[EAS] Shelter in place

[Robert Bunge]

NWS would have not reformatted this into CAP and forwarded to IPAWS.
We are currently doing that only for weather warnings.  The free text
nature of these products makes reformatting into CAP technically
difficult.

NWS is currently reformatting traditional weather alerts into CAP and
sending to IPAWS.  A select few types of products are targeted to the
CMAS channel within IPAWS, all products are targeted to the OPEN
channel.  We currently do not have the IPAWS EAS channel active and
will not send products to it until after we have conducted some tests
to make sure some EAS devices won't double alert for the same alert
off NWR and IPAWS.  We hope to conduct this testing in early 2013.

Bob Bunge
Software Branch Chief
Telecommunications Operations Center
NWS

On Sun, Nov 4, 2012 at 11:18 AM, Mike McCarthy <towers at mre.com> wrote:
>
> Anyone know if this message made it to FEMA's IPAWS system?
>
> MM
>
> {Start message copy}
>
> URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
> SHELTER IN PLACE WARNING
> KENTUCKY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY
> RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
> 951 AM EST SUN NOV 4 2012
>
> THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE
> KENTUCKY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY AND METROSAFE IN LOUISVILLE
> KENTUCKY..
>
> KENTUCKY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY AND LOUISVILLE METROSAFE
> ASKS THAT PEOPLE LIVING WITHIN A FIVE MILE RADIUS OF DIXIE HIGHWAY
> AND KATHERINE STATION ROAD SHELTER IN PLACE UNTIL THE ALL CLEAR IS
> GIVEN. A CRITICAL OPERATION IS BEING PERFORMED AT THE TRAIN
> DERAILMENT SITE TODAY. THIS SHELTER IN PLACE WARNING INCLUDES
> PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST JEFFERSON COUNTY...WESTERN BULLITT
> COUNTY...NORTHERN HARDIN COUNTY...EASTERN MEADE COUNTY IN
> KENTUCKY AND SOUTHERN HARRISON COUNTY IN INDIANA.
>
> TO SHELTER IN PLACE...CLOSE ALL DOORS AND WINDOWS AND TURN OFF ANY
> SYSTEM THAT PULLS IN OUTSIDE AIR. STAY TUNED FOR UPDATES.
>
> FOR MORE INFORMATION GO TO WEATHER.GOV/LOUISVILLE AND CLICK ON THE
> TOP NEWS ARTICLE.
>
> NNNN
>
> {End message copy}
>