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'''''IPAWS (Integrated Public Alert Warning System)''''' is a modernization and integration of the nation’s alert and warning infrastructure, Federal, State, local, tribal and territorial alerting authorities can use IPAWS and integrate local systems that use Common Alerting Protocol standards with the IPAWS infrastructure. IPAWS provides public safety officials with an effective way to alert and warn the public about serious emergencies using the Emergency Alert System (EAS), Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Weather Radio, and other public alerting systems from a single interface.
'''''IPAWS (Integrated Public Alert Warning System)''''' is a modernization and integration of the nation’s alert and warning infrastructure. Federal, State, local, tribal, and territorial alerting authorities can use IPAWS and integrate local systems that use Common Alerting Protocol standards with the IPAWS infrastructure. IPAWS provides public safety officials with an effective way to alert and warn the public about serious emergencies using the Emergency Alert System (EAS), Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Weather Radio, and other public alerting systems from a single interface.


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[https://www.nena.org/page/PSAPDisasterContingencyPlans NENA-INF-017, NENA Communications Center/PSAP Disaster and Contingency Plans ModelRecommendation]
'''NENA-INF-017''', NENA Communications Center/PSAP Disaster and Contingency Plans Model Recommendation


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[https://www.fema.gov/integrated-public-alert-warning-system IPAWS website]
[https://www.fema.gov/integrated-public-alert-warning-system IPAWS website]

Latest revision as of 14:29, 17 May 2024

IPAWS (Integrated Public Alert Warning System) is a modernization and integration of the nation’s alert and warning infrastructure. Federal, State, local, tribal, and territorial alerting authorities can use IPAWS and integrate local systems that use Common Alerting Protocol standards with the IPAWS infrastructure. IPAWS provides public safety officials with an effective way to alert and warn the public about serious emergencies using the Emergency Alert System (EAS), Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Weather Radio, and other public alerting systems from a single interface.

Relevant NENA Documents
Note: To find and download the document, copy the document number (like NENA-STA-010) from below and search the NENA Standards and Documents page.


NENA-INF-017, NENA Communications Center/PSAP Disaster and Contingency Plans Model Recommendation

External References


IPAWS website