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

[Mike McCarthy]

Let's not confuse physical utilities with EAS. The physical EAS as
described in Part 11 is an alert format and protocol which relies on voice
grade audio channels. The method of conveyance is agnostic and doesn't
require IPAWs to propagate to all who can monitor those audio channels.
This appears to have not been employed as part of the evacuation order.

In so far as the FFW creating an EAS message, it would have followed the
SAME format for the circle of those monitoring the NWR. But that was for a
FFW exclusively. The larger evacuation order would not have been triggered
by the FFW, nor by the NWS which doesn't posses the authority to generate,
nor relay such messages...at this time. It's one of the silo's Clay
constantly mentions as needing bridges.

MM

On Wed, February 15, 2017 12:51 am, Alan Alsobrook wrote:
> On 2/14/2017 1:14 PM, Mike McCarthy wrote:
>
>> 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.