[EAS] Mountain Lion Alert

[Sean Donelan]

On Thu, 15 Jun 2017, Botterell, Arthur at CalOES wrote:
> Yet another example of what I keep saying.  BTW, where is it actually written that LEW is only for alerts about dangerous criminal activity?  Not only are the SAME codes prone to ambiguity, but they're not terribly well documented, either.

The National Weather Service  created some training classes several years 
ago.  I don't know if any emergency managers took the courses though.

http://courses.comet.ucar.edu/mod/imscp/view.php?id=1469

HazCollect Principles and Non-Weather Emergency Message (NWEM) Best 
Practices

http://courses.comet.ucar.edu/pluginfile.php/2281/mod_imscp/content/1/nwe02/03nwe02.htm

Law Enforcement Warning (LEW)
Description: A warning of an event involving criminal activity that is an 
imminent threat to public safety.

Examples may include bombing, riot, escaped prisoners, active shooter, 
etc.

Kidnapping, although criminal, is handled through the Child Abduction 
Emergency (CAE) product.

Note: The warning type does not relate to the source of the warning, but 
to the type of threat. For example, in a small county, a local sheriff may 
be the source for all warnings. Even though a sheriff is a member of law 
enforcement, he should use the appropriate NWEM based on the hazard 
involved in the event, not the LEW. Conversely, an emergency manager may 
be authorized to issue all warnings for a jurisdiction, and may use the 
Law Enforcement Warning if warranted by the situation.

>
> So let's see... should we start a rumor that someone is proposing a new 
> event code for dangerous animal activity?  PET, maybe?