Alerts: we are the problem

I’ve written so much about the topic of screwed up alerting of the public by emergency managers—what more is there to say?

Here is an article that sums up much about the issue of emergency managers not being ready to issue an alert to their community, Local Officials Have a Powerful Tool to Warn Residents of Emergencies. They Don’t Always Use It.

It is a well written article that covers much about our inability to perform this vital function. It is about the equipment, the procedures, the maintenance, the training, the skill, the confidence of those responsible. This is about us!