[EAS] Oroville Dam Evacuation...oh that was close

[Botterell, Arthur@CalOES]

In an emergency people tend to do what they've practiced, what worked for them before, what they're organized and staffed to do.  And there's so much diversity in the aggregate of Internet and wireless services that real-world examples of that nothing-but-radio worst case are very few.  Anyway, it's almost always bad sales technique to badmouth the competition.

I know it's frustrating, but that's the situation, I'm afraid.  And making EAS a more competitive product is, alas, probably a task that's above both our pay grades.

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

Until the internet, PCS, and wireline service are summarily or individually  unavailable to them. Eg, a CO is inundated/damaged taking out all comms for a given town (or county seat.) The only thing left in service is private wireless.

Yes, the web has it's catchy app's and services. The current AT&T ads showing a family having lost it's internet service should serve up a reminder the IoT is a delicate balancing act carrying a lot of false confidences and presumptions.

But who am I to know any better? I'm just a radio guy....

MM