrastructure.
⚠️ content.no_instruction_text — CAP <instruction> is empty — the message describes a hazard but tells the reader nothing to do about it.
⚠️ i18n.encoding_not_declared — the document does not declare its character encoding — it carries either no XML declaration or one without an encoding attribute, so a receiver that guesses wrong renders the text as corrupt characters. [source: Common Policies and Practices §1.1.13]
14:45  Statewide EAS Required Monthly Test
AlertGeoUnknown
Unknown
Unknown		200058,VDEM - Operations,VDEM
⚠️ cap.test_as_actual — headline announces a required weekly/monthly test but status is Actual — a test must carry status Test (CAP v1.2 §3.2.1), or downstream systems will relay it as a live warning.
⚠️ content.usc_all_unknown — urgency, severity, and certainty all reported as Unknown — using Unknown as a default across all three fields limits alert interpretability.
⚠️ content.no_instruction_text — CAP <instruction> is empty — the message describes a hazard but tells the reader nothing to do about it.
⚠️ content.no_specific_area_geometry — at least one area lacks both a polygon and a circle — specific geometries allow more precise message delivery and can reduce alert deliveries to people not actually at risk.
⚠️ i18n.encoding_not_declared — the document does not declare its character encoding — it carries either no XML declaration or one without an encoding attribute, so a receiver that guesses wrong renders the text as corrupt characters. [source: Common Policies and Practices §1.1.13]
⚠️ content.no_description_explains_effects — description names the hazard but does not explain the effects it will have on people, property or infrastructure.
14:55  Radiological Hazard Warning
AlertSafetyImmediate
Severe
Observed		OH_Columbiana_County_Board_of_Commissioners
⚠️ content.no_headline — CAP <headline> is empty — spec (§3.2.2) SHOULD-includes a short direct headline as the reader's primary landing text.
⚠️ content.local_abbreviations — contains a local abbreviation (SA) which may be unfamiliar to visitors or newcomers to the hazard area.
⚠️ content.no_description_explains_effects — description names the hazard but does not explain the effects it will have on people, property or infrastructure.
⚠️ content.no_instruction_text — CAP <instruction> is empty — the message describes a hazard but tells the reader nothing to do about it.
⚠️ i18n.encoding_not_declared — the document does not declare its character encoding — it carries either no XML declaration or one without an encoding attribute, so a receiver that guesses wrong renders the text as corrupt characters. [source: Common Policies and Practices §1.1.13]
14:57  Radiological Hazard Warning
AlertCBRNEExpected
Extreme
Likely		Beaver_County_PA_IPAWS_PROD_Profile
⚠️ content.no_headline — CAP <headline> is empty — spec (§3.2.2) SHOULD-includes a short direct headline as the reader's primary landing text.
⚠️ content.local_abbreviations — contains a local abbreviation (TEST) which may be unfamiliar to visitors or newcomers to the hazard area.
⚠️ content.no_description_explains_effects — description names the hazard but does not explain the effects it will have on people, property or infrastructure.
⚠️ content.no_instruction_time — instruction does not say by when the protective action should be taken — no deadline and no immediately-class directive.
⚠️ i18n.encoding_not_declared — the document does not declare its character encoding — it carries either no XML declaration or one without an encoding attribute, so a receiver that guesses wrong renders the text as corrupt characters. [source: Common Policies and Practices §1.1.13]
18:00  IPAWS Test - (RWT) September 2026
AlertSafetyExpected
Unknown
Unknown		200166,EMD WA - Emergency Management Division WMD,WashingtonEmergencyManagementDivision
⚠️ cap.test_as_actual — headline announces a required weekly/monthly test but status is Actual — a test must carry status Test (CAP v1.2 §3.2.1), or downstream systems will relay it as a live warning.
⚠️ content.local_abbreviations — contains a local abbreviation (WIDE) which may be unfamiliar to visitors or newcomers to the hazard area.
⚠️ content.no_instruction_time — instruction does not say by when the protective action should be taken — no deadline and no immediately-class directive.
⚠️ content.no_specific_area_geometry — at least one area lacks both a polygon and a circle — specific geometries allow more precise message delivery and can reduce alert deliveries to people not actually at risk.
⚠️ i18n.encoding_not_declared — the document does not declare its character encoding — it carries either no XML declaration or one without an encoding attribute, so a receiver that guesses wrong renders the text as corrupt characters. [source: Common Policies and Practices §1.1.13]
⚠️ content.no_description_explains_effects — description names the hazard but does not explain the effects it will have on people, property or infrastructure.
16:15  Required Monthly Test
AlertSafetyImmediate
Extreme
Observed		Oklahoma Emergency Management
⚠️ cap.test_as_actual — headline announces a required weekly/monthly test but status is Actual — a test must carry status Test (CAP v1.2 §3.2.1), or downstream systems will relay it as a live warning.
⚠️ content.no_description_explains_effects — description names the hazard but does not explain the effects it will have on people, property or infrastructure.
⚠️ content.no_instruction_time — instruction does not say by when the protective action should be taken — no deadline and no immediately-class directive.
⚠️ content.no_specific_area_geometry — at least one area lacks both a polygon and a circle — specific geometries allow more precise message delivery and can reduce alert deliveries to people not actually at risk.
⚠️ i18n.encoding_not_declared — the document does not declare its character encoding — it carries either no XML declaration or one without an encoding attribute, so a receiver that guesses wrong renders the text as corrupt characters. [source: Common Policies and Practices §1.1.13]
16:18  REQUIRED WEEKLY TEST (view from source)
AlertOtherUnknown
Unknown
Unknown		MO Missouri Highway Patrol
⚠️ cap.test_as_actual — headline announces a required weekly/monthly test but status is Actual — a test must carry status Test (CAP v1.2 §3.2.1), or downstream systems will relay it as a live warning.
⚠️ content.usc_all_unknown — urgency, severity, and certainty all reported as Unknown — using Unknown as a default across all three fields limits alert interpretability.
⚠️ content.no_instruction_text — CAP <instruction> is empty — the message describes a hazard but tells the reader nothing to do about it.
⚠️ content.no_specific_area_geometry — at least one area lacks both a polygon and a circle — specific geometries allow more precise message delivery and can reduce alert deliveries to people not actually at risk.
⚠️ i18n.encoding_not_declared — the document does not declare its character encoding — it carries either no XML declaration or one without an encoding attribute, so a receiver that guesses wrong renders the text as corrupt characters. [source: Common Policies and Practices §1.1.13]
⚠️ content.no_description_explains_effects — description names the hazard but does not explain the effects it will have on people, property or infrastructure.
15:38  Required Weekly Test
AlertOtherUnknown
Unknown
Unknown		Cass County
⚠️ cap.test_as_actual — headline announces a required weekly/monthly test but status is Actual — a test must carry status Test (CAP v1.2 §3.2.1), or downstream systems will relay it as a live warning.
⚠️ content.usc_all_unknown — urgency, severity, and certainty all reported as Unknown — using Unknown as a default across all three fields limits alert interpretability.
⚠️ content.no_instruction_time — instruction does not say by when the protective action should be taken — no deadline and no immediately-class directive.
⚠️ content.no_specific_area_geometry — at least one area lacks both a polygon and a circle — specific geometries allow more precise message delivery and can reduce alert deliveries to people not actually at risk.
⚠️ i18n.encoding_not_declared — the document does not declare its character encoding — it carries either no XML declaration or one without an encoding attribute, so a receiver that guesses wrong renders the text as corrupt characters. [source: Common Policies and Practices §1.1.13]
⚠️ content.no_description_explains_effects — description names the hazard but does not explain the effects it will have on people, property or infrastructure.
17:15  Burn Ban
AlertFireImmediate
Severe
Likely		LATensasParishHomelandSecurityEP
cease-activity
⚠️ content.no_description_explains_effects — description names the hazard but does not explain the effects it will have on people, property or infrastructure.
⚠️ content.no_instruction_text — CAP <instruction> is empty — the message describes a hazard but tells the reader nothing to do about it.
⚠️ content.no_specific_area_geometry — at least one area lacks both a polygon and a circle — specific geometries allow more precise message delivery and can reduce alert deliveries to people not actually at risk.
⚠️ i18n.encoding_not_declared — the document does not declare its character encoding — it carries either no XML declaration or one without an encoding attribute, so a receiver that guesses wrong renders the text as corrupt characters. [source: Common Policies and Practices §1.1.13]
19:26  EAS RWT
AlertSafetyUnknown
Unknown
Unknown		200124,Public Alerts and Notifications,CRESA
⚠️ cap.test_as_actual — headline announces a required weekly/monthly test but status is Actual — a test must carry status Test (CAP v1.2 §3.2.1), or downstream systems will relay it as a live warning.
⚠️ content.usc_all_unknown — urgency, severity, and certainty all reported as Unknown — using Unknown as a default across all three fields limits alert interpretability.
⚠️ content.no_instruction_text — CAP <instruction> is empty — the message describes a hazard but tells the reader nothing to do about it.
⚠️ content.no_specific_area_geometry — at least one area lacks both a polygon and a circle — specific geometries allow more precise message delivery and can reduce alert deliveries to people not actually at risk.
⚠️ i18n.encoding_not_declared — the document does not declare its character encoding — it carries either no XML declaration or one without an encoding attribute, so a receiver that guesses wrong renders the text as corrupt characters. [source: Common Policies and Practices §1.1.13]
⚠️ content.no_description_explains_effects — description names the hazard but does not explain the effects it will have on people, property or infrastructure.
18:50  RMT for Kansas
AlertOtherImmediate
Extreme
Observed		Kansas Division of Emergency Management
⚠️ cap.test_as_actual — headline announces a required weekly/monthly test but status is Actual — a test must carry status Test (CAP v1.2 §3.2.1), or downstream systems will relay it as a live warning.
⚠️ content.no_instruction_text — CAP <instruction> is empty — the message describes a hazard but tells the reader nothing to do about it.
⚠️ content.no_specific_area_geometry — at least one area lacks both a polygon and a circle — specific geometries allow more precise message delivery and can reduce alert deliveries to people not actually at risk.
⚠️ i18n.encoding_not_declared — the document does not declare its character encoding — it carries either no XML declaration or one without an encoding attribute, so a receiver that guesses wrong renders the text as corrupt characters. [source: Common Policies and Practices §1.1.13]
⚠️ content.no_description_explains_effects — description names the hazard but does not explain the effects it will have on people, property or infrastructure.
17:00  Norfolk Emergency Alert Test (view from source)
AlertSafetyImmediate
Extreme
Observed		200592,Notify Norfolk,City of Norfolk
⚠️ cap.test_as_actual — headline announces a required weekly/monthly test but status is Actual — a test must carry status Test (CAP v1.2 §3.2.1), or downstream systems will relay it as a live warning.
⚠️ content.local_abbreviations — contains a local abbreviation (TEST, END) which may be unfamiliar to visitors or newcomers to the hazard area.
⚠️ content.no_description_explains_effects — description names the hazard but does not explain the effects it will have on people, property or infrastructure.
⚠️ content.no_instruction_time — instruction does not say by when the protective action should be taken — no deadline and no immediately-class directive.
⚠️ i18n.encoding_not_declared — the document does not declare its character encoding — it carries either no XML declaration or one without an encoding attribute, so a receiver that guesses wrong renders the text as corrupt characters. [source: Common Policies and Practices §1.1.13]
18:36  Monthly EAS Test
AlertSafetyImmediate
Extreme
Likely		MEMA
⚠️ cap.test_as_actual — headline announces a required weekly/monthly test but status is Actual — a test must carry status Test (CAP v1.2 §3.2.1), or downstream systems will relay it as a live warning.
⚠️ content.no_specific_area_geometry — at least one area lacks both a polygon and a circle — specific geometries allow more precise message delivery and can reduce alert deliveries to people not actually at risk.
⚠️ i18n.encoding_not_declared — the document does not declare its character encoding — it carries either no XML declaration or one without an encoding attribute, so a receiver that guesses wrong renders the text as corrupt characters. [source: Common Policies and Practices §1.1.13]
⚠️ content.no_description_explains_effects — description names the hazard but does not explain the effects it will have on people, property or infrastructure.
⚠️ content.no_instruction_time — instruction does not say by when the protective action should be taken — no deadline and no immediately-class directive.
21:48  Evacuation Order: Wildfire in the Willits area, 15000 block of Ridgeview Rd
AlertFireImmediate
Extreme
Observed		200798,Mendocino County Public Alert,MENDOCINO COUNTY SHERIFF
firecheck-on-othersevacuateuse-caution
⚠️ content.no_description_explains_effects — description names the hazard but does not explain the effects it will have on people, property or infrastructure.
⚠️ i18n.encoding_not_declared — the document does not declare its character encoding — it carries either no XML declaration or one without an encoding attribute, so a receiver that guesses wrong renders the text as corrupt characters. [source: Common Policies and Practices §1.1.13]
20:27  Required Weekly Test 9/8/2026
AlertSafetyImmediate
Severe
Observed		Douglas County
⚠️ cap.test_as_actual — headline announces a required weekly/monthly test but status is Actual — a test must carry status Test (CAP v1.2 §3.2.1), or downstream systems will relay it as a live warning.
⚠️ content.no_description_explains_effects — description names the hazard but does not explain the effects it will have on people, property or infrastructure.
⚠️ content.no_instruction_time — instruction does not say by when the protective action should be taken — no deadline and no immediately-class directive.
⚠️ content.no_specific_area_geometry — at least one area lacks both a polygon and a circle — specific geometries allow more precise message delivery and can reduce alert deliveries to people not actually at risk.
⚠️ i18n.encoding_not_declared — the document does not declare its character encoding — it carries either no XML declaration or one without an encoding attribute, so a receiver that guesses wrong renders the text as corrupt characters. [source: Common Policies and Practices §1.1.13]
22:00  Civil Emergency Message
AlertSafetyImmediate
Extreme
Observed		San Luis Obispo County
⚠️ content.no_headline — CAP <headline> is empty — spec (§3.2.2) SHOULD-includes a short direct headline as the reader's primary landing text.
⚠️ content.no_description_explains_effects — description names the hazard but does not explain the effects it will have on people, property or infrastructure.
⚠️ content.no_instruction_text — CAP <instruction> is empty — the message describes a hazard but tells the reader nothing to do about it.
⚠️ i18n.encoding_not_declared — the document does not declare its character encoding — it carries either no XML declaration or one without an encoding attribute, so a receiver that guesses wrong renders the text as corrupt characters. [source: Common Policies and Practices §1.1.13]
17:25  Alert from AlertLACounty
AlertOtherUnknown
Unknown
Unknown		Public Alert System
⚠️ cap.test_as_actual — headline announces a required weekly/monthly test but status is Actual — a test must carry status Test (CAP v1.2 §3.2.1), or downstream systems will relay it as a live warning.
⚠️ content.usc_all_unknown — urgency, severity, and certainty all reported as Unknown — using Unknown as a default across all three fields limits alert interpretability.
⚠️ content.no_instruction_text — CAP <instruction> is empty — the message describes a hazard but tells the reader nothing to do about it.
⚠️ content.no_specific_area_geometry — at least one area lacks both a polygon and a circle — specific geometries allow more precise message delivery and can reduce alert deliveries to people not actually at risk.
⚠️ i18n.encoding_not_declared — the document does not declare its character encoding — it carries either no XML declaration or one without an encoding attribute, so a receiver that guesses wrong renders the text as corrupt characters. [source: Common Policies and Practices §1.1.13]
⚠️ content.no_description_explains_effects — description names the hazard but does not explain the effects it will have on people, property or infrastructure.
19:43  911 Landline Calls
AlertSafetyImmediate
Moderate
Observed		OCV
tech-hazards
⚠️ content.no_instruction_text — CAP <instruction> is empty — the message describes a hazard but tells the reader nothing to do about it.
⚠️ content.no_specific_area_geometry — at least one area lacks both a polygon and a circle — specific geometries allow more precise message delivery and can reduce alert deliveries to people not actually at risk.
⚠️ i18n.encoding_not_declared — the document does not declare its character encoding — it carries either no XML declaration or one without an encoding attribute, so a receiver that guesses wrong renders the text as corrupt characters. [source: Common Policies and Practices §1.1.13]
19:48  911 Landline Issue
AlertSafetyImmediate
Extreme
Observed		OCV
tech-hazardsmonitor
⚠️ content.no_instruction_text — CAP <instruction> is empty — the message describes a hazard but tells the reader nothing to do about it.
⚠️ content.no_specific_area_geometry — at least one area lacks both a polygon and a circle — specific geometries allow more precise message delivery and can reduce alert deliveries to people not actually at risk.
⚠️ i18n.encoding_not_declared — the document does not declare its character encoding — it carries either no XML declaration or one without an encoding attribute, so a receiver that guesses wrong renders the text as corrupt characters. [source: Common Policies and Practices §1.1.13]