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Alerting in Virginia
• Statewide Alert Network (SWAN)– Began in 2007– Currently Transitioning to new Vender
• Notification of response personnel– Awareness– Hazards– Events
• Various local alerting systems
Emergency Alert System (EAS)
• Who can Activate:– State and Local Public Safety Officials– Virginia State Police (AMBER Alert)– National Weather Service
• Voluntary by Broadcasters• Virginia EAS Plan– Provides guidance– Establishes policy
Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS)
• Executive Order 13407—Public Alert and Warning System June 26, 2006
• FCC and FEMA coordinating• Update and integrate alert and warning
systems– EAS equipment– Mobile Devices
What is a Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA)?
• Similar to a text message• Limited to 90 Characters• Different technology• Delivered immediately• Not subject to potential congestion or delays• Point-to-multipoint system– alert messages will be sent to those within a
targeted area, unlike text messages which are not location aware.
Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA)
• Presidential, AMBER, and Imminent Threat alerts• National Weather Service
– Tsunami Warnings– Tornado and Flash Flood Warnings– Hurricane, Typhoon, Dust Storm and Extreme Wind Warnings– Blizzard, Ice Storm, and Lake Effect Snow Warnings
• State and Local public safety officials– Shelter in place, Evacuation Immediate, etc
• National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) – In coordination with State and Local public safety officials, sends out AMBER Wireless
Emergency Alerts