[EAS] False EM alarm in HI

[Barry Mishkind]

At 12:20 AM 1/14/2018, Richard_Rudman wrote:
>i have to strongly side with Art on this one.
>
>People do not usually get into positions in warning centers by being "Homers". Many of them are current or former LEO or fire service dispatchers, or 9-1-1 call handlers. I cannot think of anyone I have met in those jobs who got in it for the money. Most are public servants in the truest, highest and best original meaning of the term.

        While we can agree on the first point,
        is it not true that there are four or more
        competing systems to audit/control
        state networks?  And, even then, in 
        many (most) states the actual origination
        comes from EAS machine manufacturers.

        Over the years, we have identified a
        number of issues, few of which have been 
        solved:
        1. The chasm between broadcasters forced
                to do certain things and EMs who
                have no unified requirements.
        2. Little training by EMs as to testing or
                how to actually deliver an alert
                that will not sound poorly on the air
                nor interrupt news reports with
                a generic alert. 
        3. EMs who do not like talking to broadcasters
                in the first place. 
        4. EMs that would rather use reverse 911 and
                robot calls than activate EAS.
        5. Stations that run RWT, RMT, and EAN/NPT,
                but little else. 
        6. Cell companies who resist WEA implementation,
                or delay alerts for unknown reasons for
                hours.
        7. NWS is not compatible with EAS/WEA.
        8. NWS polygons vs broadcast contours.
 
What did I leave out?