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Owned by the U.S. Government and operated by
a staff trained to address emergencies, the
NOAA Public Alert Radio is a service of the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration of the U.S. Department of
Commerce. NOAA personnel use
information from Doppler radar, storm
spotters, state and local officials,
satellites and other sources to issue
warnings. These watches and warnings
are broadcast over NOAA systems. In
Addition, Local Emergency Management And
Public Safety Officials can activate local
warning systems to alert communities of an
impending weather threat. If In Place!
Why Rely On If? In Addition To
Monitoring Public TV and Radio, A
Proper-Working Personal Alert Monitor Radio
Will Receive The Same NOAA Broadcasts And
Can Present Information Instantly As It Is
Sent!
In 2003, the Consumer Electronics
Association partnered with NOAA and
Environment Canada to establish new industry
standards to help ensure the reliability of
products carrying public safety warnings.
Products meeting these standards now carry
the “Public Alert” logo.
U.S. Department
of Homeland Security (DHS)
In June 2004, the Department of Homeland
Security (DHS) and the Department of
Commerce entered into an agreement providing
DHS the capability to broadcast
terrorism-related information to national
and targeted populations over the existing
NOAA network. It Is The Duty Of All
U.S. Citizens To Stay Alert And Monitor The
Homeland Security Network And Stay Vigilant
For The Greatest Defense.
What Is S.A.M.E.?
The
Following Is The Official Description
Published By NOAA NWSI 10-1712 FEBRUARY 11,
2005*
NWR SAME provides in a digital format
specific, timely information on the nature
and location of a threat to the safety of
those most immediately at risk from severe
weather or other hazards. It is
intended to provide enough information
before and after the broadcast of a message
to allow individual receivers to immediately
react to a received warning according to
preprogrammed user instructions. Its
greatest value is to significantly improve
the automatic selection and distribution of
messages about events that threaten people
and/or property. Applications range
from turning on the muted speaker in
individual personal radios for specific
classes of events and/or specific locations,
to automatically capturing and
re-broadcasting NWR messages on Emergency
Alert System (EAS) equipment at broadcast
radio and television stations and cable
systems.
Purpose of SAME*
The SAME feature on NWR receivers allows
listeners and EAS participants to filter and
receive only messages and information for
their selected geographic areas that are
disseminated within the available NWR
broadcast area. Use of SAME
permits a reduction in number of unwanted
receiver notifications due to warnings and
alerts that are outside the receiver’s
selected area(s) of concern (that do not
match the “listener’s” selected SAME
geographic area(s), message, event and/or
information type codes). Use of SAME
for automatic system turn on and alert is a
measured criteria in Consumer Electronics
Association (CEA) “Public Alert” certified
NWR receivers.
ALL Hazards
Monitor?
NWR broadcasts National Weather Service
(NWS) warnings, watches, forecasts and other
non-weather related hazard information 24
hours a day. During an emergency, NWS
forecasters interrupt routine broadcasts and
send a special tone activating special
weather-alert monitoring radios.
Weather radios equipped with a special alarm
tone feature sound an alert to give
immediate information about a
life-threatening situation.
NWR broadcasts warnings and post-event
information for all types of hazards:
weather (e.g., tornadoes, floods), natural
(e.g., earthquakes, forest fires and
volcanic activity), technological (e.g.,
chemical releases, oil spills, nuclear power
plant emergencies, etc.), and national
emergencies (e.g., terrorist attacks).
Working with other Federal agencies and the
Federal Communications Commission's (FCC)
Emergency Alert System (EAS), NWR is an
all-hazards radio network, making it the
most comprehensive weather and emergency
information available to the public.
Programming A SAME Receiver
To program NWR SAME
receivers with the proper county(s) and
marine area(s) of choice, a 6-digit SAME
code number(s) for the local county(s) is
needed. With this code
information, follow the directions supplied
by the manufacturer of the specific NWR SAME
receiver for programming.
U.S. Codes
*
Information Subjected To Chance Without
Further Notice. Reference: NOAA Weather
Service; Dissemination Policy NWSPD 10-17.
This Documentation Is Available At
http://www.weather.gov/directives/
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