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IPAWS and CMAS Usage Update

By   /  November 19, 2012  /  #smem, Emergency Management  /  No Comments

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From A.W.A.R.E In a mid-November FEMA webinar, the alert and warning community received an update on the extensive use of the Commercial Mobile Alert Service (CMAS) by the National Weather Service (NWS) over the last several months and an encouraging report from FEMA on the growing number of alert originators and alert origination service developers [...]

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CMAS used widely during Hurricane Sandy

By   /  November 12, 2012  /  #smem, Emergency Management, General News  /  No Comments

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From A.W.A.R.E The high winds, heavy rain, and storm surges are dying down along the East Coast today. We have yet to account for the total damage done by Hurricane Sandy, and many areas of New York City are still flooded. Facing this devastation, it appears that local emergency managers and the National Weather Service made [...]

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Industry’s Important Role in Alerts and Warnings

By   /  August 16, 2012  /  Emergency Management  /  No Comments

From A.W.A.R.E As we all know, the role of wireless services in Americans’ everyday lives have progressed over the years, resulting in a reliance on these services for critical information. This has especially had an impact on the alerts and warnings community and the need to expand the breadth of the alerts and warnings “toolbox” [...]

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What Emergency Managers Need to Know About CMAS

By   /  July 30, 2012  /  Emergency Management  /  No Comments

Methods for the government to alert citizens in case of emergency once consisted of warning sirens and messages broadcast over the radio and TV. But the emergence of mobile technology brought with it the promise of delivering more information to targeted audiences. “The future of public notification is through cell broadcasting,” said Joseph Bruno, commissioner [...]

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Breaking Down Language Barriers for Better Alerts and Warnings

By   /  July 30, 2012  /  Emergency Management  /  No Comments

From A.W.A.R.E Access to timely alert and warning information is crucial during an emergency incident. Given that there are over 100 million smartphone subscribers in the U.S., the introduction of the Commercial Mobile Alert Service (CMAS), also known as Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA), means more people will receive valuable and relevant information during an emergency. While CMAS [...]

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