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Rick Wimberly

Contributing Writer

Wimberly is president of Galain Solutions Inc., a consultancy with a specialty in emergency alerts and warnings. He also writes the Alerts & Notifications blog for Emergency Management, which covers best practices for emergency notification programs.

He can be reached by email and Twitter.

Public safety practitioners have a chance to influence this important Wireless Emergency Alerts cell phone alerting system. The FCC is looking for comments on significant changes to WEA. Deadline: December 8.
The FCC has revised the rules for Wireless Emergency Alerts to make significant changes in the emergency alerting system. As significant as the changes are, the obstacles are equally significant.
Why weren't images used, and was this the first use of the cell alerting system for a manhunt are among the questions asked about use of Wireless Emergency Alerts for the manhunt for the suspect in the New York/New Jersey bombings.
Deadline is October 6 to submit applications for membership in the new subcommittee on IPAWS for FEMA's National Advisory Council. Local public safety practitioners are encouraged to apply.
EAS alert tests planned for the full nation September 28. We'll learn how well EAS modifications work since the last national test in 2011.
Ability to predict flood events improves, but challenges remain in getting the public to take action.
Several colleges and universities have been given permission to activate alerts through Wireless Emergency Alerts and other tools of the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System.
A new report explains in detail how Wireless Emergency Alerts accomplish geo-targeting. The report could help practitioners understand overshooting or undershooting of alerts via WEA.
Congress has passed a new law that could enhance operations of the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS).
Alerting evolves to more precise mobile delivery.