[EAS] Yesterday's CAP RWT

[Mike McCarthy]

The concept of pull V. push is a well documented effort in futility for 
system operations messaging. Only those interested will ever go to the 
site and check. Eventually, it will be a wasted effort when the numbers 
dwindle to the single digits. System operations messages need to be 
pushed wide and far.  And the first thing needed is to remedy the lack 
of an officially designated all USA FIPS code (00000) if in fact Ed is 
correct (and I don't doubt he is....)

Having FEMA maintain a site listing all sent messages would be wise 
otherwise for obvious compliance issues.

With your comment about FEMA and NWS agreeing to use ADR for their 
messages cancellation, using the NMN message for systems operations 
messages is even more appropriate.

MM

On 10/13/2012 5:58 PM, Gary Timm wrote:
> To Adrienne's point, perhaps we might suggest that FEMA maintain a webpage showing the current status of the IPAWS feed (up or down) and a list of the last few weeks of RWTs sent, so as she states stations can consult the list to see if they have missed any RWTs.  Ideally, that list of RWTs would be generated by RWTs actually being sent with the precise issue times, as opposed to the intended scheduled test times.
> Gary Timm
> WI SECC
>