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Alert and Warning

Alert and Warning. April 6, 2004. Missions System Description Testing Issues Next Steps. Alert and Warning Overview. EAS Provides a national-level contingency telecommunications system to allow the President to speak to the American people during periods of extreme national emergency

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Alert and Warning

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  1. Alert and Warning April 6, 2004

  2. Missions System Description Testing Issues Next Steps Alert and Warning Overview

  3. EAS Provides a national-level contingency telecommunications system to allow the President to speak to the American people during periods of extreme national emergency Since 1976, the National Weather Service has been using the EAS at the local level to warn communities of impending severe weather NAWAS A private telephone system used to convey warnings to Federal, State, and local governments, as well as the military and civilian population Missions

  4. EAS Operating Plan Presidential emergency audio message is sent to commercial radio and TV stations for broadcast to the public National Level

  5. 34 Primary Entry Point (PEP) radio stations FOC/FAOC use dedicated landlines to PEPs HF backup All radio, TV, cable and satellite stations have ENDECs 95% radio coverage of the CONUS and Hawaii System Description

  6. FEMA conducts weekly and monthly tests Test messages do not go the public (just PEPs) Testing

  7. How to incorporate new digital technologies? How to improve survivability and performance? Issues

  8. EAS enhancement study Pilot project for digital EAS in the NCR Pilot project for reverse 911 alerting Assist State EAS OPLANs development Train local officials to use EAS Continue public education on the EAS Next Steps

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