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Upcoming IPAWS National Test (Emergency Alert System Wednesday, September 28 2:20pmEDT)
FEMA & FCC ^ | 09/19/2016 | Fema C. Amp

Posted on 09/19/2016 11:06:40 PM PDT by MarchonDC09122009

Upcoming IPAWS National Test

IPAWS will hold a national test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) on Wednesday, September 28th, 2016 at 2:20pm EDT.


TOPICS: Society
KEYWORDS: alert; eas; emergencyalertsystem; fcc; fema; government; ipaws; wea; wireless
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To: Daffynition

Exactly


21 posted on 09/20/2016 2:54:16 AM PDT by Vermont Lt
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To: MarchonDC09122009

What does this have to do with the FCC’s ability to, with the flip of a switch, take over, or preempt every radio station in the United States. I was somewhat bowled over when a local broadcast engineer related the information.


22 posted on 09/20/2016 2:56:22 AM PDT by wita (Always and forever, under oath in defense of Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.)
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To: MarchonDC09122009

Is this something new? We still have our AM dials set to the Conelrad stations.


23 posted on 09/20/2016 4:43:58 AM PDT by redfreedom
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To: MarchonDC09122009

Additional info on the NYC 09/17/2016 Constitution Day bombing:
Actual IPAWS WEA text message & parameters:

http://ipawsnonweather.alertblogger.com/?page_id=2

Alert: WANTED: Ahmad Khan Rahami
Posted by grandpah on 19 September 2016, 11:56 am

Event: Civil Emergency Message
Sender Name: Taylor Winkler
Issued: 2016-09-19T07:54:45-04:00
Expires: 2016-09-19T09:45:00-04:00
WEA Text: WANTED: Ahmad Khan Rahami, 28-yr-old male. See media for pic. Call 9-1-1 if seen.
Description: WANTED: AHMAD KHAN RAHAMI, 28-YR-OLD MALE. SEE MEDIA FOR PIC. CALL 9-1-1 IF SEEN.
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Extreme
Certainty: Observed
Categories: Security,
Area Description: Bronx
Area Description: Brooklyn
Area Description: Manhattan
Area Description: Queens
Area Description: Staten Island

Message Identifier: NR074405222091916
CAP MessageType: Alert
Filed under CEM


24 posted on 09/20/2016 5:03:32 AM PDT by MarchonDC09122009 (When is our next march on DC? When have we had enough?)
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To: redfreedom

Additional info:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated_Public_Alert_and_Warning_System

IPAWS-OPENEdit

Integrated Public Alert & Warning System Open Platform for Emergency Networks (IPAWS-OPEN) is a IP based network that has integrated the different emergency alert systems of the United States. Its purpose is to connect alert originators to a server which then aggregates and disseminates alerts to the proper systems. IPAWS-OPEN uses CAP.[6]
ProgressEdit

In December 2009, the DHS reached agreement with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the two main telecommunication industry bodies Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions and Telecommunications Industry Association to establish a specification for the interface between CMAS and commercial mobile carriers.[7] Under this agreement, the industry was given a 28-month period to develop, test and deploy a system to allow CMAS alerts to be disseminated to mobile devices. Specifically, the system will allow 90-character SMS to be pushed to all cellphones and pagers in a geographical area, warning of imminent dangers to life or property.[7] The first such gateway was expected to open in early 2011.

In January 2010, the first live code testing of the EAS was conducted in Alaska. The first ever nationwide test of the system took place on November 9, 2011.

In September 2010, FEMA announced IPAWS would be utilizing Open Platform for Emergency Networks (OPEN) to move standards-based alert and information messages between alert and warning systems.[5]

See picture of Natl Alert System evolution timeline 1950 Conelrad thru current IPAWS:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Evolutionofwarningsystems.PNG


26 posted on 09/20/2016 5:10:55 AM PDT by MarchonDC09122009 (When is our next march on DC? When have we had enough?)
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To: MarchonDC09122009

The first Amber alert I got on my reasonably intelligent though not smart phone scared the stuffing out of me. The system overrides the phone’s settings and turns the volume to 11.


27 posted on 09/20/2016 5:30:17 AM PDT by Excellence (Marine mom since April 11, 2014)
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To: MarchonDC09122009

My post was tongue in cheek.


28 posted on 09/20/2016 5:36:20 AM PDT by redfreedom
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To: ETL

One of the best bad movies ever. Certainly a child of the 70’s.


29 posted on 09/20/2016 4:29:19 PM PDT by P.O.E. (Pray for America)
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