[EAS] What is the solution for the TTS problem?

[Adrienne Abbott]

"How exactly is an Incident Commander expected to record a .wav file and
upload that when he's up to his neck in alligators?"

Bill--
It's not the role of the IC to record and upload a .wav file...that's what
Public Information Officers are for...the problem is that by the time a
disaster reaches the point where the Incident Command System is deployed,
it's way to late for Public Warnings. EAS and Public Warnings are really
First Responder functions. But you're point is well taken--is it easier for
a watch commander or battalion chief to issue an evacuation warning as a
text message or a voice file? That's a question for the First
Responder/Emergency Management community to answer.
Adrienne

"Radio burps, it cries, it needs to be fed all the time, it requires
constant attention, but we love it." Jim Aaron WGLN 

-----Original Message-----
From: eas-bounces at radiolists.net [mailto:eas-bounces at radiolists.net] On
Behalf Of Bill Ruck

Barry makes good points but there is another issue that relates to TTS.

Even the weirdest Perfect Paul is substantially more intelligible than the
audio I have heard delivered by the State of California.  If I were a
Station Manger I'd reject that audio on basic principles.

Once again we need to stop quibbling over the fine points at one end of the
system and need to focus on the origination.

How exactly is an Incident Commander expected to record a .wav file and
upload that when he's up to his neck in alligators?

Curious minds want to know.

Bill Ruck
Curmudgeon
San Francisco