[EAS] Sufolk Co, NY EAS mishap

[Richard_Rudman]

Hi, Mark:

Thanks for your insights on this event. I like your emphasis on the word CERTAINTY as an important CAP dimension to improved public alerts and warnings on all waning paths.

The current FCC rules are indeed ambiguous on TV text crawls, and we will most likely have further discussions here and elsewhere on issues that are baked into legacy EAS equipment still legal for use.

Another man's opinion: We will continue to be saddled with legacy EAS issues for some time on the road to improving timely and accurate delivery of emergency public alerts and warnings. 

Of that I am "certain".

Richard Rudman
CA SECC Vice Chair

> On Sep 7, 2016, at 11:05 AM, Lucero, Mark <Mark.Lucero at fema.dhs.gov> wrote:
> 
> The next steps (one man's opinion):
> 1. Fix the FCC rules (this work is ongoing) to provide CERTAINTY
> 2. Convene the EAS-CAP Industry Group to address the ambiguity now to provide CERTAINTY
> 3. Reach out to state SECCs and state EMAs to adopt a policy for what alerts will be relayed and what alerts will not WITH CERTAINTY
> 4. Educate alerting authorities on how their alerts will appear when relayed to the public WITH CERTAINTY