[EAS] Public Warnings

[Clay Freinwald]

Bill - I love your recently posted observation -

One thing that I learned from the Santa Rose fire was that too many people
did not know how to open their garage door after the power died. 
So they called 911 for help which certainly did not make the burden on
dispatch any easier.

100 years ago people appear to have been much more self-sufficient than
today.
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Seems to me the more people become hooked or reliant on technology the less
they are able to deal for the day when they don't have it.
Power failures are a great example as just about everything today requires
it.

One of my favorite examples is the smart phone - 

> No one remembers phone numbers any more - They store them on their phone.
> Fewer have a land-line - Why pay for two phones anyway?
> etc etc

What they don't realize is they are about 24 hours away from having that
device become a useless door-stop when they can't recharge it.

Another example is Broadcast Radio - 

Few have a radio in their home, much less one that does not require having
the power on to run it (Yes, I do have a wind-up) 

All too many have come to depend on getting their news and information from
their TV, Computer or (there it is again) their Smart Phone.

Here in the PNW - We are waiting for the 'big-one' that will create an epic
communications vacuum leaving many to have to fend for themselves, 
not going to be a pretty sight.

Clay Freinwald
Well into my 4th Quarter