[EAS] Missouri switches to partial state AMBER alerts
Sean Donelan
sean at donelan.com
Wed Feb 16 12:28:42 CST 2022
Missouri has joined other states using partial state AMBER alerts, instead
of automatically triggering public alerting devices state-wide.
https://www.komu.com/news/state/highway-patrol-changes-who-gets-emergency-alerts/article_a496a15c-8e7c-11ec-bfe7-9738de0e0e5d.html
California and New York State have used partial-state, targeted AMBER
alerts for several years. Texas is the largest state which still sends
public AMBER alerts state-wide automatically.
There are very few public emergency alerts which require state-wide public
warnings. Even multi-state events, like hurricanes and tsunamis, usually
target part of states. Instead of state-wide AMBER alerts, it would make
more sense to select adjacent counties in neighboring states.
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