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Federal Initiatives in Public Warning

A brief on the context…. Federal Initiatives in Public Warning. Presented by Art Botterell to the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services / Public Utilities Commission workshops, August 2007. NSTC Report: “Effective Disaster Warnings”. Published November 2000

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Federal Initiatives in Public Warning

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  1. A brief on the context… Federal Initiatives in Public Warning Presented by Art Botterell to the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services / Public Utilities Commission workshops, August 2007

  2. NSTC Report: “Effective Disaster Warnings” Published November 2000 Survey of prior social science on warning effectiveness Recommendations for warning message content (directly informed CAP) Importance of coordinated use of multiple warning technologies

  3. Partnership for Public Warning National non-profit organization Local, state and federal officials Leading academics Broadcast, electronic and Internet companies Strategic Plan (2003) recommends: Identify lead federal agency for public warning Develop standard protocol and terminology Develop standards of practice for warning

  4. Technical (XML) specification adopted by international standards body in 2004, refined in 2005 CAP provides: Template for effective warning messages Mechanism for sharing warnings between different technologies Precise geographic targeting of alerts Multi-lingual capability Common Alerting Protocol

  5. CAP in Contra Costa County Policy Filter Sirens State & Federal Warning Systems Policy Filter Telephone Notification Policy Filter EAS CAP Server Policy Filter Weather Radio CWS Console Policy Filter CCTV Policy Filter Internet Other Authorized Sources (e.g., refineries) Policy Filter Cellular

  6. National Weather Service “All-Hazards Emergency Message Collection System” (HazCollect) using CAP To bring non-weather warnings into the NWS dissemination architecture Weather Radios Weather Wire EAS in some areas Initial trials in October 2006 Full deployment slated for fall 2007

  7. Emergency Alert System Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) issued in 2004 Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in 2005 Report & Order 07-109 in 2007: Specifies use of Common Alerting Protocol Includes wireline video providers in EAS Adds “must carry” for governors’ alerts

  8. Executive Order 13407 (June, 2006) Mandates “an effective, reliable, integrated, flexible, and comprehensive system to alert and warn the American people in situations of war, terrorist attack, natural disaster, or other hazards to public safety and well-being” Directs DHS to: “…establish or adopt…common alerting and warning protocols, standards, terminology, and operating procedures…” “...adapt the distribution and content of communications on the basis of geographic location, risks or personal user preferences…” “…include… the capability to alert and warn all Americans, including those with disabilities and those without an understanding of the English language”

  9. IPAWS Program DHS/FEMA “Integrated Public Alert and Warning System” Multiple components include: Upgrades to key EAS facilities (“Primary Entry Point” stations and satellite distribution “Digital EAS” over public TV NWS HazCollect Weather Radios for schools Cellular alerting

  10. WARN Act of 2006 “Warning, Alert and Response Network” Mandates establishment of cellular alerting service nationwide Participation by cellular carriers voluntary Also funds: Digital TV implementation for public TV stations Grants for “outdoor alerting technologies” for remote Alaskan villages

  11. Cellular Alerting “Commercial Mobile Service Alerting Advisory Committee” Forty members from cellular industry, broadcast media, other industry, advocacy groups and local government Report due to FCC by October 10, 2007 Two rounds of FCC rulemaking follow Cellular carriers opt-in or -out by Sept. ‘08

  12. Public Safety’s Priorities Don’t complicate the task One system, all hazards, all disciplines Support and streamline the warning process Reduce obstacles to timely warnings Coordinate warning systems for effectiveness (and cost-effectiveness!) “Future-proof” the design Modularity: Make the components “plug-and-play” Open standards: Interoperability and market economies

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