OREGON

STATE

EAS PLAN

 

May 3rd, 2008

VERSION 8.22

Version

Date

Edited By:

Notes:

1

3-11-1997

Larry Wilson

Original Plan

2

4-7-1997

Larry Wilson

Op Areas Defined

3

12-29-2000

Chris Reid Murray

Re-write for Electronic Transferring

4

5-15-2002

Chris Reid Murray

Monthly Test Modifications

Tab 4 Modified to a Excel spreadsheet

5

3-10-2003

Chris Reid Murray

Amber Plan Added, Address Changes

5.1

3-26-2003

Chris Reid Murray

Minor Changes

6.0

6-1-2003

Chris Reid Murray

Re-edits on Tabs 1,4,5,6,10,13,16 & 17 add Tab 20.

7.0

10-12-2004

Chris Reid Murray

Reedits on Tabs 1, 2, 3,4,16, 17, and 26.

7.1

11-15-2004

Chris Reid Murray

Edit to Tab 26

7.2

3-22-2005

Chris Reid Murray

New Tab

7.21

4-5-2005

Chris Reid Murray

Tab 2, 4, and 17 modifications,

Loss of Malheur Operational Area.

Add Tabs 21 and 22.

7.3

6-13-2005

Chris Reid Murray

Tab 15 added, Tabs 1, 3, 4, and 16 modified.

8.01

12/26/2006

Chris Reid Murray

Page 6, 15, 16, 17, and 19 Modified

Tabs 1,3,4,10,12,13,16,18,22, Modified

Tab 23, Tsunami Plan, added.

8.0.2

3/5/2007

Chris Reid Murray

Frequency Changes for KKNU, KAST, KPDQ, KDCQ, and KTRO

8.1

3/20/2007

Chris Reid Murray

Clatsop Operational Area defined

8.2

4/29/2008

Chris Reid Murray

Redesign of Tab 4, CAP added to glossary in Tab 5

8.22

3/3/2008

Chris Reid Murray

Monitoring Assignments, changes to tab 10

 

 
TABLE OF CONTENTS

 (Click on Roman numeral or Title for a link to that section)

 

 

 

Tab Index

 

iii

 

I.

 

Intent and purpose of this plan.

 

1

 

II.

 

The National, State, and Local EAS: Participation and Priorities

 A. National EAS Participation

 B. State/Local EAS Participation

 C. Conditions of EAS Participation

 D. EAS Priorities

 

2

2

2

2

2

 

III.

 

The Oregon State Emergency Communications Committee (SECC)

 

3

 

IV.

 

Organization and Concepts of the Oregon EAS

 A. EAS Designations

 B. Delivery Plan / Monitoring Assignments

 C. Development of Local EAS Structure and Plans

 D. Origins of EAS Information

  1. National Level System

  2. State Level System

  3. National Weather Service

  4. Local EAS Distribution

 

4

4

5

5

6

6

6

6

6

 

V.

 

Authentication

 A. National

 B. State

 C.NOAA / NWS

 D. Local

 

7

7

7

7

7

 

VI.

 

EAS Protocol

 A. Header Code

 B. Attention Signal

 C. Aural Message

 D. End of Message Code

 

8

9

14

14

14

 

VII.

 

Required EAS Tests

 A. Required Weekly Tests (RWT)

  1. Transmission

  2. Reception

 B. Required Monthly Tests

  1. Transmission

  2. RMT Scheduling

    a. Week and Time of Day

    b. Recommended Time Constraints

  3. Reception and retransmission

 C. Time duration and County-Location Codes to be used in testing.

 

15

15

15

15

15

15

16

16

16

17

17

 

VIII.

 

Oregon State EAS scripts and formats

A. Test scripts and formats

 1. RWT

 2. RMT

   a. RMT Format and Script

   b. Optional Test Introductions and Wrap-ups

 

18

18

18

18

19

19

 

IX.

 

EAS State and Local Activation Procedures

 A. State Activation Procedures

 B. Local Area Activation Procedures

 

20

20

20

 

X.

 

Guidance for originators of EAS Alerts

 A. Guidance for National Weather Personal

 B. Guidance for Emergency Management Personal

 C. Guidance for Industrial Plant Personal

 

21

21

22

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For comments and/or corrections, contact Chris Reed Murray: ichabod@kknu.fm