[BC] BUSH ORDERS UPDATE OF EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM

[Robert Reymont]

For whatever it is worth, the long range plan is to use zip codes 
instead of FIPS codes.  Zip codes are already being used in reverse 
911 and 211 systems.  More to come..

Robert


At 10:17 AM 6/28/2006 -0700, you wrote:
>On 6/28/06, Mike McCarthy <Towers at mre.com> wrote:
>>
>>The cell phone thing is double edged.  If I have a cell phone and am
>>traveling, I would want to know about anything going on at home so I could
>>alert family which might not have the same alerting capability or to check
>>with them on well being.  That would presume I could get through.
>>
>>That being said, cell zone alerting based on county is probably the most
>>efficient/effective way when you are in your home service. I agree system
>>wide broad brush strokes are bad when it comes to alerting.  While the NWS
>>has not gone to the county division plan within EAS, the warning system at
>>the county level is OK in most areas.
>>
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>
>That may work where you are, but our Local Plan encompasses Riverside and
>San Bernardino counties -- an area about the size of Ohio.  To drive across
>Riverside County (006065), from Temecula to Blythe at 70 mph takes about 4
>hours non-stop.  An alert for Riverside or Temecula has no relevance for us
>in Palm Springs, and certainly not for Blythe or Desert Center, so anything
>sent with a county FIPS code of 006065 could alert a lot of people who could
>care less.  We have yet to implement the "P-codes" (county subcodes), which
>would help somewhat.  The good thing is that our local NOAA radio only
>covers the local area anyway; Blythe is served by NWS Phoenix and their
>transmitter on Black Mountain; Riverside, Hemet and the Inland empire are
>covered by the Santiago Peak transmitter.  None of these can be heard in the
>other coverage areas.  NWS can route the alert to the appropriate
>transmitter.
>
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Robert Reymont
Double R Consulting, Inc.
P.O. Box 42277
Mesa, AZ 85274-2277
Phone (480) 820-2439, FAX (480) 820-2514