General IPAWS Knowledge
You can find everything you need to know about IPAWS here.
You would receive these IPAWS alerts on your television and radio.
What is EAS?
This new tool will soon be available to help create more equitable messages.
What is the Message Design Dashboard?
What does IPAWS stand for?
What is the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System?
You receive this type of IPAWS alert on your cellular devices.
What is a Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA)
________ decide when and how to send out an IPAWS alert, warning or notification.
What are Alerting Authorities?
TRUE or FALSE: Alerting Authorities can update or cancel IPAWS messages
TRUE
This type of message is only sent by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and approved State Agencies.
What is an AMBER Alert?
It's always best to avoid jargon, _________ and ________ when writing AWNs.
What are abbreviations or acronyms?
People have to subscribe or opt-in to receive alerts or warnings through these systems.
What are Mass Notification Systems?
To fulfill this monthly requirement, you must complete a ___________.
What is Monthly Proficiency Demonstrations?
This IPAWS pathway supports polygons and circles.
What is a WEA?
Reduces the time it takes to craft an alert or warning.
What are message templates?
Use this WEA Handling Code if the public needs to act immediately to preserve life or property (e.g., evacuation, shelter in place, missing or endangered person).
What is an Imminent Threat (Emergency)?
This means that a weather risk or hazard is probable but not necessarily imminent.
What is a Weather Watch?
These emergency messages are only transmitted through NOAA Weather Radios.
What are NWEMs?
It's always best to spell out, or add spaces between numbers for this type of alert.
What is EAS?
An essential part of an IPAWS alert or warning that instructs people on what to do.
What is Protective Action?
This arrangement allows Alerting Authorities to alert on behalf of other jurisdictions.
What is Cross Jurisdictional Support?
Important emergency management capability that spans all 5 mission areas.
What is Public Information and Warning?
You can opt-out of receiving all IPAWS alerts except this one.
What is the National Alert?
It's always better to write this WEA first and cut down afterwards.
What is the 360 character WEA?
Effective WEA messages include these 5 essential elements.
Source, Hazard, Location, Protective Action, and Expiration Time (if known).
Including at least one or both of these things to refer people to for more information is considered a best practice.
What are URLs or telephone numbers?
TRUE or FALSE: The State Emergency Communications Committees are responsible for assisting the development of EAS Plans.
TRUE