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Cassidian Communications Notification System Successfully Used During FEMA National Level Exercise

July 6, 2011

• National Level Exercise conducted by Federal Emergency Management Agency tests emergency preparedness and response measures during mock disaster
• The Communicator!® NXT™ emergency notification system from Cassidian Communications used to rapidly mobilize teams in response to simulated earthquake along New Madrid Seismic Zone (NMSZ)

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FEMA, FCC Announce Nationwide Test of the Emergency Alert System

June 10, 2011

Washington, D.C. — June 9, 2011 — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s FEMA and the FCC will conduct the first nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS). The nationwide test will occur on Wednesday, Nov. 9 at 2 p.m. EST and may last up to three and a half minutes.

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New York City Unveils New Public Safety System

May 10, 2011

“The Personal Localized Alerting Network, what we call PLAN,” said FCC Chair Julius Genachowski on May 10, “is a new technology and service that will turn your mobile device into an emergency alert device with potentially lifesaving messages when public safety is threatened.” The statement came during a press conference at the site of the World Trade Center to announce the launch of PLAN in New York City.

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First-Ever National EAS Test Could Flood PSAPs

April 27, 2011

9-1-1 centers could experience a strong burst of calls when the first-ever national test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) is conducted later this year. During the national EAS test, no matter where citizens tune, they will hear the same EAS tones and message. Public overreaction is a distinct possibility.

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OEC Hires Region IV Regional Coordinator

February 11, 2011

The Office of Emergency Communications (OEC) has a new Regional Coordinator (RC), John MacLean.  John will represent Region IV (FL,…

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