[EAS] [] Daisy Chain

[Amy Sebring]

My background happens to be local emergency management.  Typically, local emergency managers look to their state emergency management agency (EMA) for guidance; however, this is a catch 22 in the public warning arena.  Although some states have done an excellent job, warnings are not usually issued statewide and the level of interest and capability varies greatly.  When it comes to implementing CAP and IPAWS, many of the states are just now starting to figure it out and few have provided any guidance to local jurisdictions thus far.

Redgy may want to work through his SECC to start with to find out where his state EMA stands, what is being planned in terms of a state network (if any), if/when the state EAS plan will be updated, what outreach and education for local governments is being planned (if any), etc. etc. and go from there. 

Regarding the specific issue of dispatcher overload, this is precisely one of the benefits that IPAWS makes possible, i.e., one alert message--multiple dissemination systems. 

Regards,
ajs

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>How about the Mayor or other elected official at a level and in a position
>to question the EMA folks choosing to not collaborate?

>MM

>> I think it needs to be approached from outside the broadcast area (or it
>>will be the same as before) at first so I need to find someone to work
>>with that is outside broadcast but has some influence with emergency
>>management to get this started.  Now I need to start working to find that
>>connection.

>>Redgy