[BC] Yes, EAS works!

[Robert Meuser]

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If those people did not have a TV or Radio turned on, it is their
problem. If they did not have a radio or TV turned on then EAS would be
useless. If they choose not to be informed then why should we pour money
into trying to help themselves despite their resistance? Stupid people
cost society too much money.

I do not know about creek floods since I avoid living in areas where
natural disasters are common but I suspect that since it requires a lot
of rain which would be days in advance of a flood, most people already
had a clue. There is an element of natural selection here.

In general, EAS requires an evacuation or a take cover order to be a
valid alert.

On 6/14/12 8:19 PM, David Kaye wrote:
> I'm talking about people as the dress and get ready for work. The BART
> fire kept 59,000+ people from using BART across the bay today, plus
> those folks who drove instead clogged up the Bay Bridge so that there
> was a 2-hour delay at the toll booths. So, we're talking about people
> who weren't anywhere near BART and could have benefited from knowing
> in advance of leaving home that there would be no transbay service. If
> not for BART, is EAS useful for anything in the Bay Area? It's used
> out here only for small creek floods in the winter, which are
> extremely localized and usually affect only a few hundred people. But
> the EAS broadcasts are heard throughout the entire region, which is
> about a 100 mile diameter from Santa Rosa to San Jose.