[EAS] Blue Alerts Are Back

[Botterell, Arthur@CalOES]

The California Highway Patrol Blue Alert documentation says:

"SB 839 and Section 8594.5 GC authorize the CHP to activate EAS for a Blue
Alert if authorized and under conditions permitted by the federal government. At
this time, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has not approved
and designated an EAS code to be used for Blue Alerts. Therefore, the EAS
cannot be used for Blue Alerts until such time a code has been issued by the
FCC."

<http://www.caloes.ca.gov/WarningCenterSite/Documents/Attachment%20G%20-%20AMBER,%20SILVER,%20BLUE%20and%20YELLOW%20Alerts.pdf>

I'm not sure who made the determination that the lack of a dedicated code was a bar to using EAS, but that's CHP's stated position.