October 4, 2023
BATH, NY – Steuben County Public Health is reminding county residents that a national test alert is going to be sent out across all cell phones today at 2:20pm in the afternoon. County Public health says please let your family and friends know. County officials alsos ay that domestic violence victims may have a hidden emergency phone that will need to be turned off during this time. Cell towers will broadcast the alert for 30 minutes. Individuals may receive the test message anytime during those 30 minutes. Officials say that this can be a safety risk for those living with an abusive person. During the test, phones may emit a loud noise and/or vibrate and alert abusers to the location of hidden phones. National alerts also cannot be turned off on cell phones. Domestic violence victims may have a hidden emergency phone that will need to be turned off during this time.
