Emergency Alert System An Assessment

This document is an overview of the Emergency Alert System (EAS). It includes a comprehensive history beginning with the creation of CONELRAD in 1951, & an assessment of the present status of the system. Chapters: Introduction; EAS History Highlights; How the EAS Works; EAS Funding; EAS Concerns; EAS Looking Forward; & Recommendations. Appendices: EAS Committee Members; Acronyms & Definitions; History of the EAS; Important EAS Documents; EAS Activation Statistics; State & Territory Plans & Structure; Structure Flow Chart; Equipment Manufacturers; Web Sites; Example Messages of the SAME/EAS Format; & 1981 State & Local EAS Memorandum of Understanding.Leonard, Barry is the author of 'Emergency Alert System An Assessment', published 2004 under ISBN 9780756743314 and ISBN 0756743311.