Ensuring Effective and Reliable Alerts and Warnings

U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Homeland Security. 02/06/2018 In light of recent terrorist attacks, natural disasters, and a false alert in Hawaii, this two-hour 15-minute hearing provides an opportunity to hear from government and industry stakeholders about the current state of emergency alerts and warnings, and the need for accurate and efficient wireless emergency alerts. Witnesses discuss the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS), the false missile alert issued on January 13, 2018, by the State of Hawaii, and the history of public alerting in New York City. (Video or Multimedia)

Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - February 6, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: The U.S. National Library of Medicine Source Type: news