[EAS] Sufolk Co, NY EAS mishap

[Crosby, John]

CAP1
from
IPAWSCAP
(CIV) EVI 5382 Sat Sep 3 19:23:00 2016 CDT
Decoded Sat Sep 3 19:24:24 2016 CDT
 Sun Sep 4 06:23:00 2016 CDT
Updated Sat Sep 3 19:51:53 2016 CDT  
Suffolk, NY (036103)
 

Decoded as: A CIVIL AUTHORITY HAS ISSUED AN IMMEDIATE EVACUATION NOTICE FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES/AREAS: Suffolk, NY; AT 7:23 PM ON SEP 3, 2016 EFFECTIVE UNTIL 6:23 AM SEP 4, 2016. MESSAGE FROM IPAWSCAP. Voluntary Evacuation of Fire Island ONLY disregard previous message 
CAP Source file : see CAP_81c9d45f-a0d9-473f-9e75-b005f8d87e9f_2016_09_03_19_23_00.cap 
Event Log:VERIFIED Digital Signature;
 
CAP1
from
IPAWSCAP
(CIV) EVI 5381 Sat Sep 3 19:10:00 2016 CDT
Decoded Sat Sep 3 19:11:11 2016 CDT
 Sun Sep 4 06:10:00 2016 CDT
Updated Sat Sep 3 19:24:25 2016 CDT  
Suffolk, NY (036103)
 

Decoded as: A CIVIL AUTHORITY HAS ISSUED AN IMMEDIATE EVACUATION NOTICE FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES/AREAS: Suffolk, NY; AT 7:10 PM ON SEP 3, 2016 EFFECTIVE UNTIL 6:10 AM SEP 4, 2016. MESSAGE FROM IPAWSCAP. This is an emergency message from Suffolk County Office of Emergency Management. Suffolk County has declared a state of emergency in anticipation of the arrival of Tropical Storm Hermine. Due to the forecast of potentially life-threatening storm surge on Fire Island and other storm conditions we are asking all those on Fire Island to begin a voluntary evacuation beginning immediately. Full medical services have been removed from Fire Island and we are concerned for those with medical conditions. Ferry Service to and from the island may be suspended as early as tomorrow at 1pm due to severe weather so you are urged to make arrangements to leave Fire Island prior to that time. 
CAP Source file : see CAP_91fdee50-79b6-41c0-8c7c-df0bb3016112_2016_09_03_19_10_00.cap 
Event Log:VERIFIED Digital Signature;

John F. Crosby | Warning Systems Manager | Sedgwick County Department of Emergency Management
p: (316) 660-5967 | f: (316) 660-4966 | john.crosby at sedgwick.gov 
714 N. Main | Wichita, KS 67203 | www.sedgwickcounty.org | Facebook | Twitter

-----Original Message-----
From: eas-bounces at radiolists.net [mailto:eas-bounces at radiolists.net] On Behalf Of Mike McCarthy

Anyone have more information on the hiccup EVI message with truncated audio and text issued by Suffolk Co. NY to evacuate Fire Island prior the arrival of Hermine?

Problem is, as I understand, the part which specified only Fire Island never made it to air or WEA and interpreted to include the whole county.
Fortunately one station's staff wisely called their local owner and he clarified the situation with the EOC before his station went into all out storm ops.

MM

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