[EAS] Wildfires -- Colorado re-learning the lessons California learned

[Ted Langdell]

Tim, 

Our LPFM was not on the air, and our SAGE was not in action during that event, but I'd expect to find EAS alerts during that fire event. I became aware of the fire early on, and alerted our mutual friend (Ken in Magalia) as the fire began its down-canyon run in the dawn hours. 

I'd have to check way back then, but I believe Butte County was making use of EAS alerts soon after or at the time that what became the "Camp Fire" started southeast of Paradise in the Feather River canyon, and downslope winds swept the fire down-canyon and then up into Paradise and Magalia. 

Ron Castro, the CTO of Result Radio (its Chico, Redding/Red Bluff and Yuba City-Marysville-Colusa clusters) might be able to shed some light on that. Also Butte County OES could offer info.

I DO know that Butte Co. currently uses EAS, Twitter, Facebook and the county webpages for OES, FIre and Sheriff's departments to alert and keep people updated on situations. Frequently. I get alerts. 

Due to Butte and Yuba Counties (our home county) sharing a county line in the Sierras and Foothills, I have Oroville and southern Butte Co. as areas monitored by our SAGE. I have received a number of EAS messages passed by Results' Chico cluster stations, which trigger at least one of its Yuba City cluster stations in the city across the river from our community of license. 

I also see alerts on various Butte Co and independent social media I've subscribed to. 

Ted 

Ted Langdell
94 Three KXYS-LP, Marysville, CA

> On Dec 31, 2021, at 11:47 PM, Tim Stoffel tim at lionlamb.us> wrote:
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> Was EAS used at all?
> This sounds like Paradise all over again...
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> Tim Stoffel
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> From: Sean Donelan sean at donelan.com>
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> learned
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> No Wireless Emergency Alerts used to notify the public to evacuate in 
> those two towns.
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> Instead, emergency managers posted messages on facebook or twitter,
> and 
> local media. 
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