[BC] Yes, EAS works!

[David Kaye]

--- On Thu, 6/14/12, Robert Meuser <robertm at nyc.rr.com> wrote:

> That would be an abuse of EAS IMHO.
> BART has it's own messaging system 
> for those in stations. They also have a plethora of free
> mobile 
> applications that cover everything from smart phones to
> basic text 
> messaging to plain ol phones. 

But isn't this also true of people who live in flood plains?  Most EAS activations int he Bay Area are due to creeks flooding, and affect only a few hundred to a couple thousand people.  By the time the creeks rise those folks are already listening to NWS radio anyway, right?  

And as for BART passengers, I'd say that most people do not have any kind of apps or Twitter feeds for BART because they don't expect BART to have fires and be shut down.