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In the News (Wed 3 Dec 08)

  
  Emergency Alert System - Bureau of Emergency Management, Division of Emegency Services, Communications and Management, ...
From the microwave relays, the signal is carried to seven primary stations: WHOM in Portland, Maine; WOKQ in Dover, WMUR-TV in Manchester, WGIR-FM in Manchester, WKNE-FM in Keene, WHDQ-FM in Claremont and WLNH-FM in Laconia.
Child abduction alerts are intended to enlist the public's help in locating a kidnapped child in cases where the child's life is believed to be in danger.
The request to use the system must come from the investigating police department and be approved by a State Police supervisor.
www.nh.gov /safety/divisions/emergservices/bem/AlertSystem/index.html   (565 words)

  
 Emergency Alert System
A national EAS alert may be activated during a national crisis, by the President of the United States.
A local EAS alert may be activated in response to local events such as severe weather, floods, industrial accidents, civil disorders, or any event that poses a danger to life or property.
The Amber Alert is part of the EAS system and is initiated by law enforcement.
www.readysouthtexas.gov /eas.asp   (157 words)

  
 American Medical Alarms, Inc.
We provide a medical alarm system for individuals to use during a medical emergency if they are unable to reach their telephone.
With our personal emergency response system you can have peace of mind that you or someone you love can get help from anywhere in their home with just the push of a button.
In an emergency you simply press the button on the pendant or wristband you are wearing which sends a medical alert to our monitoring center.
www.americanmedicalalarms.com /?source=gglemergencysystems   (400 words)

  
 Emergency Alert System
Lincoln County is served by a local Emergency Alert System (EAS) which is comprised of warning sirens in conjunction with AM radio frequency 530khz.
If an emergency warning is necessary, upon hearing the sound of the alert siren, tune to AM 530 for instructions and information and proceed as instructed.
In addition to the local EAS system, Lincoln County is served by the Inland Northwest EAS system which broadcasts emergency alert information through local TV and Radio providers and would be activated as needed.
www.lincolncountymt.us /emergency_alert_system.htm   (267 words)

  
 FOXNews.com - Agency Works on Emergency Alert System - Politics | Republican Party | Democratic Party | Political ...
The new digital system will update the emergency alerts planned _ but never used _ during the Cold War in the event of a nuclear strike.
Though still in its pilot stages, the system is being demonstrated Wednesday at a public television station in suburban Virginia.
But the alerts could be transmitted by text messages, audio recordings, video or graphics, he said, opening the possibility of sending out additional detailed information to specific sectors, like hospitals or emergency responders.
www.foxnews.com /wires/2006Jul12/0,4670,AlertSystem,00.html   (590 words)

  
 FOXNews.com - Agency Works on Emergency Alert System - Politics | Republican Party | Democratic Party | Political ...
Overall, the new warning system is expected to cost $5.5 million to test and deploy nationally, and $1 million annually to maintain, Walker said.
But he said the alerts could be transmitted by text messages, audio recordings, video or graphics _ opening the possibility of sending out additional detailed information to specific sectors, like hospitals or emergency responders.
But for alerting regular Americans,"we're hoping that your cell phone will go off saying something bad is happening, and you need to get to a TV or radio to find out what's going on,"Lawson said.
www.foxnews.com /wires/2006Jul11/0,4670,AlertSystem,00.html   (559 words)

  
 Emergency Alert System - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Emergency Alert System (EAS), is a national system in the U.S. put into place in 1994, superseding the Emergency Broadcast System and is jointly administered by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), FEMA, and the National Weather Service.
The official EAS system is designed to enable the President of the United States to speak to the United States within 10 minutes (this official federal EAS system has never been activated).
At 3:45 pm officials at the OEM announced that the activation and broadcast of the Emergency Alert System was in error due to the fact that the button used to conduct weekly EAS tests is located next to a button that is used to issue an emergency alert to evacuate the state.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Emergency_Alert_System   (1334 words)

  
 Emergency Alert System
Attention has focused on the ability of the telephone network to complete a 911 emergency call, the public safety answering point (PSAP) where the call is received and processed, wireless communications for communication with units in the field, and the emergency alert system.
During the emergency, these radio systems can be used by emergency units and officers at the scene to coordinate activities amongst themselves, with those units still on their way and with dispatchers and command bases.
The AMBER Alerts are only used for the most serious child abduction cases, where the police believe the child is in danger of serious bodily harm or death, not for runaways or most parental abductions.
www.homedefenseproducts.com /Emergency_Communications.html   (3451 words)

  
 Emergency Broadcast System - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Emergency Broadcast System (EBS) was an emergency warning system in the USA used from 1963 to 1997, at which time it was replaced with the Emergency Alert System.
The EBS was replaced by the Emergency Alert System, or EAS, which was initiated in 1994 and fully implemented nationwide in 1997.
Although the system was never used for a nuclear emergency, it was activated more than 20,000 times between 1976 and 1996 to broadcast civil emergency messages and warnings of severe weather hazards.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Emergency_Broadcast_System   (1365 words)

  
 EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM  Request for Comments
The Emergency Alert System (EAS) was established to provide the President with a method for addressing the nation during times of national crisis.
The two systems have an established all-hazard terminology and related codes that are included as key elements to the all-hazard alerting protocol being developed.
Since these other communications systems serve vast segments of the populace at times and in places that broadcasting, cable and NWR cannot, their participation in relaying emergency warning messages would greatly enhance the warning capabilities of the nation.
www.sbe.org /eas/emergency_alert_system__request_.htm   (2945 words)

  
 EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM (EAS)
Each station and cable system is responsible for deciding the types (event codes) of emergency messages that will be broadcast, what counties (locations) those emergency messages will cover, and if their EAS Decoder will manually or automatically relay Local, State, or National EAS messages.
The Emergency Alert System is designed for the rapid dissemination of news and official information during emergency situations.
Overnight, weekends and holidays when the city/county administrative and emergency management offices are closed, local EAS activation may be requested through the 24-hour police or fire dispatch center if so authorized by their city or county office of emergency management.
www.broadcast.net /~sbe69/EAS_SanAntonio.htm   (3421 words)

  
 The Emergency Alert System   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The analog-based Emergency Broadcast System, which was exchanged at KCJB for the digitally operated Emergency Alert System in 1997, was not being activated by the Minot police department the morning of the derailment.
Although the system as a technology is gaining stability with time, this research suggests it is the human administration of the system that presents the challenge to its use.
As for the technology of the digital emergency alert system, it is as much at home in a small town's unattended automated studio, as it is in a low powered FM station, or bolted to the communications rack of a corporate cluster broadcaster.
www2.eou.edu /~mmustoe/rw.html   (5673 words)

  
 Emergency Alert Systems | Emergency Notification | Emergency Broadcast Services with Emergency Response & Disaster ...
Our phone system automatically dials a phone number and plays a recorded message when it detects a person answers the call or when an answering machine message is detected.
Unlike some systems that are limited by the number of lines available to perform this emergency dialing, our service is provided to you using a network of phone dialers that can deliver your emergency messages much faster.
Thus, community alerts can be initiated from your website or computer by automatically sending our call center phone system a message containing a list of one or more phone numbers and a message to be sent to these individuals.
www.911broadcast.com   (1590 words)

  
 Sirens/Emergency Alert System (EAS)
During these routine tests the alerting signal produced by the sirens is a steady tone that lasts for three minutes.
The alerting signal for an actual emergency will be four separate three-minute activations, each separated by one minute of silence.
In the event that you hear a siren signal that is not a quarterly test or actual emergency notification, you may contact your Emergency Management Coordinator/Official for further information.
www.dom.com /about/stations/nuclear/emerplan/sirens.jsp   (203 words)

  
 Insecurity Plagues Emergency Alert System
At issue is the Emergency Alert System (EAS), a nationwide network launched in 1997 to replace the cold-war era Emergency Broadcast System known best for making the phrase "this is only a test" a cultural touchstone.
Like that earlier system, the EAS is designed to allow the President to interrupt television and radio programming and speak directly to the American people in the event of an impending nuclear war, or a similarly extreme national emergency.
They're more talkative on the system's popular new role in Amber Alerts, through which parts of the country not prone to tornados and floods are becoming acquainted with EAS for the first time.
www.securityfocus.com /news/613   (1377 words)

  
 Emergency Alert System   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
In the event of an emergency, the public would be alerted by sirens.
If these emergency sirens are sounded, people are urged to go into the nearest building and tune to local broadcast stations.
WASK Radio (98.7 FM and 1450 AM) is the primary Emergency Alert System station for this area.
news.uns.purdue.edu /prepared/alertsystem.html   (83 words)

  
 Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Emergency Alert Service using Emergency Phone Systems - Broadcast Warning System with ...
Pre-recorded emergency alert warning messages can be played giving households travel warnings, advising them where to seek shelter, or providing other safety instructions.
An example of an emergency alert message that you can play to your community can be heard by clicking on this Emergency Alert Message button.
The phone system dials another number and when contact is made with the third party or different phone system, the call is transferred.
www.databasesystemscorp.com /pscivilalert.htm   (1156 words)

  
 City of Moore Emergency Alert / Warning System   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The controller for the sirens is a two-way communications system, which allows the units to communicate their current status back to the City's Emergency Operations Center.
This is the modern-day version of the old EBS, Emergency Broadcast System (remember, "This is a test of the Emergency Broadcast System..."?) Via this system, emergency warning from official sources are passed on.
The Plan is an early warning system available for use by law enforcement to alert the public when a child has been kidnapped and the police believe the child is in danger.
www.ci.moore.ok.us /emermgt/warnsys.htm   (1527 words)

  
 Emergency Alert System (EAS)
Emergency Alert System (EAS) powered by Direct Messenger™ is a highly scaleable and secure direct-to-computer notification system.
EAS Alerts can take any shape or form including: pictures, text, hyperlinks to additional information, and even interactive features that are used to gauge and report on the alert’s effectiveness.
Desktops that are running the EAS Powered by Direct Messenger™ receive the alert which immediately appears on their desktop presenting a call to action.
www.finepoint.com /products/eas   (464 words)

  
 City of Lincoln: Mayor's Media Release   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The system will carry emergency alerts issued by the President, U.S. Department of Homeland Security and National Weather Service; emergencies declared by the Governor; Amber Alerts issued by the State for missing children; and local emergencies declared by the County Emergency Management Service, Mayor, Police Department, Fire Department, County Sheriff, or City- County Health Department.
An alert could be issued locally in the event of a severe hazardous material spill.
The alert system will then be offered to the Lincoln Public Schools, area hospitals and public and private safety coordinators, such as those at the area universities and colleges and the general public through the City-County web site.
www.ci.lincoln.ne.us /city/mayor/media/2003/020603.htm   (471 words)

  
 Radio Beat: Emergency Alert System is prepared
The Emergency Alert System was adapted in 1997, says Mark Allen, president of the Washington State Association of Broadcasters, replacing an older version known as the Emergency Broadcast System.
Allen says Washington broadcasters had their own experience with shortcomings of an older system that used what was known as a daisy chain to distribute alerts.
The daisy-chain system was phased out in the early 1980s in favor of a microwave relay system that can be used to send messages directly to radio stations statewide, or to specific regions for more local events (such as a fire near Wenatchee or a flood on the lower Columbia).
seattlepi.nwsource.com /tv/238781_radiobeat01.html   (866 words)

  
 Emergency Alert System
These were devised to provide the President a means to communicate with the public in the event of a national emergency.
The main difference between the EAS and EBS systems is in the method employed to alert equipment at stations about an incoming message.
The Florida Division of Emergency Management and the Florida Association of Broadcasters, are involved in a comprehensive program to develop and improve the Emergency Alert System into an effective, modern and efficient mechanism to alert the public of impending danger.
www.floridadisaster.org /bpr/EMTOOLS/Warning/eas.htm   (211 words)

  
 LOHSEP Emergency Alert System Fact Sheet
We say that the test script may only be heard occasionally because the new Emergency Alert System (EAS) weekly test does not require a test script.
The new system provides state and local officials with a new method to quickly send out important local emergency information targeted to a specific area.
FEMA provides direction for state and local emergency planning officials to plan and implement their roles in the EAS.
www.ohsep.louisiana.gov /factsheets/easfacts.htm   (739 words)

  
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www.callforassistance.com   (665 words)

  
 Alaska Emergency Alert System
Alerts pass from station to station and on to the air automatically, without human intervention.
The new EAS incorporates coding that allows specific locations to be alerted, so that only affected areas receive the alert, so as not to alarm locations not affected.
The new EAS allows alert information to be digitally coded, along with standard audio information, so that television stations can have a crawl that displays the text of the alert for hearing-impaired citizens.
www.ak-prepared.com /IMAWS/eas.htm   (222 words)

  
 DHS revamps emergency alert system (7/12/06)
Federal Emergency Management Agency officials said by the end of this year, every Atlantic and Gulf Coast state's emergency management office will be tapped into the revamped DEAS, and by the end of 2007, every state will be connected.
Improving emergency broadcasts means transmitting a message to a larger number of people, and the system will do that, he added.
But while the system will cast a wider net, DHS will still pull the strings, and it can tailor a message in order to go out to a select crowd on a "need-to-know basis," Lawson said.
www.govexec.com /dailyfed/0706/071206j1.htm   (508 words)

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