[EAS] Wish List

[Richard Rudman]

I have not seen or heard anything that leads me to believe that anyone wants broadcasters or cable systems to originate any EAS messages with the exception of tests. Quite the contrary. Broadcasting and cable are warning entry points to get to people at risk, and not the only ones. Broadcasting and cable are not warning originators.

I have been suggesting for years that broadcasters who have in the past originated EAS messages have crossed the line into an area that is clearly the responsibility of government -- specifically emergency management.

I would strongly suggest that anyone who has not read the Partnership For Public Warning's May, 2003 report entitled "A National Strategy for Integrated Public Warning Policy and Capability" do so:

www.partnershipforpublicwarning.org/ppw/docs/nationalstrategyfinal.pdf

This report explains how and why the Common Alerting Protocol concept came into being, why the responsibility to warn is a government function, and much, much more.

While I feel that this report has been used as the roadmap to get us to where we are now to improve the warning process, after you read it you will see we have taken some detours and that we are not nearly at the end of the journey. 

Regards,

Richard Rudman


 

On Feb 4, 2011, at 4:06 AM, Tom Taggart wrote:

> First thoughts:
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> Why require equipment be capable of originating CAP message?
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