When you have a very public goof, this being the errant warning message that there was a missile inbound for the islands, people start digging deeper to see what they can find. Being under the microscope is never fun and I would not be surprised if some reporters start doing more digging on the status and capabilities of the state's emergency management program.
Eric Holdeman is a contributing writer for Emergency Management magazine and is the former director of the King County, Wash., Office of Emergency Management.