Emergency Alert System TEST - This is only a TEST

Fri Sep 14 12:01:57 UTC 2001

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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.
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>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.
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>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.
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>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.
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>Once again, this is a TEST.  This is only a TEST.
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>> GREETINGS:
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>> 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.
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>> 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.
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>> I WILL TRY TO MAKE THE RESULTS OF THE TEST AVAILABLE VIA THIS SITE, TIME
AND
>> WORKLOAD PERMITTING.
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>> 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.
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>> PUTPRUSH SENDS
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>> TIMOTHY L. PUTPRUSH,  FEMA PEP PROJECT MANAGER
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Marshall Eubanks

tme at 21rst-century.com