[EAS] Flash Flood Drowns Family

[Barry Mishkind]

At 05:27 PM 7/21/2017, Clay Freinwald wrote:
>Mike McCarthy wrote - 
>
>To paraphrase Ole' Abe, "You can warn everyone some of the time, and warn
>some all of the time. But you can warn everyone all of the time."

        ... Bob Newhart version
 
>Ø  When given the opportunity some will opt out (Nice of wireless devices to
>recognize this group)

        ... all it takes is several 3AM alerts that
        do CEAs that are quickly terminated, or multiple
        alerts delayed 10-12 hours to end up ringing
        every phone and tablet in a church congregation. 

>Ø  Many broadcasters consider public warnings a ‘government intrusion’ into
>their right to make money and refuse to air anything not mandated.

        ... well, that would require staff ... or at least
        someone who cares.  

        How about a major corp that watched a fire 
        burn up the side of a mountain range, then
        down to their city of license, but could only
        make an effort to get a spare transmitter/antenna
        located in the larger nearby city, so the 
        automated hits - and spots - could run?