[BC] BUSH ORDERS UPDATE OF EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM

[Mike McCarthy]

Paul,

Take your blinders off.  What you might find an annoyance where you live could save lives in other areas.

MM 

I almost hate to see them address cell phones.  We already have reverse 911
> here, and they use it for all kinds of annoying stuff like if the water is
> going to be shut off 30 blocks away, etc.  A real annoyance in most cases.
> In the case of severe weather like hurricanes, we know it's coming long
> before they need to tell us via text EAS.  A waste of tax money.  It's one
> of the reasons I turned off my weather radio.  They alert zones way beyond
> what they need to.
> 
> Paul Smith
> Sarasota, FL
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:broadcast-bounces at radiolists.net]On Behalf Of Barry Mishkind
> Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2006 4:44 PM
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> Subject: Re: [BC] BUSH ORDERS UPDATE OF EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM
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> 
> At 07:31 AM 6/27/2006, Harold Hallikainen wrote
> 
> >BUSH ORDERS UPDATE OF EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM
> >[SOURCE: Washington Post, AUTHOR: Spencer S. Hsu]
> >President Bush yesterday ordered Homeland Security Secretary Michael
> >Chertoff to overhaul the nation's hodgepodge of public warning systems
> 
>          ... preceded by a visit from a phalanx of EB personnel.
> 
>          ... then store them next to the mobile homes
>          currently stored somewhere in the south.
> 
> >The Emergency Alert System, best known for weather bulletins and
> >Amber Alerts for missing children, should be upgraded to explore
> >communicating by cellphones, personal digital assistants and text
> >pagers targeted to geographic areas or specific groups, U.S.
> >officials said.
> 
>          It *might be* that someone read some of
>          the suggestions in the recent Rulemaking.
> 
> >implement a freshly stated U.S. policy "to ensure that under all
> >conditions the President can communicate with the American people,"
> >including in cases of war, terrorist attack, natural disaster or
> >other public danger. The move follows mounting criticism that the
> >nation's alert systems are outmoded relics of the Cold War.
> 
>          We'll have to upgrade the specifications for
>          the AMBER Operators Corps.
> 
>          Rich - there may be a new carrer for you here!
> 
> 
> 
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