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This post is Part 4 of 5 in a series of reports on the contents of the FCC Fifth Report and Order released on January 10, 2012, which amends the Emergency Alert System (EAS) rules to accommodate Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) messages.
For previous posts in this 5-part series on the new CAP EAS rules introduced in the Report and Order (R&O), check out the EAS Category on the AWARE Forum. In this edition of our series we will address rules of interest to State Emergency Communications Committees (SECCs). [xxx] below denotes the R&O paragraph which discusses the noted language. Also below, the use of the word “SAME” means Specific Area Message Encoding, the technical name for the legacy EAS protocol originally coined by the National Weather Service.
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This post is Part 3 of 5 in a series of reports on the contents of the FCC Fifth Report and Order released on January 10, 2012, which amends the Emergency Alert System (EAS) rules to accommodate Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) messages.
Part 1 and Part 2 of our series dealt with new CAP EAS rules added by the Report and Order (R&O). Here in Part 3, we will take a look at what the FCC left the same, updating of an often-used acronym, and four rules that the Commission eliminated. [xxx] below denotes the R&O paragraph which discusses the noted language.
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In the weeks since the Commercial Mobile Alert Service (CMAS) Test in NYC occurred, we here at AWARE have been hearing from emergency managers and others in the emergency management community that they would like to know more about CMAS. There seems to be a good deal of uncertainty about what CMAS is, how it works and what it means for them. So we thought a little CMAS “101″ would be in order. Continue reading »
This post is Part 2 of 5 in a series of reports on the contents of the FCC Fifth Report and Order released on January 10, 2012, which amends the Emergency Alert System (EAS) rules to accommodate Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) messages.
As in Part 1 of our series, this installment will continue a look at new and changed rules in the Report and Order (R&O). [xxx] below denotes the R&O paragraph which discusses the noted language.
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People in emergency management can often be heard voicing their desire for better alerting systems or commenting on the slow procurement process involved in getting these systems up and running. The immediacy and importance of these needs can make it seem that change moves at a snail’s pace. However, let’s take a moment to look at how alerts and warnings used to go out. Continue reading »
