The Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS) and the National Oceanic & A...
The Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS) and the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Assn.(NOAA) agreed Thurs. on a new method for issuing local and national warnings and to increase the effectiveness of Public Alert devices. The agreement was endorsed by…
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the CEA, group executives said. Under the agreement, DHS will have round-the-clock access to the NOAA All-Hazards Network, allowing emergency alerts related to homeland security to reach the American public through the alert devices. Public alert technology is an outgrowth of the Emergency Alert System (EAS). EAS warnings are voluntarily aired by broadcasters, but Public alerts are triggered by warnings received from govt. sources. The warning signals can be received on radio, TV and mobile phones. Meanwhile, a glitch in Comcast’s EAS caused Washington subscribers to see only the Disney Channel on all of the company’s channels for about an hour Mon., a Comcast spokesman said. The problem occurred when the system was mistakenly activated, but without an emergency broadcast message, so all that viewers saw was Disney programming. The alert system is carried on the Disney Channel because of its strong signal in the area and wide reach, the spokesman said.