Emergency Alert And Warning Systems

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Computer Science and Telecommunications Board,Committee on the Future of Emergency Alert and Warning Systems: Research Directions
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 143 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2018-05-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309467377

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Emergency Alert and Warning Systems by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Computer Science and Telecommunications Board,Committee on the Future of Emergency Alert and Warning Systems: Research Directions Pdf

Following a series of natural disasters, including Hurricane Katrina, that revealed shortcomings in the nation's ability to effectively alert populations at risk, Congress passed the Warning, Alert, and Response Network (WARN) Act in 2006. Today, new technologies such as smart phones and social media platforms offer new ways to communicate with the public, and the information ecosystem is much broader, including additional official channels, such as government social media accounts, opt-in short message service (SMS)-based alerting systems, and reverse 911 systems; less official channels, such as main stream media outlets and weather applications on connected devices; and unofficial channels, such as first person reports via social media. Traditional media have also taken advantage of these new tools, including their own mobile applications to extend their reach of beyond broadcast radio, television, and cable. Furthermore, private companies have begun to take advantage of the large amounts of data about users they possess to detect events and provide alerts and warnings and other hazard-related information to their users. More than 60 years of research on the public response to alerts and warnings has yielded many insights about how people respond to information that they are at risk and the circumstances under which they are most likely to take appropriate protective action. Some, but not all, of these results have been used to inform the design and operation of alert and warning systems, and new insights continue to emerge. Emergency Alert and Warning Systems reviews the results of past research, considers new possibilities for realizing more effective alert and warning systems, explores how a more effective national alert and warning system might be created and some of the gaps in our present knowledge, and sets forth a research agenda to advance the nation's alert and warning capabilities.

Author : Linda K. Moore
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 14 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2011-04
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781437919196

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Emergency Alert System (EAS) and All-Hazard Warnings by Linda K. Moore Pdf

The Emergency Alert System (EAS) is built on a structure conceived in the 1950¿s when over-the-air broadcasting was the best-available technol. for widely disseminating emergency alerts. It is one of several federally managed warning systems. The NOAA/NWS weather radio system has been upgraded to an all-hazard warning capability. The Dept. of Homeland Security is implementing a program that will disseminate nat. alert messages over digital broadcast airwaves, using satellite and public TV broadcast towers. This program is called the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS). Contents of this report: EAS Admin.; NOAA Weather Radio; All-Hazard Warning Tech.; Public Alert Warning System: The WARN Act. A print on demand report.

Author : National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Computer Science and Telecommunications Board,Committee on Public Response to Alerts and Warnings on Mobile Devices: Current Knowledge and Research Gaps
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 91 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2011-04-18
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780309185134

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Public Response to Alerts and Warnings on Mobile Devices by National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Computer Science and Telecommunications Board,Committee on Public Response to Alerts and Warnings on Mobile Devices: Current Knowledge and Research Gaps Pdf

This book presents a summary of the Workshop on Public Response to Alerts and Warnings on Mobile Devices: Current Knowledge and Research Gaps, held April 13 and 14, 2010, in Washington, D.C., under the auspices of the National Research Council's Committee on Public Response to Alerts and Warnings on Mobile Devices: Current Knowledge and Research Needs. The workshop was structured to gather inputs and insights from social science researchers, technologists, emergency management professionals, and other experts knowledgeable about how the public responds to alerts and warnings, focusing specifically on how the public responds to mobile alerting.

Author : Gregory Raisman,Kevin Kimes
Publisher : Nova Science Publishers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Civil defense warning systems
ISBN : 1628084464

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Emergency Alert System by Gregory Raisman,Kevin Kimes Pdf

An effective system to alert the public during emergencies can help reduce property damage and save lives. In 2004, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) initiated the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) with the goal of integrating the nation's Emergency Alert System (EAS) and other public-alerting systems into a comprehensive system. In 2009, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) reported on long-standing weaknesses with EAS and FEMA's limited progress in implementing IPAWS. Subsequently, FEMA and the FCC conducted the first-ever nation-wide EAS test in November 2011. This book examines recent efforts to implement IPAWS and improve EAS; how IPAWS capabilities have changed since 2009 and what barriers, if any, affect its implementation; and the results of the nation-wide EAS test and federal efforts to address identified weaknesses are discussed.

Author : National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Computer Science and Telecommunications Board,Committee on Public Response to Alerts and Warnings Using Social Media: Current Knowledge and Research Gaps
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 93 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2013-02-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780309290333

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Public Response to Alerts and Warnings Using Social Media by National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Computer Science and Telecommunications Board,Committee on Public Response to Alerts and Warnings Using Social Media: Current Knowledge and Research Gaps Pdf

Following an earlier NRC workshop on public response to alerts and warnings delivered to mobile devices, a related workshop was held on February 28 and 29, 2012 to look at the role of social media in disaster response. This was one of the first workshops convened to look systematically at the use of social media for alerts and warnings-an event that brought together social science researchers, technologists, emergency management professionals, and other experts on how the public and emergency managers use social media in disasters.In addition to exploring how officials monitor social media, as well as the resulting privacy considerations, the workshop focused on such topics as: what is known about how the public responds to alerts and warnings; the implications of what is known about such public responses for the use of social media to provide alerts and warnings to the public; and approaches to enhancing the situational awareness of emergency managers. Public Response to Alerts and Warnings Using Social Media: Report of a Workshop on Current Knowledge and Research Gaps summarizes presentations made by invited speakers, other remarks by workshop participants, and discussions during parallel breakout sessions. It also points to potential topics for future research, as well as possible areas for future research investment, and it describes some of the challenges facing disaster managers who are seeking to incorporate social media into regular practice.

Author : Wenmei Gai,Yan Du,Yunfeng Deng
Publisher : Springer
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2018-11-03
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789811328718

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Decision-making Analysis and Optimization Modeling of Emergency Warnings for Major Accidents by Wenmei Gai,Yan Du,Yunfeng Deng Pdf

This book highlights cutting-edge research into emergency early warning management and decision-making for severe accidents. Using toxic gas leakages as examples, it puts forward new design methods for emergency early warning systems, as well as a systematic description of emergency early warning information communication mechanisms and characteristics of regional evacuation, based on a wide range of theories, including safety engineering, information engineering, communication, behaviorology and others. The book applies a range of methods, such as case analysis, questionnaire interviews, and multi-objective optimization modeling. Drawing on this basis, it subsequently proposes a multi-objective optimization modeling and algorithm for emergency path selection, together with an evacuation risk assessment method. Divided into six chapters prepared by an international team of researchers, the book addresses the design of early warning systems, communication and dissemination mechanisms of early warning information, characteristics of regional evacuation, multi-objective optimization of emergency paths, and evacuation risk assessment. The book offers an essential reference guide for engineering technicians and researchers in a wide range of fields, including emergency management, safety science and engineering, disaster relief engineering, and transportation optimization, as well as graduate students in related majors at colleges and universities.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Homeland Security. Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness and Response
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 54 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Political Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105050488951

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Advancing Public Alert and Warning Systems to Build a More Resilient Nation by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Homeland Security. Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness and Response Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Homeland Security. Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness and Response
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105050417059

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Emergency Warning Systems by United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Homeland Security. Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness and Response Pdf

Author : SeungJune Yi,SungDuck Chun,YoungDae Lee,SungJun Park,SungHoon Jung
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2012-08-23
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781118188569

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Radio Protocols for LTE and LTE-Advanced by SeungJune Yi,SungDuck Chun,YoungDae Lee,SungJun Park,SungHoon Jung Pdf

Provides a unique focus on radio protocols for LTE and LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) Giving readers a valuable understanding of LTE radio protocols, this book covers LTE (Long-Term Evolution) Layer 2/3 radio protocols as well as new features including LTE-Advanced. It is divided into two sections to differentiate between the two technologies’ characteristics. The authors systematically explain the design principles and functions of LTE radio protocols during the development of mobile handsets. The book also provides essential knowledge on the interaction between mobile networks and mobile handsets. Among the first publications based on the 3GPP R10 specifications, which introduces LTE-A Beginning with an overview of LTE, topics covered include: Idle Mode Procedure; Packet Data Convergence Protocol and Public Warning Systems Presents the LTE radio interface protocol layers in a readable manner, to enhance the material in the standards publications From an expert author team who have been directly working on the 3GPP standards It is targeted at professionals working or intending to work in the area and can also serve as supplementary reading material for students who need to know how theory on the most extensively used mobile radio interface today is put into practice

Author : Mark Goldstein
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781437923490

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Emergency Preparedness by Mark Goldstein Pdf

A comprehensive system to alert the American people in times of hazard allows people to take action to save lives. FEMA is responsible for the current Emergency Alert System (EAS) and the development of the new Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS). This report examined: (1) the current status of EAS; (2) the progress made by FEMA in implementing an integrated alert and warning system; and (3) the challenges involved in implementing an integrated alert and warning system. The report conducted a survey of states, reviewed FEMA and other documentation, and interviewed industry stakeholders and officials from federal agencies responsible for public alerting. Includes recommendations. Charts and tables.

Author : Hamilton Bean
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2019-10-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9798216118312

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Mobile Technology and the Transformation of Public Alert and Warning by Hamilton Bean Pdf

This timely book provides the inside story of the development of mobile public alert and warning technology in the United States and addresses similar systems being used in Australia, Canada, Japan, and the Netherlands. This book provides a comprehensive account of how mobile-smartphone systems are transforming the practice of public alert and warning in the United States. Recent events have vaulted mobile alert and warning technology to the forefront of public debates concerning the hazards of the digital age. False alarms of ballistic missile attacks on Hawaii and Japan, the non-use of mobile alerts during the Northern California wildfires, and the role this technology plays in supporting police manhunts and counterterrorism efforts have prompted reconsideration of how these systems are used. Drawing upon interviews with officials, executives, experts, and citizens, the book provides an in-depth analysis of the events and contexts influencing the trajectory of mobile public alert and warning and charts a course for its improvement. The book first introduces readers to the high stakes involved in the transformation of public alert and warning, explaining how new research is revealing the benefits, limitations, and risks of mobile technology in the disaster communication context. Three case studies then illustrate issues of risk, trust, and appropriateness in mobile public alert and warning.

Author : National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources,U.S. National Committee for the Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 85 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1991-02-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309045469

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A Safer Future by National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources,U.S. National Committee for the Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction Pdf

Initial priorities for U.S. participation in the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction, declared by the United Nations, are contained in this volume. It focuses on seven issues: hazard and risk assessment; awareness and education; mitigation; preparedness for emergency response; recovery and reconstruction; prediction and warning; learning from disasters; and U.S. participation internationally. The committee presents its philosophy of calls for broad public and private participation to reduce the toll of disasters.

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Computer Science and Telecommunications Board,Committee on the Future of Emergency Alert and Warning Systems: Research Directions
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 143 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2018-04-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309467407

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Emergency Alert and Warning Systems by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Computer Science and Telecommunications Board,Committee on the Future of Emergency Alert and Warning Systems: Research Directions Pdf

Following a series of natural disasters, including Hurricane Katrina, that revealed shortcomings in the nation's ability to effectively alert populations at risk, Congress passed the Warning, Alert, and Response Network (WARN) Act in 2006. Today, new technologies such as smart phones and social media platforms offer new ways to communicate with the public, and the information ecosystem is much broader, including additional official channels, such as government social media accounts, opt-in short message service (SMS)-based alerting systems, and reverse 911 systems; less official channels, such as main stream media outlets and weather applications on connected devices; and unofficial channels, such as first person reports via social media. Traditional media have also taken advantage of these new tools, including their own mobile applications to extend their reach of beyond broadcast radio, television, and cable. Furthermore, private companies have begun to take advantage of the large amounts of data about users they possess to detect events and provide alerts and warnings and other hazard-related information to their users. More than 60 years of research on the public response to alerts and warnings has yielded many insights about how people respond to information that they are at risk and the circumstances under which they are most likely to take appropriate protective action. Some, but not all, of these results have been used to inform the design and operation of alert and warning systems, and new insights continue to emerge. Emergency Alert and Warning Systems reviews the results of past research, considers new possibilities for realizing more effective alert and warning systems, explores how a more effective national alert and warning system might be created and some of the gaps in our present knowledge, and sets forth a research agenda to advance the nation's alert and warning capabilities.

Author : Maryam Golnaraghi
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2012-07-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783642253737

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Institutional Partnerships in Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems by Maryam Golnaraghi Pdf

This book documents seven examples of Early Warning Systems for hydrometeorological and other hazards that have proven effective in reducing losses due to these hazards. The cases studied encompass a variety of climatic regimes and stages of economic development, raging across the industrialized countries of Germany, France, Japan and the United States, to Bangladesh, the island nation of Cuba and the mega-city of Shanghai. Demonstrated characteristics of these exemplary cases are synthesized into ten guiding principles for successful early warning systems that will, it is hoped, prove useful to countries seeking to develop or strengthen such systems within their own borders.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2023
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1420387579

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IPAWS Best Practices by Anonim Pdf

The Integrated Public Alert & Warning System (IPAWS) is the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) national system for local alerting that provides authenticated emergency and public safety information to the public through mobile phones using Wireless Emergency Alerts, to radio and television via the Emergency Alert System, and on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Weather Radio.