[EAS] List of EAS State Plans

[Dave Kline]

Adrienne,

I do understand that SECCs are often unfunded and that is why they may need to piggyback on some other website.
I'm sure those SECCs are grateful to the state broadcast associations or SBE groups for letting them tag along. 
However, if a state plan has any web presence at all, doesn't it make more sense if the link on the FCC website points directly to that plan?

I  have heard, that in Nebraska for instance, some of the recurring costs are being paid for out of pocket by members of the SECC.
They consider it a donation and are happy to do it, which is noble on their part. 
However, it speaks to the frailty of a warning system that often operates only upon the goodwill of individuals who contribute money or time.

I had never really intended to delve into some of the things that have been brought up as a result of my simple posting of a State Plan list.
But the further this goes, the more apparent it is to me how much of a house of cards EAS really is and how easy it would be to make even some of these little things better and benefit all.

I know there are a lot of good people out there who are trying to keep something working. It is not the fed, nor is it states, counties, cities that that are making EAS happen. It is dedicated individuals like yourself, who are the driving force behind our warning systems. You and others like you deserve more recognition than you get. Not for the sake of the recognition itself but so that the government entities and the public can begin to understand how fragile and dependent our warning systems are.

If it is so important to have a website that lists state EAS plans then the FCC should host a site where those plans can reside rather than relying on the caring individuals to dig in the sofa cushions for pocket change to support this. If it's not important then just take down the webpage that includes the semi-useless list that I found. A station or cable operator should not have to go to all the trouble that I found, just to be sure they are compliant with the currently suggested monitoring assignments.

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Dave Kline
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On Aug 21, 2017, at 3:40 PM, Adrienne Abbott wrote:

>Dave--
>Not every SECC has the resources to fund a website. That means the SECC must
>find a site that is willing to host the state plan and there's no one single
>entity with the capacity or willingness to host the state EAS plan.
>Sometimes it's the state broadcaster association, sometimes it's the SBE,
>sometimes it's the state emergency management agency.

>Several years ago the FCC began requesting digital copies of state EAS plans
>submitted to them for approval. They are probably in the best position to
>post these plans for everyone. The only drawback to that idea is that in
>states where the SECC is active, we would have no way of knowing when new
>stations come on the air and what assistance they might need with setting up
>their EAS equipment. Stations from large conglomerates to the smallest
>LPFM's have contacted me through either the FCC link or the link on the
>Nevada Broadcasters Association website so it can't be that difficult to
>find us.   

>Adrienne Abbott
>Nevada EAS Chair

>-----Original Message-----
>From: EAS [mailto:eas-bounces at radiolists.net] On Behalf Of Dave Kline

>As I said, I followed links from the FCC website that I listed, and some of
>those links only went to an SBE chapter or State Broadcast Association
>website.

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