WASHINGTON, D.C. — Everyone around the country will receive a text message from the President at the same time on Wednesday as the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) conducts a test of the national Wireless Emergency Alert system.

The test will happen at 1:18 p.m. CT, when all smart phones will display a “Presidential Alert” with the note: “THIS IS A TEST of the National Wireless Emergency Alert System. No action is needed.”

Centralia Police Chief Brian Atchison previously noted that the message is only a test and there is no need to call the police or fire departments.

The text message was scheduled to be sent last month, but due to the timing of Hurricane Florence on eastern coast of the country it was decided the test would be postponed until October 3.

According to FEMA, “The test will assess the operational readiness of the infrastructure for distribution of a national message and determine whether improvements are needed.”

A second test of the national Emergency Alert System, the kind that typically appears on TV and radio, will follow at 1:20 p.m. ET., so after you receive your text message you will hear a test on the radio and on TV, of the Emergency Broadcast System.

A Presidential Alert is “meant for use in a national emergency, and the only type of WEA alert (wireless emergency alert) that can be sent nationwide by FEMA” according to the agency.

While individuals can opt out of ordinary emergency alerts (like Amber Alerts or extreme weather notifications), that’s not an option for Presidential Alerts.

These types of alerts would be sent in the event of major national emergency, such as a mass terrorism event.

This will be the first national test of the Wireless Emergency Alert system, according to FEMA.