IPAWS (Integrated Public Alert & Warning System) Quick Brief

What is IPAWS? –Department of Homeland Security program begun in 2004 to improve public alert & warning in partnership with NOAA*, the FCC*, & other public/private stakeholders. –Evolving “system of systems” Emergency Alert System (EAS) upgrades National Warning System (NAWAS) enhancements New pilots and systems: –Digital EAS (DEAS) program with APTS* and others –Web Alert and Relay Network (WARN) pilot with Sandia and others –Geo-Targeted Alerting System (GTAS) program with NOAA and others * NOAA = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration FCC = Federal Communications Commission APTS = Association of Public Television Stations “DHS should establish an integrated public alert and warning system in coordination with all relevant departments and agencies.” - Hurricane Katrina Lessons Learned Report (2006)

IPAWS is the Nation’s next-generation emergency warning capability IPAWS will work with public and private sectors to integrate warning systems to effectively communicate alerts via TV, radio, telephone, internet/computer, cell phone, and other personal communications devices. The IPAWS will allow:  The President (or designated Federal officials) to communicate to the American people before, during, and after a crisis  The President and authorized Federal government officials to gain situational awareness from State and local emergency operations centers  Effective communications to State and territory agencies, Governors, tribal councils, and other alert and warning stakeholders  State and local emergency managers to send messages to residents during non-Federal emergencies IPAWS supports FEMA’s goal to reduce losses to life and property from all hazards by providing reliable and accurate information before, during and after an emergency

The end vision of IPAWS is to deliver coordinated messages over more channels to more people, anywhere, anytime. INTERNETLANDLINE PHONES Private Sector Territories and Tribes Local Agencies State Agencies Governors Responder and Resource Communities Federal Agencies President & other officials Public International Governments

IPAWS Drivers Hurricane Katrina –Lack of communications and situational awareness paralyzed command and control. –Lack of targeted alerts and warnings. Current alert and warning systems don’t reach sufficient proportion of the population –Audio-only alerts, distributed via television and radio. –1-12% of population, depending on time of day. Executive Order 13407: –Ensure that under all conditions the President can rapidly and effectively address and warn the public over a broad range of communications devices and under any emergency condition. –DHS goal for IPAWS is to provide the capability to alert 85% of the listening population within 10 minutes.

Alert and Warning IP Network (CAP/XML) Alert and Warning IP Network (CAP/XML) IPAWS Pilot Capability EAS Interface (WSI Comm Proc) Text Collaboration CAP Alert Generation WARN Servers NOAA EAS ENDEC State/Local/Tribal FEMA Ops FEMA Regions EAS Interface (WSI RF Ctrl) TV & Radio Tone Alert Radios Sirens, etc. Satellite TV Satellite Radio ETN RBDS Cell Broadcast Broker Cell Phone Carrier Phone Calls Life & Property (22 + Amber) DHNS Video to TV, Cell Phones & Internet RSS Web Pop Ups Radio Display Opt-In SMS Text Messages

Overview Alert Messages Web Alert and Relay Network Web Interaction LP1 Emergency Operations Centers CAP Message WSI EAS Adapter Alert Messages ASL Video DeafLink (DHNS) ASL Video Public Public Opt-In Sign-Up Text Message Audio LAT/LONG Phone #s Geographic Telephone Directory Emergency Telephone Notification (ETN) Voice XML Message Audio ENDEC Sirens CAP Message WSI RF Adapter Audio

Coordination & Interoperability There are situations requiring cross enterprise messaging –Many current architectures discuss message exchanges in terms of a single enterprise –Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) benefits from its ability to cross ownership boundaries Federal Regional State Local Tribal –To be interoperable, crossing ownership boundaries must accommodate both: Technical aspects: syntax, semantics Policy aspects: access control, security, … –Interoperability among diverse participants requires a prearranged groundwork for communications and understanding supporting: Different policy and security contexts Incremental addition of services and participants Resource multiplier when adding another stakeholder

The Vision An Architecture for Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Coordination, Intelligence and Interoperability –Situational Awareness –Customized Operational Pictures Based on Common Data A Federal Cross-jurisdictional Routing Grid (CRG) –Interoperable Multi-Agency Enterprises –Federal/Regional/State/Local/Public Choreographed Information Sharing –Data-Content Routing –Communities of Interest Communications Surety –Security –Authentication –Robust Delivery Nation Wide Scalability Open Standards Based –Vendor Independent Plug-&-Play

Local EOC IPAWS IP Network IPAWS Satellite Network State EOC Mobile IPAWS Coordination Ctr IPAWS End State Vision Federal Agencies Radio Television Commercial Mobile Services Authentication Boundary Authentication Boundary Authentication Boundary Authentication Boundary Internet & Landline Services Authentication Boundary Commercial Satellite Services

Cross-jurisdictional Routing Grid High-Level IPAWS System EAS Interface (Comm Proc) Text Collaboration CAP Alert Generation WARN Servers NOAA EAS ENDEC State (Local/Tribal) FEMA Ops FEMA Regions EAS Interface (RF Ctrl) TV & Radio Tone Alert Radios Sirens, etc. Satellite TV Satellite Radio ETN RBDS Cell Broadcast Broker Cell Phone Carrier Phone Calls Life & Property (22 + Amber) DHNS Video to TV, Cell Phones & Internet RSS Web Pop Ups Radio Display Opt-In SMS Text Messages SPOR Services Presidential Alert Injection SPOR = Secure Policy-oriented Object Router