[42214] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Emergency Alert System TEST - This is only a TEST
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Marshall Eubanks)
Fri Sep 14 07:57:15 2001
From: "Marshall Eubanks" <tme@21rst-century.com>
Reply-To: tme@21rst-century.com
To: Sean Donelan <sean@donelan.com>, nanog@merit.edu
Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2001 08:01:57 -0400
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Dear Sean;
Do you know if they are interested in webcasters and
other Internet news / entertainment services ?
Regards
Marshall Eubanks
>FEMA will be conducting a TEST of the primary entry point system
>for the Emergency Alert System. The Emergency Alert System is
>the successor to the Emergency Broadcast System, and is frequently
>used for tornado warnings, hurricane warnings, flash floods warnings
>and so forth. It is also designed, but never in history used, for
>Presidential messages to the nation.
>
>The FCC Compliance Bureau has suspended all other testing of the
>Emergency Alert System for 30 days. However, some automated broadcast
>stations may send a test message without operator intervention.
>
>If the EAS is activated in your area listen carefully if it is a
>test or a real activation. The EAS has been accidently activated
>in the past, so if it is activated, avoid undue panic and listen
>carefully. Severe weather alerts using the EAS are continuing.
>
>Most broadcast AM/FM, television and cable systems participate in
>the Emergency Alert System. However, participation is voluntary.
>Individual stations may or may not be participate. Non-participating
>stations will go off the air during a national EAS activation.
>
>Once again, this is a TEST. This is only a TEST.
>
>> GREETINGS:
>>
>> THE PRIMARY ENTRY POINT SYSTEM WILL BE TESTED IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE
>> TESTS WILL BE CLOSED CIRCUIT AT BEST. THERE MAY BE SOME AUDIO PASSED AS
>> PART OF THE TEST. IN ONE CONFIGURATION THE PEP CONFERENCE IS INVOKED, BUT
>> ENDECS ARE NOT ADDRESSED OR POLLED.
>>
>> DAVE PIPER AND I HAVE GONE OVER THE TEST PLAN TO CONFIRM THAT IT IS WITHIN
>> THE PEP SPECIFICATIONS. REST ASSURED THAT THE PEP SYSTEM WILL NOT BE
>> ACTIVATED WITHOUT PROPER AUTHORIZATION AND APPROVAL.
>>
>> I WILL TRY TO MAKE THE RESULTS OF THE TEST AVAILABLE VIA THIS SITE, TIME
AND
>> WORKLOAD PERMITTING.
>>
>> I HAVE HAD A LOT OF E-MAILS ON THE TESTING, THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS AND
>> INPUT. CIRCUMSTANCES ARE SUCH THAT THE TESTING MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED AT THIS
>> TIME.
>>
>> PUTPRUSH SENDS
>>
>> TIMOTHY L. PUTPRUSH, FEMA PEP PROJECT MANAGER
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>
Marshall Eubanks
tme@21rst-century.com
