[EAS] California WEA

[Adrienne Abbott]

The response from emergency officials is that they are under a "State of Emergency" declaration. Here  in Nevada they aren't using EAS for COVID messages any more,  we fixed that. I have no standing when it comes to WEA. The only connection between EAS and WEA is that WEA messages are issued on the same  program as EAS activations. But as EAS State Chair, I have no authority over WEA, just like I have no standing to tell the fire chief when to blow the community siren. Not my circus, not my monkies. 

Adrienne

> On Dec 10, 2020, at 7:18 PM, Richard Rudman <rar.bwwg at gmail.com> wrote:
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> I am in agreement with Suzanne.
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> The bright, shiny warning object that WEA has become should not be an easy way out for issues like this require a concerted multi media public heath and government agency public relations campaign. Likewise this would not IMO be a proper use of EAS. 
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> If the intent was to "motivate"" people not observing proper COVID-19 safety protocols to do so, WEA messages are not going to change their minds.