Integrated Warning Team Workshop

1. Integrated Warning Team Workshop Northern Indiana Warning Area Emergency Managers Survey

2. Informal Survey • The survey was sent to 23 of 24 counties in the Northern Indiana County Warning Forecast Area.

3. How do you currently receive severe weather information that affects your county? • Internet (includes NWS Chat) 80% • All Hazard Alert Radio 50% • Television 60% • Text Messages 70% • Code Red 10% • Radio 30% • Web EOC 10% • IDACS 10% • Storm Spotters 10%

4. Do you have an organized SKYWARN Group?When Do you Activate Them(i.e. during watches or only when warnings are issued)? • 60% have an active group • 20% indicate they activate themselves • 30% indicate they activate when warnings are issued. • 10% indicate they activate when watches are issued.

5. Do your emergency response agencies deploy for weather watch?If yes, when do they activate (i.e. during watches or only when warnings are issued)? • 50% indicated that it is a local agency decision with two counties indicating that emergency response agencies will deploy if requested to do so by EMA. • 50% responded that they only deploy for weather watch when warnings are issued.

6. What methods do you use to disseminate information to the public? • NIXLE 70% • Facebook 30% • Twitter 20% • Sirens 10% • Radio (includes dispatch for scanners and All Hazard Radio) 50% • Text Messages 20% • Web EOC 10% • Code Red 10% • Call Tree 10% • Media 10%

7. Do you use social network sites to distribute or share significant weather event information? • 60% Indicated they do. • 40% indicated they use NIXLE • 60% indicated they use Facebook • 10% indicated they use Twitter • 20% indicated they use Government websites • 10% indicated they use Web EOC

8. Do you contact the National Weather Service and provide them with information or updates regarding weather conditions or damage reports in your county? • 60% responded that they do. • 40% responded that they occasionally do or as best as possible

9. If you yes, what method to you use to provide them with that information • Telephone 60% • NWS Chat 40% • Web EOC 20% • Spotter Line 10% • Email 20% • Amateur Radio 10%

10. Do you notify local media and provide them with information or updates regarding weather conditions or damage reports in your county? • 40% responded that they do. One indicated that it is usually provided primarily to the local radio and newspaper. • 10% responded that they only report based on severity.

11. If yes, what method do you use to provide them with that information? • NIXLE 20% • Email 50% • Telephone (Cell phone) 40% • Media receives info. from dispatch 10% • All Hazards Alert Radio 10% • Web EOC 10% • News Release 10% • Live Chat 10%

12. Do you have a Hazardous Weather Annex or Standard Operating Procedure as part of your County Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan? • 70% indicated that they do have a plan