Brian Josef Assistant Vice President Regulatory Affairs Wireless Emergency Alerts Annual NWS Partners’ Meeting August 5, 2013.

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Brian Josef Assistant Vice President Regulatory Affairs Wireless Emergency Alerts Annual NWS Partners’ Meeting August 5, 2013

2 What is WEA? –Voluntary. –Different than an emergency SMS – Not susceptible to congestion delays. –Alert Classes: Presidential, Imminent Threat, and AMBER. –Geo-targeted. –Audio attention signal and vibration cadence. –“Bellringer” Alert Technology. –Free to consumers. Why WEA? –National System prevents: Patchwork of Standards & Processes. Unmanageable Volume of Initiators. Sending of Unverified, Unauthorized Alerts. –Avoid Alert Fatigue / “Car Alarm Syndrome” A Mobile Alert is Important and Unusual When Used Judiciously.

WEA Architecture 3 State EOC Federal Agencies Local EOC Alert Aggregation Alert Gateway CMSP Gateway CMSP Infrastructure Mobile Device Government Administered (FEMA) Wireless Provider Administered A C B Critical Function for Providers to Deploy WEA

Note: Map is not drawn to scale and is for illustrative purposes only. Red polygon represents an alert issued at the sub-county level Carrier Targeting of the WEA Broadcast FCC regulations require carriers to target to the county level. FCC regulations require carriers to target to the county level. All national and many regional carriers exceed FCC requirement by targeting at the sub-county level when sub-county alerts are issued. All national and many regional carriers exceed FCC requirement by targeting at the sub-county level when sub-county alerts are issued. -Some carriers transmit from towers within sub- county alert area (towers 2 and 3), while others transmit from towers whose coverage overlaps the alert area (towers 1 and 4) 4

How Can I Tell If My Phone Is WEA-Capable? 5

Wireless Alerts Are Saving Lives and Protecting the Public “Wireless Amber Alert leads to safe return of child” 6:35 PM, Feb 21, 2013, KARE-11 “ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Amber Alert issued Wednesday for a missing Minneapolis child marked the first time the alerts were sent to Minnesota cell phones, and the first time in the nation the cell phone alert led to the safe return of a child.” “CMAS/WEA Used Extensively for Hurricane Sandy” October 31, 2012, EmergencyManagement.com “It appears as if CMAS/WEA alerts were widely and successfully used throughout Hurricane Sandy’s assault on the northeast. Our sources at FEMA IPAWS and the National Weather Service (NWS) confirmed alerts were issued all along the eastern seaboard in Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, New York, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine.” “The alerts included blizzard warnings, flash flood warnings, mandatory evacuations, and shelter-in-place messages depending on the location. ” 6

Wireless Alerts Are Saving Lives and Protecting the Public (cont’d) “In East Windsor (CT), Tornado Tears Down Sports Dome” July 2, 2013, FOXCT.COM “[The]camp director at Sports World, said 29 campers and five counselors were inside the dome when she received a message on her phone that a tornado warning had been issued. She quickly gathered the children into an adjacent building and told them to get under tables.” “As soon as we got them under the tables, I heard the noise behind us,” she said. “I looked out, and the dome was gone. It was just a horrendous noise. I can’t even articulate what it sounded like.” “Eagle eyes: Amber Alert leads to capture” July 4, 2013, Medinapost.com In Cleveland, OH, an 8-year-old boy went missing when his non-custodial father did not bring him home as planned. Because of the abductor’s history, law enforcement was concerned for the safety of the child and an AMBER Alert was activated. A group of citizens became aware of the AMBER Alert when they all received Wireless Emergency Alerts on their cell phones. A few hours later, the same group was at a diner when one of the citizens spotted the vehicle. He and one of the other individuals followed the vehicle and called 911. Law enforcement located the vehicle and the abductor was arrested and the child was safely rescued. 7

Stakeholders to Examine Evolution of WEA –The WEA Advisory Committee specifically identified and contemplated the evolution of WEA, including the ability to address additional or enhanced capabilities and future advances in network and handset technologies. –FCC Federal Advisory Council is poised to examine issues including: –FCC Federal Advisory Council is poised to examine issues including: geo ‑ targeting, longer messages, multiple languages, enhanced messaging, security, etc. –NOAA is exploring more precise, descriptive language for NWS alerts. –Subscriber Expectations / Gaps – EAS alerts vs. WEA alerts. –Other Social Media Alerts (Twitter, Google, etc.) could lead to “alert fatigue” and/or spur public confusion, annoyance, or users opting out. 8

For More Information go to: /wea 9