[EAS] Announcements

[Adrienne Abbott]

All--

A few announcements to start your Monday...With hurricanes taking aim at the
East Coast and Hawaii, the FCC has again cancelled the test of the Disaster
Information Reporting System, or DIRS. Here's the official statement: 

 

Dear DIRS User,
Due to the likely activation of the Disaster Information Reporting System
(DIRS) for Hurricane Florence, we are canceling the voluntary test of DIRS
for broadcasters that was planned for September 13-14, 2018.  If DIRS is
activated for Hurricane Florence, a separate e-mail will be sent to you
which will include the activation region for Hurricane Florence. We are
planning on having a DIRS test for broadcasters after the hurricane season
is over. If you have any questions about DIRS, please contact Julie Tu
either at 202-418-0731 or at  <mailto:julia.tu at fcc.gov> julia.tu at fcc.gov or
John Healy either at 215-847-8094 or at
 <mailto:john.healy at fcc.gov> john.healy at fcc.gov.
John Healy

 

The National WEA/EAS Test will be launched next week, on Thursday, September
20. The WEA test will be sent first, at 2:18PM EDT, 11:18 AM PDT, FEMA will
send the WEA test using the Presidential Alert function. At 2:20PM EDT,
11:20 AM PDT, FEMA will send the EAS test using the EAN EAS code. FEMA has
established a special webpage with a Fact Sheet and 27 FAQs on the test:
www.fema.gov/Emergency-Alert-Test <http://www.fema.gov/Emergency-Alert-Test>
If you still have questions, write: FEMA-National-Test at fema.dhs.gov
<mailto:FEMA-National-Test at fema.dhs.gov>   Broadcasters, please make sure
that your air staff and newsrooms are aware of the test and prepared for any
calls from your audience. For the Emergency Managers on this list, please
make sure your staff and PSAP's are aware of the test and prepared for any
calls from the public.

 

And for those of you in the West, the Annual Nevada SECC EAS meeting will be
held on Sept. 13 in the Washoe County Regional Emergency Operations Center,
5195 Spectrum Blvd, Reno. The meeting is being cosponsored by the Reno
Chapter of the SBE. The meeting will begin at 2:00 PM but for those who've
asked for it, there will be a brief EAS training session at 1:00 PM,
followed by the meeting at 2:00 PM. Emergency managers as well as EAS
Participants, are urged to attend. Please let me know if you will be at the
meeting and/or training session so we can make sure we have enough chairs
and handouts for you. 

 

 

 

Adrienne Abbott

Nevada EAS Chair