[EAS] Blue Alerts Are Back

[Sean Donelan]

On Thu, 25 May 2017, Botterell, Arthur at CalOES wrote:
> So, does anyone have any stats on how often LEW is used currently?

The IPAWS monitoring site

http://ipawsnonweather.alertblogger.com/

has 50 activations using LEW.  But most of those were North Dakota. 
Ignoring North Dakota....and road closures....and mistakes

I found 5 relevant uses of Law Enforcement Warning

Florida - 1/9/2017 - Blue alert
Los Angeles, CA - 4/28/2016 - No active shooter at LAX
Owyhee, ID - 7/18/2016 - Missing endangered adult with health issues
Winnebago, WI - 5/8/2015 - Missing adult
Los Angeles, CA - 4/25/2015 - Active shooter

The New York City bombing incident used the following

9/18/2016 12:37a.m. - Shelter in Place (Suspicious package)
9/18/2016 02:35a.m. - Civil Emergency Message (All clear)
9/19/2016 07:54a.m. - Civil Emergency Message (Wanted message)