[EAS] Answering the right question - EAS Handbook

[Dave Kline]

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Dave Kline
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On Aug 1, 2017, at 1:41 PM, Sean Donelan wrote:

>On Tue, 1 Aug 2017, Dave Kline wrote:
>>§ 11.21   State and Local Area plans and FCC Mapbook.

>> EAS plans contain guidelines which must be followed by EAS
>> Participants' personnel, emergency officials, and National Weather
>> Service (NWS) personnel to activate the EAS.

>>Right off the top "guidelines which MUST be followed by..."

>Does not require a physical copy of the state EAS plan at every operator's duty station.  EAS Participants can write their own SOPs based on the state guidelines.
I agree but try telling that to the mock inspector.

>Does require a physical copy of the useless EAS Handbook at every operator's duty station. Not allowed to modify the text of the EAS Handbook beyond filling in the blanks, even when inappropriate for a particular facility.
Yeah! Well they don't let you modify the wording on a 1040 just to make your tax bill the way you want it either.
What's ya expect?

I almost completely re-wrote last years plan to fit with station operations.
Then I found out that even though the document was editable, you weren't supposed to edit it.
I posted two copies... The edited version called "Unofficial Operator's Copy". And another one called "Show this to the Inspector."
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