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Originally posted by Bartibog
reply to post by jude11
I'm on the east coast too in Moncton and I've seen a few as well.
The President has sole responsibility for determining when the EAS will be activated at the national level, and has delegated this authority to the director of FEMA. FEMA is responsible for implementation of the national-level activation of the EAS, tests, and exercises.
Originally posted by SonOfTheLawOfOne
Paranoid much folks? Or just short memories....
This system is old, been around for a long time in some cases never used, so I'm sure they are blowing off the dust on some of these things and cracking open 30 year-old manuals. If they have to play nice with a system in Washington that is all brand new and shiny, I'm sure we'll be seeing more of these tests.
Or, something really really bad is going to happen. Whichever makes you feel better I guess?
~Namaste
ADD: Interesting to note that the head of FEMA is in charge of the system:
The President has sole responsibility for determining when the EAS will be activated at the national level, and has delegated this authority to the director of FEMA. FEMA is responsible for implementation of the national-level activation of the EAS, tests, and exercises.
edit on 10-3-2011 by SonOfTheLawOfOne because: (no reason given)edit on 10-3-2011 by SonOfTheLawOfOne because: (no reason given)
The FCC has changed its Emergency Alert System rules to allow for national EAS testing and data collection from such tests.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued the final rule concerning tests of the “Emergency Alert System,” including broadcasts of “a national presidential alert.” The FCC final rule—Review of the Emergency Alert System—was posted on the Federal Register on March 8, 2011, the same day the regulation became effective.