[EAS] Public Warnings

[Sean Donelan]

On Tue, 1 Sep 2020, Bill Ruck wrote:
> So IMHO the answer to public warnings is All of the Above.  We don't need 
> just a hammer, or just a screwdriver, etc.

Money, money, money....

In many jurisdictions, the public alert/warning officer is just "other 
duties as assigned" for the agency's public information officer. Often 
without any special training, no resources or tools.  That's assuming an 
agency has a PIO.

A majority (>50%) of law enforcement agencies have fewer than 10 people, 
and only part-time. After-hours, emergency calls may get routed to a 
county or state dispatch center. Local officials often use 'free' tools 
because those are the only one's they can afford or have access.

https://onezero.medium.com/our-emergency-alert-systems-rely-on-an-overlapping-mess-of-privatized-services-8f71a686137e
Our Emergency Alert Systems Rely on an Overlapping Mess of Privatized 
Services
September 2, 2020
Sarah Emerson