FEMA

Recommendations are aimed at improving effectiveness of IPAWS

Very complimentary of broadcasters’ efforts after the 2017 hurricanes

He was very complimentary of broadcasters’ efforts after the 2017 hurricanes

Tour scheduled for Wednesday for Cincinnati area station

FEMA and FCC collaborate on back-to-back EAS and WEA tests

Today FEMA and FCC collaborate on back to back EAS and WEA tests

Test was postponed on Sept. 20 due to Hurricane Florence

Test was postponed on Sept. 20 due to Hurricane Florence

State bill will require protocols, training and more

EAS participants must complete ETRS Form One no later than Aug. 27

EAS participants must complete ETRS Form One no later than Aug. 27

An excerpt from this week’s Monday Morning Coffee and Technical Notes

The current certificate will expire on June 24

Among them is new state EAS plan online filing system called ARS and results from the 2017 EAS test

Specific recommendations from final FCC report designed to avoid false alarms

Amendments to the “Robert T. Stafford Relief and Emergency Assistance Act” update the definition of “essential service providers”

Legislation would centralize missile threat notifications at the federal level

Cable and wireless ops, broadcasters affected by hurricanes get extra six weeks to submit reports

Intended to help small businesses, non-profits and small governmental jurisdictions comply with rules

It’s available on the EAS participant website to use with PSAs

FCC public safety officials call test a success but point to opportunities for improvement

Will participate as an IPAWS Alert Origination Service Provider, will offer a tech demo of its DASEOC integrated CAP/EAS origination platform

On Sept. 28, at exactly 2:20 p.m. (ET), engineers at stations across the country noted that EAS IPAWS National Public Test alert was received from FEMA

Attendees can learn from IPAWS workshops in the exhibit hall