[EAS] San Jose to hold public hearing - Tennessee still under DA gag order

[Sean Donelan]

San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo is holding the first public hearing Thursday 
on the flooding and public warning problems last month.

http://sanjose.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view_id=&event_id=2760&meta_id=621138.

   "Release all relevant information through a series of public hearings
   and public reports in the weeks ahead, as City staff collect that
   information from relevant departments and outside agencies."

http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/03/06/herhold-on-san-jose-flood-point-fingers/

   At a news conference a few days after San Jose's disastrous Feb. 21
   flood, San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo took responsibility for the failure
   to properly notify victims. "This happened in my city,'' said Liccardo,
   calling for an end to the "bureaucratic finger-pointing.'' "I am
   responsible.''

   Few people I know believe Liccardo is fully responsible for the failure.
   I'd be surprised if the mayor himself believes it. The hours before the
   flood offer plenty of blame to go around. Liccardo's assertion, however,
   is good politics. It makes the mayor sound like an adult. And the
   coverage of him helping with the cleanup in Rock Springs reinforces the
   image.

At the other extreme, the Sevier County Tennessee District Attorney 
still has a gag order for over 90 days prohibiting all government 
officials from releasing any information to the public about the 
Gatlinburg, TN fires and public warning issues in November.

Despite the lack of public hearings and not releasing information to the 
public about after action reviews; Sevier County and Gatlinburg are 
discussing upgrading/replacing their public alerting systems.

http://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2017/03/04/gatlinburg-sevier-county-review-alert-systems/98739390/

   Gatlinburg Fire Chief Greg Miller said a fire-damaged siren and public
   address system downtown will be replaced with a high-technology option
   that provides multiple layers of communication. The 20-year-old siren
   system consisted of four speakers to warn downtown residents of a flood.

   "The system to be installed has multiple redundancies for activation, as
   well as multiple methods of mass notifications," the chief said.

   "The system will integrate with the Integrated Public Alert and Warning
   System, the National Weather Service, cellphones, social media and an AM
   radio frequency."

   Gatlinburg authorities, however, have offered few other details about
   the system.