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HAZ. Collect. speeding emergency messages to the public. National Weather Service. HAZ. Collect. All-Hazards Emergency Message Collection System. Purpose: collect non-weather emergency messages (e.g. CEM, HMW, CAE) and enable wider distribution. NWEM today:. Manual process
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HAZ Collect speeding emergency messages to the public National Weather Service April 10, 2009
HAZ Collect All-Hazards Emergency Message Collection System Purpose: collect non-weather emergency messages (e.g. CEM, HMW, CAE) and enable wider distribution.
NWEM today: • Manual process • Non-standard • Slow & limited • Prone to errors
NWEM with HAZCollect: • Streamlined • Standard process • Speedy • Errors eliminated • Greater distribution of critical information
Incident occurs HAZ Collect Message Posted via DM Services Message Prepared Broadcast over ALL NWS comms Message in HAZCollect Message thru NWS
HAZ Collect EM Requirements: DMIS Registration Software (DMIS/COTS/GOTS) Hardware (PC) Internet Access NWEM Best Practices training HAZCollect Registration
HAZ Collect EM Options: DMIS Toolkit At EOC Central Services --- DMIS --- DM-OPEN Commercial Software at EOC HAZCollect
HAZ Collect Software requirements: CAP-enabled Include CAP optional fields Interface with DM-OPEN
HAZ Collect Why use DMIS and DM-OPEN? Existing platform Authentication Standard protocol
HAZ Collect NWS-wide Distribution: NOAA Weather Radio Weather Wire/EMWIN EAS Availability An emergency message takes 7 minutes to process today. With HAZCollect that time is reduced to 2 minutes.
HAZ Collect • Timetable: • April 30, 2009 - Initial Operating Capability • April 30, 2009 – HazCollect Registration begins for areas in initial phase • May – June 2009 – Phase-in of geographic areas & pilot of HazCollect/NWEM training, registration and approval processes • July 1, 2009 – National Availability
NWEM Guidelines • NWEMS are NWR-SAME & EAS alert messages • Corrections issued using original message event code • Followups and cancellations issued as ADR event code • No abbreviations or acronyms • KISS – Keep it Short and Simple • Short sentences; Usually no more than 15 lines of text • Aim for 60 seconds or less, but no more than 2 Minutes • News Style Writing – Inverted Pyramid • LEAD sentence to summarize main thought of message • The MAIN FACTS support the lead • OTHER IMPORTANT FACTS – may not be needed • EXPLANATION AND DETAILS – In warnings, this is the “how to protect?”, appropriate protective actions, and “who and how to contact?”
HAZ Collect References: NWS weather.gov/os/hazcollect DMIS www.disasterhelp.gov/disaster management DHS www.dhs.gov Q & A Time