Transcript IPAWS Overview

IPAWS: The Integrated
Public Alert and Warning System
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History of Emergency Alerts
 CONELRAD
 EBS
 EAS
Limitations
 In the past, all alerts came through radio and
television transmission
 Alerts were audio-only
 Alerts were only in English
 Daisy-chain limitations
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What is the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System
(IPAWS)?
IPAWS will take the existing Emergency Alert System (EAS) and add new
ways to warn people of imminent threats
The public will receive alerts via
– Cell phones
- Radio
– Email
- Residential telephone
– Television
- others TBD
The mission is to ensure the President can communicate with State, Local,
and Tribal governments and the public in times of war or national emergency
IPAWS capabilities will also be available to emergency managers
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IPAWS Architecture
One message will reach the public through every available
communication path
– A message can originate at the Federal, State, or Local level
– The message will go to the IPAWS aggregator—servers that will
gather the messages and authenticate them, then
– The message will go through multiple distribution paths to reach
every available communications device
IPAWS is developing standards and protocols to increase
interoperability among alert and warning systems
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IPAWS Architecture
Emergency
Managers
Message
Disseminators
IP access
networks
Federal
State
Emergency Alert System
Digital EAS
IPAWS
Cellular Broadcast
Internet Services
Local
IPAWS compliant
CAP Alert
Origination Tools
message
aggregation,
authentication,
adaption
Public
PBS
AM FM Satellite Radio;
Digital Analog Cable
Satellite TV
Cellular
Carriers
Networks
Cellular
Phones
Web Browsers,
widgets, web
sites
NOAA
State / Local Unique
Alerting Systems
IP distribution
networks
(e.g. ETN, Siren, Signage
systems)
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Progress to Date
The first standard IPAWS has developed is called the Common
Alerting Protocol (CAP)
– Allows a single alert message to be routed over many systems
– Can easily work with language translation software for non-English
speakers, hearing impaired and other special audiences
– IPAWS working to upgrade participating systems to be CAP compatible
• NOAA
• Cellular broadcast
For cell phone alerts, the interface is finished that allows a message
to go from the IPAWS system to the cell phone users
Geo-Targeted Alerting System (GTAS) pilot projects
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Geo-Targeted Alerting System (GTAS)
What Is GTAS
Why GTAS
How GTAS Works
GTAS Connectivity
GTAS Locations
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What is GTAS?
GTAS is a joint pilot project between NOAA and FEMA providing
Emergency Managers with a new software tool;
Integrates NOAA’s advanced weather information and warning
infrastructure with FEMA IPAWS dissemination systems;
It’s a JAVA based system with a graphical user interface.
Provides targeted warnings to the public in event of toxic release via
reverse 911 technology;
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How GTAS Works?
Provides targeted warnings to
the public in event of toxic
release via reverse 911
technology;
Integrates NOAA’s advanced
weather information and warning
infrastructure with FEMA IPAWS
dissemination systems;
Operational in community EOC
and Weather Field Office;
Interface to Commercial Mobile
Alert System via CAP messages.
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GTAS Provides Emergency Manager a Easy to Use Tool
GTAS provides information
the emergency manager
needs to quickly identify the
public that is at risk;
GTAS
Server
Uses a simple graphical
user interface for system
managers;
Provides collaboration
tools, so the EM can work
with the experts at a WFO
to clarify the information that
is being presented;
GTAS
Clients
EOC
IPAWS
Weather Observations
Forecast Model
Dispersion Model
GTAS
Client
WFO
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Where GTAS will be Piloted in 2009
Southern Region VI (Completed)
– Weather Field Office, Ft Worth, TX
– Dallas Emergency Operations Center
(EOC);
Western Region X
– Weather Field Office, Seattle, WA
– Washington State EOC
– City of Seattle EOC
Hawaiian
Islands
CNMI
Federated States
of Micronesia
American
Samoa
Central Region VII
Eastern Region II
– Weather Field Office, New York City
– New York State EOC
– New York City EOC
– Weather Field Office, Pleasant Hill,
MO
– Kansas State EOC
– Kansas City EOC
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Conclusion
The completion of the IPAWS system is estimated for 2012
IPAWS is in regular contact with the FEMA Regional team. Please
check there for updates.
News and other topics can be found on the IPAWS website:
http://www.fema.gov/emergency/ipaws/index.shtm
GTAS Pilot Project in Washington
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Andrew Hendrickson
Tribal Liaison
FEMA Region X
[email protected]
425-487-4784