[EAS] Colorado makes the same WEA mistake as Utah - WEA can't target highwway crossings

[Adrienne Abbott]

Another wrinkle, Barry and Dave: There's no communication to the
broadcasters when an agency comes online with CAP. The first indication
broadcasters have that an agency is now using CAP is when there's an EAS
activation for a county or an Event Code which stations may not have
programmed in their equipment. Then the reaction is "Broadcasters don't care
about EAS", when, in reality, we've been blindsided by IPAWS. Someone should
have responsibility for making sure that broadcasters know when a new COG is
created in their area, for making sure that emergency managers are aware
that not all stations carry every Event Code for every county in their state
and getting them a copy of the state/local EAS Plan. And no, the SECC is not
the correct answer. 

Dave Kline wrote:
	I certainly agree that someone needs to step in and put a halt to
it. I'm just not convinced that FEMA should be the one doing it.
	It breaks down into a free-for-all either to appear relevant or to
CYA as the reasons for issuing alerts. If those are the primary
motivations behind issuing alerts, then the whole system has lost it's way. 

Barry wrote: 
        At the risk of sounding a bit harsher than I wish,
        this is a long standing issue that, sadly, in many
        areas has let to the public no longer considering
        EAS for what it should be - and worse, not even
        knowing of many alerts because station program
        directors and managers have long since blocked
        anything but the most required alerts: RMT, RWT,
        EAN, TOR, etc. due to many years of the disconnect
        between broadcasters and EMs. 

        It is the long-term issue of EAS being mandatory for 
        broadcasters but cooperation voluntary for EMs.
        
Adrienne Abbott, W6BCY
Nevada EAS Chair