[EAS] SoCal Alerts Missed 54% Of Target Calls

[Ed Czarnecki]

Interesting you ask that question.  Almost 2 years ago there was an
situation in Lancaster County PA (Amish country, love the area).   A TOR was
issued, and neighbors ran over to tell Amish neighbors in the minutes prior
to the storm hitting.  It was a real emergency - about 50 homes were damaged
and a little one room schoolhouse was flattened.  But, nobody was hurt.  

I recall this for a couple of reasons - the Amish story being one, and the
other that it was a freak tornado in February.

IIRC, the siren system is tied to Three Mile Island, so would have sounded
for an emergency at the TMI plant, but not for a tornado warning.

It's an example I use when talking about communications "silos" - some
people will be out of the loop, sometimes by happenstance, sometimes by
choice.

Edward Czarnecki, PhD 
Senior Director – Strategy  & Global Government Affairs
MONROE ELECTRONICS
Reston VA | Lyndonville NY

-----Original Message-----
From: EAS [mailto:eas-bounces at radiolists.net] On Behalf Of Bill Ruck

Ummm, Richard, a thought just crossed my two or three still functioning
brain cells . . .

What technology works best in Amish Country?

Bill Ruck