Delaware Emergency Alert System Plan 2020

2020 DE State EAS Plan submitted for FCC Approval on 01/31/2020

DelawareEmergency

AlertSystemPlan

2020

Prepared by theDelaware State

EmergencyCommunications

Committee

As prepared at the October 18, 2019 Annual Meeting.

Delaware Emergency Alert System Plan 2020

As submitted for FCC Approval


CONTENTS 2020 EAS Plan

Overview pg 4

SECC Committee Members pg 4

SECC Governance Requirements of the FCC pg 5

Alert Origination pg 6

Designated Authorities for EAS Activations pg 6

Delaware EAS Event Codes with Recommendations of SECC pg 7-8

Delaware EAS Operational Areas pg 9

Monitoring Assignments – Table 1 0f 3 (Formerly LP Matrix) pg 10

Monitoring Assignments – Tables 2 of 3 – Participating Nationals By Operational Area (Alphabetically) – pg 11-14

Table 2a – Kent County pg 11

Table 2b – New Castle County pg 12

Table 2c – Sussex County pg 13-14

Monitoring Assignments – Table 3 of 3 – Exceptions to the Monitoring Assignments pg 15

Monitoring Assignments – Alphabetical Listing pg 16-18

Alerting Procedures – Rules for EAS Activation pg 19-24

Monitoring NWS Alerts and NOAA Weather Radio (NWR) Locations pg 20

EMnet Emergency Messaging Network pg 20

Amber Alert Plan Rules pg 21-23

Code Blue Alert Rules pg 24

Alerting Procedures – EAS Testing Rules pg 25

Reporting and Resolving EAS Issues pg 25

Handling Errors with EAS and Remembering to Report False EAS Alerts pg 26

Common Alerting Protocol (CAP)/IPAWS pg 27

Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) pg 27

Multilingual Alerting Information pg 28

Local Area Plans pg 29

Signatures pg 30



OVERVIEW

The Emergency Alert System (EAS) provides the President with the capability to relay immediate communications and information to the general public at the national, state, and local area levels during periods of national emergency. The EAS may be used to provide the heads of state and local government, or their designated representative, with a means of emergency communication to the public in their state or local area via electronic media. The Federal Communication Commission (FCC) has published information on the EAS in several handbooks for radio, television and cable operators. They are available at the FCC’s website, https://www.fcc.gov/general/emergency-alert-system-eas-0 .

This is the Emergency Alert System Plan for the State of Delaware. This plan is a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) mandated document that provides guidelines for Delaware broadcasters, cable television operators, and other EAS participants (as provided by 47 CFR Sec. 11.2), aswell as designated government officials, to relay emergency information and instructions throughout the state. This plan is an adjunct to the FCC EAS Rules and is not meant to be a substitute. Part 11 of the FCC Rules contain the general rules regarding the Emergency Alert System. This plan was developed by the Delaware State Emergency Communications Committee (DE SECC).

Our SECC Committee -Officers

Walt Palmer, Chair Resort Broadcasting Co. LLC - WGMD [email protected]

Walt Barcus, Vice Chair Draper Broadcasting – WRDE-LD31 [email protected]

Ken Evans, Secretary Marquee Broadcasting – WMDT-TV47 [email protected]

Jeff Sands, DEMA Rep Delaware Emergency Management Agency(DEMA)

[email protected]

Representatives –

Radio Representative: Walt Palmer

Television Representative: Walt Barcus

Cable Representative:

Multilingual Broadcast Representative: (to be added when recruited)

PBS/NPR Representative: Thomas Terry NPR/WDDE

Wireless Representative (Associated Honorary): Jackie Donahue (Verizon Wireless)

State Police (Amber) Rep: Sgt. Richard Bratz

NWS Representatives: Joe Miketta or Raymond Kruzdlo

Ombudsman: J. J. Farnan


mailto:[email protected]


https://www.fcc.gov/general/emergency-alert-system-eas-0


Governance Requirements of the FCC –

(1) What are your SECC's duties and responsibilities?

Recruit volunteers for the committee, track rule changes and FCC recommendations and requirements on EAS, discuss and work with setting up the best Local Primary stations so we have a working daisy chain to distribute EAS messages throughout the state, and work out a plan everyone can use to guide them in the dissemination of emergency messages to the public in theirarea. The SECC members also help EAS participants with EAS problems being experienced. The committee will also contact EAS participants about information they need to know, and provide notices of meetings.

(2) How are the SECC Members and leaders selected? Do your SECC's members represent all alert originators in your state?

Members may volunteer to help, and/or are nominated, and are selected by a vote at the annual meeting. The committee members are elected and choose a chairperson to recommend to the FCC. The Delaware SECC represent all EAS participants and include all alert originators in the state.

(3) What is your SECC's administrative structure? (e.g., How are decisions made in your SECC?)

The Delaware State Emergency Communications Committee (DE SECC) has approved a set of Bylaws and follows those rules in making decisions for the Delaware State EAS Plan. The structure is: Chairperson, Vice Chairperson(s), Secretary, Emergency Management Representative.

A copy of the bylaws can be obtained by contacting the DE SECC Chairperson.



PLAN SUMMARY

This Delaware EAS statewide plan contains basic operational procedures for national, state, and local activations, the EAS Monitoring Matrix, testing procedures, and script samples that may be used by stations.

Alert Origination – List all authorized entities participating in the State or Local Area EAS.

DEMA DESIGNATED APPROVAL AUTHORITY FOR EAS ACTIVATIONS

SCHALL, A. J. Jr., DirectorEmail: a.j.schall@ delaware.gov

MURTHA, Christopher, Deputy DirectorEmail: christopher.murtha@ delaware.gov

PFLAUMER, Robert, Acting Operations Officer / Duty OfficerEmail: robert.pflaumer@ delaware.gov

LEE, Edward (Tony) Principal Planner / Duty OfficerEmail: edward.lee@ delaware.gov







Delaware Event Codes

You may enter all of the header codes used by your state to transmit emergency messages via the EAS through key EAS sources (e.g., NP, SP, SR, and LP).

EAS EventCodes

Explanation of Header Codes and Messages Event Action level Action Required

EAN Emergency Action Notification – Presidential Alert MANDATORY Immediate

NPT National Periodic Test MANDATORY Immediate

RMT Required Monthly Test MANDATORY Within 1 hour

RWT Required Weekly Test MANDATORY Log received. Originate 1 weekly.

NIC National Information Center MANDATORY Not used so far

BLU Blue Alert RECOMMENDED Immediate or ASAP

CAE Child Abduction Emergency (Child Amber Alert) RECOMMENDED Immediate or ASAP

CDW Civil Danger Warning RECOMMENDED Immediate or ASAP

CEM Civil Emergency Message RECOMMENDED Immediate or ASAP

EQW Earthquake Warning RECOMMENDED Immediate or ASAP

EVI Immediate Evacuation RECOMMENDED Immediate or ASAP

EWW Extreme Wind Warning RECOMMENDED Immediate or ASAP

FFW Flash Flood Warning RECOMMENDED Immediate or ASAP

FLW Flood Warning RECOMMENDED Immediate or ASAP

FRW Fire Warning RECOMMENDED Immediate or ASAP

HUW Hurricane Warning RECOMMENDED Immediate or ASAP

HWW High Wind Warning RECOMMENDED Immediate or ASAP

NUW Nuclear Power Plant Warning RECOMMENDED Immediate or ASAP

RHW Radiological Hazard Warning RECOMMENDED Immediate or ASAP

SPW Shelter in Place Warning RECOMMENDED Immediate or ASAP

SSW Storm Surge Warning RECOMMENDED Immediate or ASAP

TOE 911 Telephone Outage RECOMMENDED Immediate or ASAP

TOR Tornado Warning RECOMMENDED Immediate or ASAP

TSW Tsunami Warning RECOMMENDED Immediate or ASAP

ADR Administrative Message Optional Do Not Broadcast

BZW Blizzard Warning Optional

CFW Coastal Flood Warning Optional

FFA Flash Flood Watch Optional

FFS Flash Flood Statement Optional

FLA Flood Watch Optional

HMW Hazardous Materials Warning Optional

HLS Hurricane Statement Optional

HUA Hurricane Watch Optional

HWA High Wind Watch Optional

LEW Law Enforcement Warning Optional

NMN Network Message Notification Unknown



DMO Practice/Demo Warning Optional

SMW Special Marine Warning Optional

SPS Special Weather Statement Optional

SSA Storm Surge Watch Optional

SVA Severe Thunderstorm Watch Optional

SVR Severe Thunderstorm Warning Optional

SVS Severe Weather Statement Optional

TOA Tornado Watch Optional

TRA Tropical Storm Watch Optional

TRW Tropical Storm Warning Optional

TSA Tsunami Watch Optional

WSA Winter Storm Watch Optional

WSW Winter Storm Warning Optional

Avalanche Warning and Volcano Warning, not shown. Not valid in Delaware.



Delaware EAS Operational Areas – OA, OA FIPS-Zip, OA Coordinates, OA Counties, Comments

EAS LOCATION (FIPS) CODES (with subdivision numbers shown below)

Operational Areas (Including

County Names)

FIPSCode

OA Zip Codes/Location(Future use for quick localized warnings.*)

OA BorderCoordinates

Comments

National 000000 https://www.zipcodestogo.com/Delaware/

State of Delaware 010000 All BelowNew Castle County 010003 19701 Bear

19702 Newark 19703 Claymont 19706 Delaware City 19707 Hockessin 19708 Kirkwood 19709 Middletown 19710 Mountchanin 19711 Newark 19713 Newark 19716 Newark 19717 Newark 19720 New Castle 19731 Port Penn 19732 Rockland 19733 Saint Georges

19739 Townsend 19735 Winterthur 19736 Yorklyn 19801 Wilmington 19802 Wilmington 19803 Wilmington 19804 Wilmington19805 Wilmington19806 Wilmington19807 Wilmington19808 Wilmington19809 Wilmington19810 Wilmington19886 Wilmington19897 Wilmington 19977 Smyrna

Kent County 010001 19901 Dover 19902 Dover AFB19904 Dover 19934 Camden Wyoming 19936 Cheswold 19938 Clayton 19943 Felton 19946 Frederica 19952 Harrington 19953 Hartly

19954 Houston 19955 Kenton 19961 Little Creek 19962 Magnolia 19963 Milford 19964 Marydel 19977 Smyrna 19979 Viola 19980 Woodside

Sussex County 010005 19930 Bethany Beach 19931 Bethel 19933 Bridgeville 19939 Dagsboro 19940 Delmar 19941 Ellendale 19944 Fenwick Island 19945 Frankford 19947 Georgetown 19950 Greenwood 19951 Harbeson 19956 Laurel

19958 Lewes 19960 Lincoln 19963 Milford 19964 Millsboro 19967 Millville 19968 Milton 19969 Nassau 19970 Ocean View 19971 Rehoboth Beach 19973 Seaford 19975 Selbyville

To understand FIPS Code setup: First number is subdivision, next two numbers state, last three county, or area. Subdivisions – (0=all, 1 NW, 2 N central, 3 NE, 4 W central, 5 Central, 6 East central, 7 SW, 8 South central, 9 SE.) Subdivisions are not always used, but could help indicate smaller area(s) affected.

*The future of warning will be able to include fast graphic warning zones using HD TV and ASTC 3.0 standards. Like what is being used in WEAwarnings now, it will then be possible to warn just people in or near the danger area. As zip codes are already well known, it is believed that it willbe needed for quick home warning set up. So we are including them here to assist with future warning development. Probably not all zips includedwill be needed. A future extension of this listing would be able to use the zip codes to help determining what locations fit into what subdivision.


https://www.zipcodestogo.com/Delaware/


Monitoring Assignments Table 1 of 3 –

Monitoring Assignments – Presidential Alert How does your state assign its monitoring assignments for transmission of the EAN?

Monitoring Assignments for National Primaries, State Primaries, State Relays, and Local Primaries

EASParticipants

(call sign or ID)Operational Area

NameEAS

Designation

FirstMonitoring

Assignment (LP-1)

SecondMonotoringAssignment

(LP-2)

Additional EANSources

(includingsatellite based

sources)

NOAA WeatherRadio (NWR)

site andfrequency(optional) Additional Notes

WSTW-FM93.7 MHz

New Castle County NP1, SP, LP1 WMGK WDSD94.7 MHz

WHYY-FM*90.9 MHz

Hibernia Park 162.425

Suddlerville 162.500

EMnet

WDSD-FM94. mHz

New Castle County,Kent County

LP2, LP1, SP,

WSTW93.7 MHz

WAFL 97.7 MHz

XM Radio6

WAFL-FM97.7 MHz

Kent County LP2 WDSD94.7 MHz

WKNZ 88.7 MHz

Lewes 162.550Suddlerville 162.500

WKNZ-FM88.7 MHz

Kent County**Sussex County LP1

WDSD94.7 MHz

WXDE 105.9 MHz

WQHQ 104.7WSCL 89.5

Lewes 162.550Salisbury 162.475


WXDE-FM105.9 MHz

Sussex County LP2 WDSD94.7 MHz

WKNZ88.7 MHz


WGMD-FM92.7 MHz

Sussex County LP4 WKNZ 88.7 MHz

WXDE105.9 MHz


WCHK-FM101.3 MHz

Sussex County LP3 WKNZ 88.7 MHz

WXDE 105.9 MHz



WVUD-FM91.3 MHz

New Castle County LP3 WSTW93.7 MHz

WDSD94.7 MHz

Hibernia Park 162.425Philadelphia 162.475Suddlerville 162.500

6 Proposed XM Radio suggested for National Level Alerts. Everyone monitoring IPAWS for state messages, one LP monitoring XM for national. ** Monitoring Assignment differs from Kent County as WKNZ is the Sussex County LP1.

Note on change of designation for some stations from SR to LP -

State Relay (SR) has a new national definition – the route a state or local authority uses to activate the EAS for state or local events. This superceeds the commonly accepted definition of astation who relays EAS messages for another downstream station who can not easily receive one of the designated LP stations directly. So to make it easier for the stations who need the extra assistance the old style SR will now be listed as additional LP stations.



Monitoring Assignments Table 2a of 3 – Participating Nationals – Full table of monitoring assignments and monitoring options by Operational Area.

Kent County Operational Area FIPS 010001

EASParticipants

(call sign or ID)OperationalArea Name

EASDesignation

FirstMonitoringAssignment

(LP-1)

SecondMonitoringAssignment

(LP-2)



sources)

NOAA WeatherRadio (NWR) site

and frequency(optional) Additional Notes

WAFL 97.7 Kent LP2 WDSD 94.7 WSTW 93.7 Millsboro 162.550Suddlerville 162.500

Milford3,000 Watts

100 m

WDDE 91.1 Kent PN WDSD 94.7 WAFL 97.7 Millsboro 162.550Suddlerville 162.500

Dover2,100 Watts

72m

WDOV 1410 Kent PN WDSD 94.7 WAFL 97.7 Millsboro 162.550Suddlerville 162.500

Dover5,000 Day/Night

WDSD 94.7 Kent K LP1-NCLP2 SR

WSTW 93.7 WAFL 97.7 XM Radio6 Millsboro 162.550Suddlerville 162.500

Dover50,000 Watts

WIHW-LP 96.1 Kent PN WDSD 94.7 WAFL 97.7 Millsboro 162.550Suddlerville 162.500

Dover100 Watts

33m

WKNZ 88.7 Kent SC LP1 WDSD 94.7 WXDE 105.9 WQHQ 104.7WSCL 89.5

Sirus/XM Radio 6

Millsboro 162.550Suddlerville 162.500

Harrington**25,000 Watts

98.1 m

WMDE-DT 36 Kent PN WDSD 94.7 WKNZ 88.7 WKNZ Millsboro 162.550Suddlerville 162.500

Dover10,000 Watts

145m

WNCL 930 Kent PN WDSD 94.7 WAFL 97.7 Millsboro 162.550Suddlerville 162.500

Milford500 Day/81 Night

Formerly WYUS

WRDX 92.9 Kent PN WDSD 94.7 WAFL 97.7 Millsboro 162.550Suddlerville 162.500

Smyrna1,700 Watts

115 m

WRTX 91.7 Kent PN WDSD 94.7 WAFL 97.7 Millsboro 162.550Suddlerville 162.500

Dover580 Watts

96 m

Kent County Cable Operations

EASParticipants

(call sign or ID)

OperationalArea Name

EASDesignation


(LP-1)


(LP-2)



sources)


and frequency(optional)

Additional Notes

AtlanticBroadband

Kent PN WDSD 94.7 WAFL 97.7 Lewes 162.550Suddlerville 162.500

PSID 001188

Comcast Kent PN WDSD 94.7 WAFL 97.7 Lewes 162.550Suddlerville 162.500

PSID 001575PSID 002087

Verizon Fios Kent PN WDSD 94.7 WAFL 97.7 Lewes 162.550Suddlerville 162.500

PSID 020696

** Monitoring Assignment differs from Kent County as WKNZ is the Sussex County LP1.6 Proposed XM Radio suggested for National Level Alerts. Everyone monitoring IPAWS for state messages, one LP monitoring XM for national.



Monitoring Assignments Table 2b of 3 – continuedParticipating Nationals – Full table of monitoring assignments and monitoring options by Operational Area.

New Castle County Operational Area FIPS 010003

EASParticipants

(call sign or ID)


EASDesignation


(LP-1)


(LP-2)



sources)



Additional Notes

WDEL 1150 New Castle PN WSTW 93.7 WDSD 94.7 Hibernia Park 162.425Philadelphia 162.475Suddlerville 162.500

Wilmington5,000 Day/Night

WDPN-DT 2 New Castle PN WSTW 93.7 WHYY 90.9See Exceptions


Wilmington34,000 Watts

310.8 m

WHGE-LP 95.5 New Castle PN WSTW 93.7 WDSD 94.7 Hibernia Park 162.425Philadelphia 162.475Suddlerville 162.500

Wilmington50 Watts

WHYY-TV 12 New Castle PN WSTW 93.7 WJBR 99.5See Exceptions



359.4 m

WILM 1450 New Castle PN WSTW 93.7 WDSD 94.7 Hibernia Park 162.425Philadelphia 162.475Suddlerville 162.500

Wilmington1,000 Day/Night

WIZU-LP 99.9 New Castle PN WSTW 93.7 WDSD 94.7 Hibernia Park 162.425Philadelphia 162.475Suddlerville 162.500

Newark85 Watts

-1 m

WJBR-FM 99.5 New Castle PN WSTW 93.7 WDSD 94.7 Hibernia Park 162.425Philadelphia 162.475Suddlerville 162.500


152 m

WMHS 88.1 New Castle PN WSTW 93.7 WDSD 94.7 Hibernia Park 162.425Philadelphia 162.475Suddlerville 162.500

Pine Creek90 Watts

37 m

WMPH 91.7 New Castle PN WSTW 93.7 WDSD 94.7 Hibernia Park 162.425Philadelphia 162.475Suddlerville 162.500

Wilmington100 Watts

44 m

WPPX-TV 61 New Castle PN WSTW 93.7 WJBR 99.5See Exceptions



374 m

WSTW 93.7 New Castle LP1, SP,NP

WMGK WDSD 94.7 WHYY-FM* 90.9EMnet



152 m

WTMC 1380 New Castle PN WSTW 93.7 WDSD 94.7 Hibernia Park 162.425Philadelphia 162.475Suddlerville 162.500

Wilmington520 Day/10 Night

WVUD 91.3 New Castle LP3 WSTW 93.7 WDSD 94.7 Hibernia Park 162.425Philadelphia 162.475Suddlerville 162.500

Newark6,800 Watts

41 m

WWTX 1290 New Castle PN WSTW 93.7 WDSD 94.7 Hibernia Park 162.425Philadelphia 162.475Suddlerville 162.500

Wilmington2,500 Day/32 Night

WXHL-FM 89.1 New Castle PN WSTW 93.7 WDSD 94.7 Hibernia Park 162.425Philadelphia 162.475Suddlerville 162.500

Christiana1,200 Watts

20 m

WXHM-FM 91.9 New Castle PN WSTW 93.7 WDSD 94.7 Hibernia Park 162.425Philadelphia 162.475Suddlerville 162.500

Middletown280 Watts

97.2 m

New Castle County Cable Operations

AtlanticBroadband

New Castle PN WSTW 93.7 WDSD 94.7 Hibernia Park 162.425Philadelphia 162.475Suddlerville 162.500

PSID 001188

Comcast New Castle PN WSTW 93.7 WVUD 91.3 Hibernia Park 162.425Philadelphia 162.475Suddlerville 162.500

PSID 001575

Verizon Fios New Castle PN WSTW 93.7 WDSD 94.7 Hibernia Park 162.425Philadelphia 162.475Suddlerville 162.500

PSID 020696

6 Proposed XM Radio suggested for National Level Alerts. Everyone monitoring IPAWS for state messages, one LP monitoring XM for national.



Monitoring Assignments Table 2c of 3 – continuedParticipating Nationals – Full table of monitoring assignments and monitoring options by Operational Area.

Sussex County Operational Area FIPS 010005

EASParticipants

(call sign or ID)


EASDesignation


(LP-1)


(LP-2)



sources)



Additional Notes

WCHK-FM 101.3 Sussex KC-LP3 WKNZ 88.7 WAFL 97.7 Millsboro 162.550Salisbury 162.475


Milford3,000 Watts

100 mformerly WNCL

WGMD 92.7 Sussex KC SC LP4 WKNZ 88.7 WXDE 105.9 Millsboro 162.550Salisbury 162.475


Rehoboth Beach6,000 Watts

132 m

WJKI 103.5 Sussex PN WKNZ 88.7 WXDE 105.9 Millsboro 162.550Salisbury 162.475


Bethany Beach1,450 Watts

146 m

WJWL 900 Sussex PN WKNZ 88.7 WXDE 105.9 Millsboro 162.550Salisbury 162.475


Georgetown10,500 Day/108 Night

WKDB 95.3 Sussex PN WKNZ 88.7 WXDE 105.9 Millsboro 162.550Salisbury 162.475


Laurel6,000 Watts

100 m

WLBW 92.1 Sussex PN WKNZ 88.7 WXDE 105.9 Millsboro 162.550Salisbury 162.475


Fenwick Island3,000 Watts

143 m

WOCM 98.1 Sussex PN WKNZ 88.7 WXDE 105.9 Millsboro 162.550Salisbury 162.475


Selbyville3,000 Watts

143 m

WRGB-LP 106.5 Sussex PN WKNZ 88.7 WXDE 105.9 Millsboro 162.550Salisbury 162.475


Millsboro100 Watts

30 m

WRDE-LD 31.1 Sussex PN WKNZ 88.7 WXDE 105.9 Millsboro 162.550Salisbury 162.475


Rehoboth Beach7,000 Watts

100 m

WSUX 1280 Sussex PN WKNZ 88.7 WXDE 105.9 Millsboro 162.550Salisbury 162.475


Seaford840 Day/211 Night

WUSX 98.5 Sussex PN WKNZ 88.7 WXDE 105.9 Millsboro 162.550Salisbury 162.475


Seaford6,000 Watts

98 m

WWSX-FL 99.1 Sussex PN WKNZ 88.7 WXDE 105.9 Millsboro 162.550Salisbury 162.475


Rehoboth Beach100 Watts

8.6 m

WXDE 105.9 Sussex LP2, SR WDSD 94.7 WKNZ 88.7 Millsboro 162.550Salisbury 162.475


Lewes6,000 Watts

100 m

WZBH 93.5 Sussex PN WKNZ 88.7 WXDE 105.9 Millsboro 162.550Salisbury 162.475


Millsboro50,000 Watts

150 m

WZEB 101.7 Sussex PN WKNZ 88.7 WXDE 105.9 Millsboro 162.550Salisbury 162.475


Ocean View3,300136 m

W14DK-D 14 Sussex PN WKNZ 88.7 WXDE 105.9 Millsboro 162.550Salisbury 162.475


Dagsboro2,340 Watts

140.8 m



EASParticipants

(call sign or ID)


EASDesignation


(LP-1)


(LP-2)



sources)



Additional Notes

Sussex County Cable Operations

Comcast Sussex PN WKNZ 88.7 WXDE 105.9 Millsboro 162.550Salisbury 162.475


PSID 002087

Mediacom Sussex PN WKNZ 88.7 WXDE 105.9 Millsboro 162.550Salisbury 162.475


PSID 002669

Verizon Fios Sussex PN WKNZ 88.7 WXDE 105.9 Millsboro 162.550Salisbury 162.475


PSID 020696




Monitoring Assignments Table 3 of 3 – Exceptions to monitoring assignments for Participating Nationals

Exceptions to monitoring assignments for Participating Nationals

EASParticipants

(call sign or ID)OperationalArea Name

EAS Designation

First MonitoringAssignment

(LP-1)


(LP-2)

AdditionalEAN Sources

(includingsatellitebased

sources)


and frequency(optional) Additional Notes

WDPN-DT 2 New Castle PN WSTW 93.7 WHYY 90.9 Hibernia Park 162.425Philadelphia 162.475Suddlerville 162.500


310.8 m

WHYY-TV 12 New Castle PN WSTW 93.7 WJBR 99.5 Hibernia Park 162.425Philadelphia 162.475


359.4 m

WPPX-TV 61 New Castle PN WSTW 93.7 WJBR 99.5 Hibernia Park 162.425Philadelphia 162.475Suddlerville 162.500


374 m




Monitoring Assignments – Presidential Alert - How does your state assign its monitoring assignments for transmission of the EAN?

EAS Participants Alhpa/numeric (call sign or other ID, e.g., PSID)

Monitoring AssignmentsEAS

Participants(call sign or

other ID, e.g.,PSID)


EAS Designation


(LP-1)


(LP-2)



sources)


site andfrequency(optional) Additional Notes

AtlanticBroadband

Kent PN WDSD 94.7 WAFL 97.7 Millsboro 162.550Suddlerville 162.500

PSID 001188

AtlanticBroadband

New Castle PN WSTW 93.7 WDSD 94.7 Hibernia Park 162.425Philadelphia 162.475Suddlerville 162.500

PSID 001188

Comcast Kent PN WDSD 94.7 WAFL 97.7 Millsboro 162.550Suddlerville 162.500

PSID 001575PSID 002087

Comcast New Castle PN WSTW 93.7 WDSD 94.7 Hibernia Park 162.425Philadelphia 162.475Suddlerville 162.500

PSID 001575

Comcast Sussex PN WKNZ 88.7 WXDE 105.9 Millsboro 162.550Salisbury 162.475


PSID 002087

Mediacom Sussex PN WKNZ 88.7 WXDE 105.9 Millsboro 162.550Salisbury 162.475


PSID 002669

Verizon Fios Kent PN WDSD 94.7 WAFL 97.7 Millsboro 162.550Suddlerville 162.500

PSID 020696

Verizon Fios New Castle PN WSTW 93.7 WDSD 94.7 Hibernia Park 162.425Philadelphia 162.475Suddlerville 162.500

PSID 020696

Verizon Sussex PN WKNZ 88.7 WXDE 105.9 Millsboro 162.550Salisbury 162.475


PSID 020696

WAFL 97.7 Kent LP2 WDSD 94.7 WSTW 93.7 Millsboro 162.550Suddlerville 162.500

WBOC-LD 42 Sussex PN WKNZ 88.7 WXDE 105.9 Millsboro 162.550Salisbury 162.475


WCHK-FM 101.3 Sussex KC-LP3 WKNZ 88.7 WAFL 97.7 Millsboro 162.550Salisbury 162.475


Formerly WNCL

WDDE 91.1 Kent PN WDSD 94.7 WAFL 97.7 Millsboro 162.550Suddlerville 162.500

WDEL 1150 New Castle PN WSTW 93.7 WDSD 94.7 Hibernia Park 162.425Philadelphia 162.475Suddlerville 162.500

WDOV 1410 Kent PN WDSD 94.7 WAFL 97.7 Millsboro 162.550Suddlerville 162.500

WDPB 64 Sussex PN WKNZ 88.7 WXDE 105.9 Millsboro 162.550Salisbury 162.475


WDPN-DT 2 New Castle PN WSTW 93.7 WDSD 94.7 Hibernia Park 162.425Philadelphia 162.475Suddlerville 162.500

WDSD 94.7 Kent K LP1-NC LP2SR

WSTW 93.7 WAFL 97.7 EMnet/XM Radio6 Millsboro 162.550Suddlerville 162.500

WGMD 92.7 Sussex KC SC LP3 WKNZ 88.7 WXDE 105.9 Millsboro 162.550Salisbury 162.475


WHGE-LP 95.5 New Castle PN WSTW 93.7 WDSD 94.7 Hibernia Park 162.425Philadelphia 162.475Suddlerville 162.500

WHYY-TV 12 New Castle PN WSTW 93.7 WDSD 94.7 Hibernia Park 162.425Philadelphia 162.475Suddlerville 162.500

WIHW-LP 96.1 Kent PN WDSD 94.7 WAFL 97.7 Millsboro 162.550Suddlerville 162.500



WILM 1450 New Castle PN WSTW 93.7 WDSD 94.7 Hibernia Park 162.425Philadelphia 162.475Suddlerville 162.500

EASParticipants(call sign or



EAS Designation


(LP-1)


(LP-2)



sources)


site andfrequency(optional)

Additional Notes

WIZU-LP 99.9 New Castle PN WSTW 93.7 WDSD 94.7 Hibernia Park 162.425Philadelphia 162.475Suddlerville 162.500

WJBR-FM 99.5 New Castle PN WSTW 93.7 WDSD 94.7 Hibernia Park 162.425Philadelphia 162.475Suddlerville 162.500

WJKI 103.5 Sussex PN WKNZ 88.7 WXDE 105.9 Millsboro 162.550Salisbury 162.475


WJWL 900 Sussex PN WKNZ 88.7 WXDE 105.9 Millsboro 162.550Salisbury 162.475


WKDB 95.3 Sussex PN WKNZ 88.7 WXDE 105.9 Millsboro 162.550Salisbury 162.475


WKNZ 88.7 Kent SC LP1 WDSD 94.7 WXDE 105.9 WQHQ 104.7WSCL 89.5

Millsboro 162.550Suddlerville 162.500

XM Radio 6

WLBW 92.1 Sussex PN WKNZ 88.7 WXDE 105.9 Millsboro 162.550Salisbury 162.475


WMDE-DT 36 Kent PN WDSD 94.7 WKNZ 88.7 Millsboro 162.550Suddlerville 162.500

WMHS 88.1 New Castle PN WSTW 93.7 WDSD 94.7 Hibernia Park 162.425Philadelphia 162.475Suddlerville 162.500

WMPH 91.7 New Castle PN WSTW 93.7 WDSD 94.7 Hibernia Park 162.425Philadelphia 162.475Suddlerville 162.500


Formerly WYUS

WOCM 98.1 Sussex PN WKNZ 88.7 WXDE 105.9 Millsboro 162.550Salisbury 162.475


WPPX-TV 61 New Castle PN WSTW 93.7 WDSD 94.7 Hibernia Park 162.425Philadelphia 162.475Suddlerville 162.500

WRGB-LP 106.5 Sussex PN WKNZ 88.7 WXDE 105.9 Millsboro 162.550Salisbury 162.475


WRDE-LD 31.1 Sussex PN WKNZ 88.7 WXDE 105.9 Millsboro 162.550Salisbury 162.475


WRDX 92.9 Kent PN WDSD 94.7 WAFL 97.7 Millsboro 162.550Suddlerville 162.500

WRTX 91.7 Kent PN WDSD 94.7 WAFL 97.7 Millsboro 162.550Suddlerville 162.500

WSTW 93.7 New Castle LP1, SP, NP WMGK WDSD 94.7 WHYY-FM* 90.9 Hibernia Park 162.425Philadelphia 162.475Suddlerville 162.500

WSUX 1280 Sussex PN WKNZ 88.7 WXDE 105.9 Millsboro 162.550Salisbury 162.475


WTMC 1380 New Castle PN WSTW 93.7 WDSD 94.7 Hibernia Park 162.425Philadelphia 162.475Suddlerville 162.500

WUSX 98.5 Sussex PN WKNZ 88.7 WXDE 105.9 Millsboro 162.550Salisbury 162.475


WVUD 91.3 New Castle LP3 WSTW 93.7 WDSD 94.7 Hibernia Park 162.425Philadelphia 162.475Suddlerville 162.500

WWSX-FL 99.1 Sussex PN WKNZ 88.7 WXDE 105.9 Millsboro 162.550Salisbury 162.475




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EAS Designation


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Additional Notes

WWTX 1290 New Castle PN WSTW 93.7 WDSD 94.7 Hibernia Park 162.425Philadelphia 162.475Suddlerville 162.500

WXDE 105.9 Sussex LP2, SR WDSD 94.7 WKNZ 88.7 Millsboro 162.550Salisbury 162.475


WXHL-FM 89.1 New Castle PN WSTW 93.7 WDSD 94.7 Hibernia Park 162.425Philadelphia 162.475Suddlerville 162.500

WXHM-FM 91.9 New Castle PN WSTW 93.7 WDSD 94.7 Hibernia Park 162.425Philadelphia 162.475Suddlerville 162.500


Formerly WYUS

WZBH 93.5 Sussex PN WKNZ 88.7 WXDE 105.9 Millsboro 162.550Salisbury 162.475


WZEB 101.7 Sussex PN WKNZ 88.7 WXDE 105.9 Millsboro 162.550Salisbury 162.475


W14DK-D 14 Sussex PN WKNZ 88.7 WXDE 105.9 Millsboro 162.550Salisbury 162.475





Alerting Procedures – List and describe all procedures by which state officials, the NWS, and EAS Participants use the EAS to transmit

information to the public during an emergency.

State/Local Designated public officials have the authority to activate EAS, as identified in local memorandums of understanding or county EAS Plans. Participation in the state and/or local area EAS is voluntary for EAS participants. EAS participants sending and receiving messages must carry them in their entirety, including all beginning and ending digital information so the end of message (EOM) tones are transmitted and received by all participants.

Broadcast and Cable Stations can decide on a local individual basis, whether to broadcast a voluntary EAS alert. It is recommended that such announcements be included in local programming in a timely manner.

Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) is the Governor’s designated representative and may issue emergency alerts for statewide emergencies. Verification or authentication is accomplished through the EMnet System provided by DEMA to the Local Primary sources (LP-1s). See EMnet section on page 16 for more information. EAS can be activated on the state level by DEMA, or the Delaware State Police (DSP).

State Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) 911 Centers have the authority and capability toactivate EAS, but only for an Amber Alert activation, when a failure of the Delaware State Police (DSP) Headquarters Communications Center (HQCC) EMnet equipment has occurred. DSP must authorize such activations, or the significant loss of the ability of the public to contact the 911 center (with a TOE alert). In which case activation alerting the public of phone failure will be limited to radio/cable/TV stations for the particular county 911 Center affected. The 911 Centers are located in each county (Minquadale in New Castle County, Dover in Kent County, and Georgetown in Sussex County).

All EAS event codes can be sent through NOAA Weather Radio if desired. To do this the activatingagency needs to provide the following information to the National Weather Service (NWS): The event code, the area affected (county, and community in the county if it is a smaller area), the text of the message, and the duration for the activation (meaning the length of time the emergency will present a public danger) as this lets the broadcast and internet community who will carry the alert information on the air or in a web page, determine how long they should do it. This can be provided by the NWS field office by telephone or fax. Please note: the NWS will send the message only to NOAA Weather Radio transmitters that serve the affected area.



Monitoring for National Weather Service Alerts in Delaware -

It is recommended that EAS Participants monitor alerts from the National Weather Service (NWS) to provide timely warnings for their audience. To the event that other methods besides monitoring NOAA Weather Radio (NWR) may be faster, we encourage EAS participants to use faster resources. Stations with EMnet equipment can use EMnet to provide weather information, and this is one of the fastest ways. A private satellite service might be another way. Or IPAWS/CAP messages, which all EAS participants are required to have the capability to receive. It is recommended that only one source for NWS alerts be used as the use of more sources might cause duplicate interruptions for the same alert. Also some methods send alerts in a different fashion, or provide information only for a specific zone. It is up to the EAS participant to choose the method that they want to use. Event codes the Delaware SECC recommendsare listed with the event codes.

We would like to encourage that Mt. Holly NWS Forecast Office for our area use IPAWS/CAP messaging as much as possible as this allows multiple language warnings to be done more easily.

NOAA WEATHER RADIO (NWR) LOCATIONS FOR DELAWARE

County SAME # NWR Transmitter Location Call Sign Frequency Power

Kent 010001 Millsboro, DE WXJ94 162.550 1,000 watts

Kent 010001 Sudlersville WXK97 162.500 1,000 watts

New Castle 010003 Hibernia Park WNG704 162.425 1,000 watts

New Castle 010003 Philadelphia KIH28 162.475 1,000 watts

New Castle 010003 Sudlersville WXK97 162.500 1,000 watts

Sussex 010005 Millsboro, DE WXJ94 162.550 1,000 watts

Sussex 010005 Delmar, DE KEC92 162.475 1,000 watts

Sussex 010005 Sudlersville WXK97 162.500 1,000 watts

Note: NWR locations are controlled by and responsible to Mount Holly; except for Delmar which is under the control of Wakefield, VA.

EMnet [EMERGENCY MESSAGING NETWORK]

The Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) is the lead agency in the state forEMnet. EMnet is a messaging system that uses satellite and internet communications links to tieusers together. It can be used for secure messaging between users, as a tool to activate thestate’s EAS and the state’s AMBER and Code Blue Plans.

911 Supervisors and EOC Managers are responsible for the security and use of EMnet hardware and software. These Supervisors and Managers are also responsible for ensuring that there is nomisuse of the EMnet capabilities. Failure to ensure these protocols may result in the removal of EMnet equipment from the offending location.

Trouble with EMnet equipment shall be reported to the Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA), Robert Pflaumer, EAS/EMnet Coordinator at [email protected]. DEMA will make the appropriate contacts to have the equipment repaired, if possible, however all costs are the responsibility of the radio or television station, or cable operator.


https://www.weather.gov/NWR/sites?site=WXJ94

https://www.weather.gov/NWR/sites?site=WXK97

https://www.weather.gov/NWR/sites?site=WNG704

https://www.weather.gov/NWR/sites?site=KIH28


https://www.weather.gov/NWR/sites?site=WXJ94

https://www.weather.gov/NWR/sites?site=KEC92




AMBER: {AMERICA’S MISSING: BROADCAST EMERGENCY RESPONSE}

The AMBER plan was originally started in Texas in 1996 after the abduction and murder of nine-year-old Amber Hagerman. Responding to this tragedy, the Dallas/Ft. Worth law enforcement community and the Association of Radio Managers pioneered the “AMBER Plan.” The Amber Plan is a warning system available for use by law enforcement to alert the public through the Emergency Alert System, when a child has been abducted and police believe the child is in imminent danger of serious bodily injury or death. Under the Plan, radio and television stations will timely broadcast information about the child abduction so that the general public might assist in the child’s recovery. Since 1996 more than 830 children have been safely returned as a result of this system.

When child abduction occurs anywhere in the State of Delaware, law enforcement andbroadcasters will work together and proceed with a common goal in mind: the swift and safereturn of the abducted child.

The Delaware state authority for activating EAS for AMBER alerts is the Delaware State Police Public Information Officer (DSP PIO). Following the AMBER Plan, police agencies will contact theDSP PIO who will assure the request meets the plan protocol. When that is established, the DSP PIO will contact DSP Communications, who will activate the alert using their EMnet equipment. The DSP PIO will coordinate and monitor all AMBER activations and will be responsible for their accuracy, as well as the event ending message.

The state has an AMBER Plan Committee to review all Delaware AMBER Plan activations within 30 days of each activation. This committee includes a representative from each of the following agencies: Attorney General’s Office, Delaware Police Chief’s Council, DEMA, Delaware State Police, Delaware’s Missing Children Information Clearinghouse, Maryland/CD/Delaware Broadcaster’s Association, and the Governor’s office.

See attachment A for the State of Delaware AMBER Plan which includes a Law Enforcement Checklist and Requirements for Participating Law Enforcement Agencies and Broadcasters.



State of Delaware AMBER Plan(America’s Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response)

LAW ENFORCEMENT CHECKLIST

Does abduction involve child 17 years of age or younger?

-NO- Do not activate Amber Plan.

-YES-

Do you believe the child to be in imminentdanger of serious bodily harm or death?

-NO- Do not activate Amber Plan.

-YES-

Do you believe the child is still in thebroadcast area?

-NO- Carefully consider whether activate Amber Plan.

-YES-

Do you have information toprovide, including (but notlimited to) any of the following:

- child’s description- vehicle description- direction of travel- suspect description- details of abduction- name of investigating law

enforcement agency- telephone contact number

-NO- Carefully consider whether activate Amber Plan.

-YES-

ACTIVATE AMBER PLAN

Definition of Abduction: The child is reported to be involuntarily missing. This does not include parental/custodial kidnappings, runaways or lost children, unless there is information to support reasonable belief on the part of the police that the child is in imminent danger of serious bodily harm or death.



AMBER PLAN(AMERICA’S MISSING: BROADCAST EMERGENCY RESPONSE)

REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICIPATINGLAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND BROADCASTERS

1. Initial reporting officer responds to call and takes detailed information.

2. Initial reporting officer notifies detective in large agency or chief/captain in smaller agency with details of abduction.

3. Detective or chief confirms abduction.

4. Detective or chief/captain notifies Delaware State Police Public Information Officer who makes decision whether initiating the AMBER Plan is appropriate.

5. Delaware State Police Public Information Officer notifies Delaware State Police Communications (DEMA building) by fax, radio and telephone with all relevant information.

6. Delaware State Police Communications will immediately notify media outlets.

7. Media outlets will broadcast alert through the Emergency Alert System to all participating radio and television stations withinfifteen minutes of its receipt. This alert should be broadcast every 15 minutes for the first two hours and every 30 minutes forthe next three hours. This alert should include a contact telephone number and conclude with the statement that person(s) who may locate the abductor should take no action other than call the police as soon as possible and provide them with the location.

8. Media outlets should be updated as more information becomes available, including child’s photograph.

9. The law enforcement agency responsible for the investigation should have a 24-hour telephone number prepared to give out to the public during the alert message. The agency must be able to field numerous complaints at the same time.

10. Delaware State Police Public Information Officer should notify National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and Delaware’s Missing Children Information Clearinghouse so that information can be made available through their website (www.dsp.delaware.gov).

11. If the child is recovered or the alert becomes unnecessary, reporting agency must immediately notify Delaware State Police Public Information Officer, who informs Delaware State Police Communications, who relays that information in the same fashion as the initial alert.

12. Officer enlisted with obligation of determining the necessity of activating AMBER Plan should receive training on a yearly basis. All officers can benefit from watching AMBER Law Enforcement and Broadcaster Guide video.

13. AMBER Plan Committee should be formed to review all Delaware AMBER Plan activations within 30 days of alert activation. This committee should include representation from each of the following agencies: Attorney General’s Office, Delaware Police Chief’s Council, DEMA, Delaware State Police, Delaware’s Missing Children Information Clearinghouse, Broadcaster’s Association, and Office of the Governor.

REPRESENTATIVESAttorney General’s Office Rae MimsDelaware Police Chief’s Council Chief John HorsmanDelaware Emergency Management Agency A.J. SchallDelaware State Police Sgt. Richard Bratz

Crystal SmithDelaware Missing Children’s Information Clearinghouse Lisa SeymourBroadcasters Association Thomas Terry Office of the Governor Romain Alexander

[NOTE: named representatives may be changed by the agency during the period]



State of Delaware BLUE ALERT Plan

CODE BLUE

Title 11, Chapter 85 of Delaware Code, Subchapter VIII establishes the Blue Alert Program for Apprehension of Persons Suspected of Killing or Injuring Law-Enforcement Officers. The Code mandates that each investigating law-enforcement agency shall implement an alert program and may promulgate necessary rules and regulations to implement the program. As stated in thesubchapter:

(a) The Blue Alert Program shall be activated when a suspect for a crime involving the death or serious injury of alaw-enforcement officer has not been apprehended and may be a serious threat to the public. Upon notification by aninvestigating law-enforcement agency that a suspect in a case involving the death or serious injury of a peace officerhas not been apprehended and may be a serious threat to the public, the investigating law-enforcement agency shallactivate the Blue Alert system and shall notify appropriate participants in the Blue Alert system, as established by reg-ulations promulgated pursuant to this subchapter, when the investigating law-enforcement agency believes that:

(1) A suspect has not been apprehended;

(2) A suspect may be a serious threat to the public; and

(3) Sufficient information is available to disseminate to the public that could assist in locating and apprehending the suspect.

(b) When a Blue Alert is activated pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, the investigating law-enforcement agencyshall provide the descriptive information to the Delaware Criminal Justice Information System and the National CrimeInformation Center system. The investigating law-enforcement agency shall also notify the Delaware Information Anal-ysis Center, which shall make all necessary notifications and provide appropriate assistance to the investigating law-enforcement agency.

(c) When an investigating law-enforcement agency receives notice that a law-enforcement officer has been seriouslyinjured or killed, the agency shall send an alert to designated media outlets in Delaware. The alert must include all ap-propriate information that may assist in the speedy apprehension of the suspect, including a statement instructing anyperson with information relating to the incident causing the serious injury or death of the law-enforcement officer tocontact the investigating law-enforcement agency.

(d) The investigating law-enforcement agency shall assess the appropriate boundaries of the Blue Alert based on thenature of the suspect and the circumstances surrounding the crime. The Blue Alert area may be less than statewide ifthe investigating law-enforcement agency determines that the nature of the event makes it probable that the suspectdid not leave a designated geographic location.

A Blue Alert is terminated in the following manner:

(a) The investigating law-enforcement agency shall terminate the Blue Alert with respect to a particular suspect whenthe suspect is located or the incident is otherwise resolved, or when the investigating law-enforcement agency deter-mines that the Blue Alert system is no longer an effective tool for locating and apprehending the suspect.

(b) The investigating law-enforcement agency shall notify other law-enforcement agencies, Delaware Criminal Justice Informa-tion System, National Crime Information Center, the Delaware Information Analysis Center, and other appropriate participants inthe Blue Alert system, when a Blue Alert for a particular suspect has been terminated. The investigating law-enforcement agencyshall also notify the designated media outlets when a Blue Alert for a particular suspect has been terminated.



Alerting Procedures –

Describe all procedures used by your state to conduct special EAS tests and RMTs.

EAS TESTING

WeeklyLocal Tests are to be made once weekly: on random days at random times

Monthly ScheduleDuring odd months tests will be performed during the day and during even months test will be performed at night.

Jan-Mar-May-July-Sept-Nov Daylight hours (8:30 am to sunset) Feb-Apr-June-Aug-Oct-Dec Night/Overnight (sunset to 8:30 am)

The Delaware Test is done on random days of the month. It is done between the 10th and 20th day of the month.

National Tests

All EAS participants (regulated by the FCC) are required to transmit any national EAS tests received immediately. These tests are usually designated with the EAS event code “NPT”. They are scheduled tests that are announced ahead of the test event to prevent panic. For national tests participants must also file reports of these tests, which does require registration ahead of time. So be sure to file all the parts.

REPORTING AND RESOLVING EAS ISSUES

Stations should contact issuing SP or LP to report missing or garbled tests and activations. Ask for a written responseas to the root cause, as required for all EAS logs. If no response from SP or LP, escalate the issues to the SECC and/or our DEMA Representative.



Rules for How to handle a False EAS Alert -

Anytime a false EAS message is released to the public, the agency issuing the alert will have to issue an “all clear” message to the public via EAS to address the situation for the benefit of the public and EAS participants.

This will be done using the CEM code.

The message will entail that:

(1) A [type of alert] alert was issued at [the time of the original alert],(2) The alert was issued by mistake,(3) There is NO actual EMERGENCY.(4) We apologize for the inconvenience that this may have caused, and(5) Thank you for your understanding.

This message must be done as quickly as possible, immediately after it is realized that it went out to the general public.

New FCC rule on False Alerts broadcast to the public -

Broadcasters and Cable Operators are to report any false alerts issued within 24 hours after discovering the false alert was distributed to the public.

The report that a false EAS alert was issued must be sent to the FCC Ops Center at:

[email protected]

The email should include: information informing the Commission of the event, and any details thatthe EAS Participant may have concerning the event.




CAP Alerting Procedures – Describe how CAP-formatted messages will be aggregated and distributed to to EAS participants within your state.

If desired, you may attach relevant IPAWS, governmental, or vendor documentation to supplement your answers, as needed below.

COMMON ALERTING PROTOCOL (CAP)/IPAWS

The FCC requires that all broadcasters and cable operators have EAS equipment that allows the reception of Emergency Messages via an internet connection using the Common Alerting Protocol (CAP).

The FCC CAP required monitoring address is: https://apps.fema.gov/

This is the IPAWS server to receive emergency messages via the internet. Currently a region wide Required Weekly Test (RWT) is sent every Monday at 11:00 AM for recipients in the Eastern Time Zone. The Required Weekly Test (RWT) and Required Monthly Test (RMT) messages received are logged from your assigned LP stations; these IPAWS/CAP messages also must be logged in your EAS records.

Delaware has fully compliant CAP capability via EMnet equipment. EMnet EAS messages have fully embedded CAP messages with a full referenced mp3 digital audio file, so it can be a potential source for CAP, as well as the normal EAS activation and audio. EMnet is a CAP-based Emergency Messaging system and it will allow our submission of EAS messages into the IPAWS system. This enables the message to be used in many ways to warn others as well asserving as the way Delaware currently does EAS with a full audio alert from the LP station in the relevant area.

EAS participants may use any alert received by your EAS equipment that is appropriate for the outlet’s audience, including those from IPAWS. IPAWS does not currently have audio capability, but it does have the ability to reference a location on the internet for an audio file containing the recorded vocal alert message that can be retrieved. This audio file will have better quality than using text to speech. In order to use an IPAWS text message without the extra audio file, you must have a method of performing text to speech that can be understood and is acceptable to the FCC.FCC rules require the audio be of good quality and easy to understand.

COMMERCIAL MOBILE ALERT SYSTEM (CMAS) AND WIRELESS EMERGENCY ALERTS (WEA)

The Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS) is the system interface to the Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) servicethat wireless carriers began to roll out nationwide in 2012. CMAS is a partnership between FEMA, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and wireless carriers, to enhance public safety. The rules for CMAS are published by the FCC at 47 CFR 10.

CMAS allows public safety authorities to use FEMA’s Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) Open Platform for Emergency Networks (IPAWS-OPEN) to send geographically targeted, text-like Wireless Emergency Alerts to the public. WEAs will relay Presidential, AMBER, and Imminent Threat alerts to mobile phones using cell broadcast technology that will not get backlogged during times of emergency when wireless voice and data services are highly congested.

CMAS/WEA complements the existing Emergency Alert System (EAS) which sends warnings to television and radio via broadcast, cable, satellite, and wireline communications pathways.

The State of Delaware is a participant in the CMAS/WEA system.

SECC Recommendation to use IPAWS for Activations - (proposed)

The SECC would like to recommend the use of IPAWS/CAP for all State and Local EAS activations. It provides an extra route of connection, the potential of clearer audio, and a faster, more inclusive method of message distribution.


https://apps.fema.gov/


Multilingual Alerting

In accordance with the guidance provided in Public Notice, 33 FCC Rcd 3568, DA 18-358,EB Docket 04-296 (Apr. 11, 2018) (“FCC 2018 PN”) issued by the FCC, Public Safety andHomeland Security Bureau Informs State Emergency Communications Committees How toPrepare and File Summaries of Multilingual EAS Activity Received from EAS Participants , theDelaware SECC compiled information submitted by EAS broadcast and cable participantsregarding their current and future actions to provide emergency alert content to the non-Englishspeaking public in languages other than English “to ensure that the Commission has sufficient andaccurate information on any existing and planned activities by EAS Participants to provide EASalert content in languages other than English to their non-English speaking audiences.”

The following information has been updated since the May 2018 deadline for providing information to the Commission:

◦ There are approximately 40 broadcast EAS participants in Delaware. When the DelawareSECC conducted a survey relating to multilingual alerting, the Delaware SECC receivedresponses from approximately 37 EAS Participants.

◦ Less than 1% of Delaware stations broadcast in a language other than English, and inall cases the programming is in Spanish.

◦ No respondents to the Delaware SECC’s survey are currently providing EAS alerts in alanguage other than English.

◦ No Delaware EAS Participant respondents have indicated that that they have currentplans to provide, in the future, EAS alerts in a language other than English.

The Delaware SECC also received feedback from EAS participants that any effort to

establish expectations for multilingual alerting must address criteria and guidelines for the generation and transmission of non-English alerts.



Local Area Plans – Local Area Plans contain procedures for local officials of the NWS to transmit emergency information to the public during an emergency using EAS. Does the state wish to include information from one or more LECCs to its State EAS Plan?

This is where a local area plan would be added.

There are no local plans at this time.


Delaware Emergency Alert System Plan 2020

Documents

Transcript of Delaware Emergency Alert System Plan 2020