[EAS] [sbe-eas] Rest In Peace, Dennis Mileti

[Richard Rudman]

Thanks for posting this, Suzanne-

I first met Dennis while I was active as an advisor on broadcast issues for the Los Angeles Office of Emergency Management. Dennis was a major contributor to over 60 years of warning research that formed a large part for the background for the reports for FEMA, FCC and NWS for the Partnership for Public Warning, Inc.(PPW)  in 2001-2002  that I contributed to as a PPW Trustee.

Dennis appeared at several symposia and retreats on warning issues for LA County that I was privileged to attend. 

The body of research that Dennis contributed to still resides at the Colorado State Natural Hazards Center in an online archive and should be require reading for anyone involved with public alert and warning issues.

Dennis was a bit feisty and opinionated, but those of us who knew and listened to him quickly realized his opinions and passion for research-based decisions was right on target.

May he not only rest in peace, but be remembered, I hope, in some significant national way for the research on public alert and warning issues, and more.

Richard Rudman

>On Feb 18, 2021, at 5:35 PM, Suzanne Goucher <suzanne at mab.org> wrote:

>I just learned that a friend of mine, Dennis Mileti, died of covid on Jan. 31, two days before he was scheduled to get a vaccine.

>I was privileged to get to know him when we served together on the IPAWS task force. If you don't know his name, you should.