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IPAWS (FEMACOURSE) 2024
QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS 100%
CORRECT!!
IPAWS
Evatee 9/18/24 IPAWS
,IPAWS (FEMA COURSE) 2024 QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS 100% CORRECT!!
Which directive establishes policy of the United States to have a national
warning system used by officials at all levels of government to alert and warn
people of all hazards? Answer - Executive Order 13407, Public Alert and
Warning System.
Collaborative Operating Group (COG) Answer - an organization responsible for
coordinating emergency management/incident response activities and public
alerting. COGs typically consist of public safety officials who need to coordinate
actions, communicate, and exchange information in a collaborative
environment.
Alert Originators Answer - an individual person at the keyboard/screen
composing and issuing the alert. The Alert Originator utilizes IPAWS in
accordance with the Alerting Authority's plans, policies, and procedures to
create and send out emergency messages.
I am an eligible IPAWS user who sends alerts to the public. I can be on the
federal, state, local, tribal, or territorial level. What is my formal title? Answer -
Alert Originator
Alerting Administrator Answer - responsible for implementation and use of
IPAWS in accordance with agency plans, policies, and procedures.
Alerting Authority Answer - the jurisdiction that is granted the authority to
alert the public of emergency situations through Federal, state, and local laws.
, Emergency Alert System (EAS) Answer - A national system used to broadcast
emergency information to the general public.
The Emergency Alert System (EAS) is: Answer - -Used by Alert Originators to
send detailed warnings via broadcast, cable, satellite, and wireline radio and
television channels
-Supported by broadcast radio, TV and cable operators
-Included as a component of IPAWS and in close partnership with alerting
officials at all levels of government
Emergency Alert System (EAS) Participants Answer - radio and television
broadcasters, cable systems, satellite radio and television providers, and
wireline video providers - deliver local alerts on a voluntary basis, but they are
required to provide the capability for the President to address the public during
a national emergency.
It is recommended that jurisdictions work with the local broadcasters to
develop and update an EAS plan and encourage stations to agree to air local
alerts.
FEMA, FCC and EAS Answer - In many cases, broadcast radio, TV stations, and
cable operators continue to operate when other communication means are
unavailable, such as losing cell service or internet during a storm.
FEMA and Federal Partners Answer - (FEMA), (FCC), and the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration's National Weather Service (NWS) work
collaboratively to maintain the (EAS) and (WEA), which are the two main
components of the national public warning system and enable authorities at all
levels of government to send urgent emergency information to the public.
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