[EAS] Whole New Etc.

Thu Feb 22 22:48:04 CST 2018

"I am not, fellow citizens, one who believes that no advice may be given to leaders; nay rather I judge him to be not a sage, but haughty, who conducts everything according to his own opinion alone. What therefore is my conclusion? Generals should receive advice, in the first place from the experts who are both specially skilled in military matters and have learned from experience; secondly, from those who are on the scene of action, who see the terrain, the enemy, the fitness of the occasion, who are sharers in the danger, as it were, aboard the same vessel. Thus, if there is anyone who is confident that he can advise me as to the best advantage of the state in this campaign which I am about to conduct, let him not refuse his services to the state, but come with me into Macedonia. I will furnish him with his sea-passage, with a horse, a tent, and even travel-funds. If anyone is reluctant to do this and prefers the leisure of the city to the hardships of campaigning, let him not steer the ship from on shore. The city provides enough subjects for conversation; let him confine his garrulity to these; and let him be aware that I shall be satisfied with the advice originating in camp."

Consul Lucius Aemilius
168 B.C.

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From: EAS <eas-bounces at radiolists.net> on behalf of Bill Ruck <ruck at lns.com>

First, you should read Richard Rudman's "We Need a Unified Warning
Strategy Now" at https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thebdr.net%2Farticles%2Ffcc%2Feas%2FEASOpinion.pdf&data=02%7C01%7Carthur.botterell%40caloes.ca.gov%7C370059754ce041634eab08d57a771af2%7Cebf268ae303647149f69c9fd0e9dc6b9%7C0%7C0%7C636549574336590957&sdata=5AuU2tt66fi2w%2F47Rr5s%2FQ85wmkPgL2ShlU%2FEIUl%2BAc%3D&reserved=0

With all deference to Mr. Rudman I would change the title to "We
Needed a Unified Warning Strategy Many Years Ago".

Following up on my posting and various comments.  First, I've been
accused of many things, some of them accurately, but this is the
first time I've been called "Utopian".

Most of what is necessary exists.  The problem is nobody is really in
charge and there are too many silos, especially at the Federal
level.  When I am made Emperor For Life there will be changes to
that.  I'd make ONE agency responsible for all public warning
throughout the U.S.   Maybe FEMA, maybe the Army Corps of Engineers,
maybe DoD, maybe a new agency.

The key for that agency to make it work is what I called the "Magic
Box".  It does all of the hard work automatically.

For example, the NWS has divided the county into polygons.  The Magic
Box then takes those polygons and overlays them in each of the
distribution channels.  It looks up radio and TV coverage areas and
decides which stations fit that polygon.  Cell service providers
already have location information and the Magic Box translates NWS
polygons into their hardware.  Local telephones have the 911 data
base that correlates numbers to locations.  The Magic Box decides
which locations are in which polygon.  ISP's know exactly where the
DSL or cable or fiber is terminated and the Magic Box sorts that
information into NWS polygons.  It's a little harder for WISP's
because those users move but they need to be able to translate 911
VoIP calls so that information can be sorted.  Any new distribution
channel just needs the appropriate interface software to the Magic Box.

This is all done in advance and kept current.  So when the NWS
activates any polygon or combinations of polygons the Magic Box
instantly knows what to do.

On other levels it is the same thing.  State boundaries are precisely
known.  The Magic Box translates "statewide" into every known
distribution channel.  A state can divide itself up into as many
different parts as desired and provides that information to the Magic Box.

Counties are smaller and their boundaries are precisely known.  The
Magic Box develops a translation of "countywide" into every known
distribution channel.  A county can also divide itself up into as
many different parts and that information is provided to the Magic Box.

Cities are even smaller and their boundaries are precisely
known.  The Magic Box develops a translation of "citywide" into every
known distribution channel.  If a city wants to split itself into
smaller areas like city blocks again that information is provided to
the Magic Box.

Any other origination nagency does the same thing.  Examples might be
reservations, military bases, National Parks, etc.

Any potential origination source can then enter a warning to as
precise an area as it desires.  This isn't done on the fly, it is
organized in advance.

I see this as nothing more than a very big database.  It needs
management on a continuous basis as the originating agencies may
desire changes and distribution channels may change but once set up
it should be stable.

The obvious problem is who is going to take charge of this and how
will it be paid for.  Also, who is going to pay for the continuing
training of every origination staff member?  As Emperor For Life I'd
make Congress write the legislation and fund the program.   Or else .
. .  After all, I will be Emperor For Life.

So why can't this be done now?

Comment.  In U.S. Navy boot camp I learned the difference between a
"reason" and an "excuse".  Being kinda thick it took more than one
instance of my Company Commander screaming into my face "That's an
excuse.  Now give me the reason" before I recognized the
difference.  Hint: In that environment there is no "reason", just
"excuses".  So far all I have heard about why this can't be done
falls into the category of "excuse".

Bill Ruck
Curmudgeon
San Francisco

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