[EAS] TOE

[Bill Ruck]

Mike,

Cool.

The other issue is that no radio station in Santa Cruz or Monterey 
County wants to participate.  I was asked by the Santa Cruz Sheriff 
after the Japan earthquake and tsunami that hit Santa Cruz harbor how 
he could activate EAS.  And I had to tell him that there was no EAS 
in his county.  The State of CA state-wide system (CLERS) was 
disconnected by state OES because they did not want to pay state 
telecom for the microwave backhaul.

We're looking at (and hoping for) a very wet winter.  This invariably 
causes major land slides in Santa Cruz County.  The county OES 
department is one guy.  It's not gonna be pretty.

And you wonder why I'm sometimes really discouraged . . .

Bill Ruck
San Francisco

At 05:51 AM 10/18/2015, you wrote:
>Hi BIll,
>
>I think you mis-read my comment. My comment precisely defined what you
>described as happening in terms of scale.  And the fact the TOE is an
>event code aimed squarely with the intent it be decided by locals.  Not
>the feds as with a tidal wave or flash flood warning.
>
>And is but one reason our reliance on "wired" IP and non-RF mediums is
>perilous. I appreciate the impracticalness of having everything wireless.
>However, your example shows just how vulnerable critical infrastructure
>can be.
>
>MM
>
>On Sat, October 17, 2015 7:54 pm, Bill Ruck wrote:
> > Mike,
> >
> > A few years ago the Pac Bell / SBC / AT&T San Francisco Bay Area
> > fiber ring was cut in two places.  Whoever did this knew exactly where the
> > most damage could be done and did their best to make restoration
> > difficult.
>
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