[EAS] Warning, Again

[Richard Dillman]

On Fri, Oct 2, 2020 at 11:12 AM Bill Ruck <ruck at lns.com> wrote:

>The small part of CA that has not burned is now burning.

>One good friend lost his home on Monday in what is called the Glass Fire.

>The SF Chomicle is again full of complaints "they were not warned".
>Some emergency warnings went well outside of the desired area and that
>is blamed on FEMA (probably IPAWS).  Some are complaining about cell
>service.  Looks like many did not realize that VoIP doesn't work after
>the power fails.

>Once again why EAS is not at the head of the warning list amazes me.

>Bill Ruck
>Curmudgeon
>San Francisco

Hey there Curmudgeon.  We in Marin county are, for the second day, getting WEA "Extreme Fire Danger" alerts intended for Napa county.  As a result each day the Marin County Sheriff's office must issue a disclaimer message.  This does not enhance trust in these alert messages.  The statement "we are trying to get this alert stopped" reveals some of their frustration.  I'm not sure who's pushing what buttons in Napa or why they can't unpush them.

https://local.nixle.com/alert/8277758/

RD

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Richard Dillman, Transmitter Wrangler
KWMR Community Radio for West Marin
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