Emergency Alert System
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Emergency Alert System — The Emergency Alert System (EAS) is a national warning system in the U.S. put into place in 1994, superseding the Emergency Broadcast System (EBS) and the CONELRAD System and is jointly coordinated by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC),… … Wikipedia
Digital Emergency Alert System — The Digital Emergency Alert System (DEAS) was a system managed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and designed to alert first responders and civilians in the event of a national emergency. It was based upon and supplemented the… … Wikipedia
Emergency Broadcast System — For the record label, see Emergency Broadcast System Records. For the multimedia group, see Emergency Broadcast Network. The Emergency Broadcast System (EBS) was an emergency warning system in the United States, used from 1963 to 1997, when it… … Wikipedia
Emergency warning system for vehicles — Telematics technologies are self orientating open network architecture structure of variable programmable intelligent beacons developed for application in the development of intelligent vehicles with target intent to accord (blend, or mesh)… … Wikipedia
Emergency oxygen system — Aircraft emergency oxygen systems are emergency equipment fitted to commercial aircraft, intended for use when the cabin pressurisation system has failed and the level of oxygen in the cabin atmosphere drops below a safe level. It consists of a… … Wikipedia
Commercial Mobile Alert System — The Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS), also known as the Personal Localized Alerting Network (PLAN), is an alerting network designed to disseminate emergency alerts to mobile devices such as cell phones and pagers. The Federal Communications… … Wikipedia
Child abduction alert system — A child abduction alert system is an alert system designed to produce a coordinated response, by the emergency services and media, if a child is abducted. Contents 1 Europe 1.1 United Kingdom 2 North America … Wikipedia
Cuba Emergency Response System — The Cuba Emergency Response System is warning system for potentially dangerous weather events that strike Cuba. Contents 1 Hurricane Dennis and Hurricane Ivan 2 Cuba s Emergency System 3 See also 4 … Wikipedia
National Cyber Alert System — The National Cyber Alert System is an email and RSS notification service for the United States sent by the United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US CERT), which is part of the National Cyber Security Division of the United States… … Wikipedia
Terror alert system — Terror alert systems are standardised emergency population warning systems for describing and disseminating information about terrorism related threats. They became more popular after the September 11 attacks on the United States in… … Wikipedia