[EAS] EAS, etc.

[Phil Johnson]

Gents,

I'd like to suggest a slightly different emphasis.

EAS is a "doorbell" service that warns the public.  After a major disaster, there's a vital need to inform the public, something for which EAS isn't well-suited.

EPIS in Washington State is all about connecting EMs to the broadcasters left standing, in order to provide long-form information after the disaster occurs (think Cascadia Rising).  So I'd say EAS isn't quite the last-ditch means.

Phil Johnson

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"The point I would like to make is that there are times in major emergency events having life safety implications when the media is not able to get to the EM community for information, there is major utility and Internet impairment, or there is a critical time factor.

I look at EAS as our "last ditch" means to get information out to a public at risk'"