[EAS] Blue Alert reply comments due Tuesday, August 29

[Clay Freinwald]

Re Sean's recent post - 

Perhaps it boils down to this > 

> The real, underlying, mission of EAS is the distribution of a Presidential
Message to the public  

> It is NOT for providing State and Local government with a reliable public
warning tool, hence the fact everything in this category is voluntary.

> The voluntary aspect means that the viability of the system is contingent
on the approval of those that volunteer as opposed to being the decision
being made by those that need a viable public warning system to be
effective.

> My opinion (which has no value to anyone) is that - SOME - Event Codes
should be made mandatory carry, TOR, EVI, CEM etc. thereby providing
emergency management tools that they know will function when lives are at
stake.

This time - My $.03 worth

Clay