[EAS] NEW FEMA CAP EAS Training Program!

[Sean Donelan]

On Mon, 30 Sep 2019, Adrienne Abbott wrote:
> The FEMA IPAWS office has a new training program. What I like about it is
> that they are making it mandatory for everyone with a COG. Users will train
> on a special demonstration platform to keep the test messages away from the
> Real World but still allow them to send test messages on a regular schedule.
> This is something many EAS Chairs have not been able to do!

We can expect a few first time users of IPAWS to get confused, used the 
wrong EAS code, send it on the live IPAWS instead of test IPAWS, and so 
on.  Eventually, EMAs will figure it out, but it will take some time. 
That's why EMAs need to training and testing.  Better to get confused 
during testing instead of during actual emergencies.

A civil authority has issued A CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE for the following
counties or areas: Benton; Franklin; Walla Walla, WA; at 1:16 PM on OCT 3,
2019 Effective until 1:31 PM. Message from IPAWSCAP.
This is Franklin County Emergency Management conducting a required weekly
test of the Emergency Alert System. In the event of an emergency, this
system would bring you important information. The following tones will
conclude this test.