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Integrated Public Alert and Warning System IPAWS
Get Alerts Stay Alive
2012 National Radiological Emergency Preparedness (REP)
Conference
April 26 2012
2
The Evolution of Public Emergency Alerting
Originally called the ldquoKey
Station Systemrdquo the
CONtrol of
ELectromagnetic
RADiation (CONELRAD)
was established in August
1951
Participating stations tuned
to 640 amp 1240 kHz AM and
initiated a special
sequence and procedure
designed to warn citizens
IPAWS modernizes and
integrates the nationrsquos alert
and warning infrastructure
Integrates new and existing
public alert and warning
systems and technologies
thru adoption of new alert
information exchange
format - the Common
Alerting Protocol or CAP
Provides authorities a
broader range of message
options and multiple
communications pathways
original timeline info borrowed from
The Broadcast Archive by Barry Mishkind
The Eclectic Engineer
EBS was initiated to
address the nation
through audible alerts It
did not allow for targeted
messaging
System upgraded in 1976
to provide for better and
more accurate handling of
alert receptions
Originally designed to
provide the President with
an expeditious method of
communicating with the
American Public it was
expanded for use during
peacetime at state and
local levels
EAS jointly coordinated
by the FCC FEMA and
NWS
Designed for President to
speak to American
people within 10 minutes
EAS messages
composed of 4 parts
bull Digitally encoded
header
bull Attention Signal
bull Audio Announcement
bull Digitally encoded end-
of-message marker
Provided for better
integration with NOAA
weather and local alert
distribution to
broadcasters
CONELRAD EBS EAS IPAWS 1951 - 1963 1963 - 1997 1997 - - - - - - - - present -
3
IPAWS Vision
Integration of public alert communications systems
ndash One emergency alert message delivered to all available public channels ndash Easy to use for public safetyalerting authorities
Provide Timely Alert And Warning To American People To Preserve
Life And Property
Improves and Enhances emergency alerting by increasing
ndash reliability that affected citizens receive an alert via at least one path
ndash likelihood that citizens react to emergency alerts
4
Alert Disseminators
(public alerting systems)
IPAWS Architecture
Standards based alert message protocols authenticated alert message senders shared trusted access amp distribution networks alerts delivered to more public interface devices
cell phones
web applications
widgets web sites
social media
Emergency Alert System
Commercial Mobile Alert
System (CMAS)
Internet Services
NOAA
Alert
Aggregator
Gateway
the Message Router
(Open Platform for
Emergency Networks)
HazCollect
Local
State
Territorial
Tribal
Federal
ETN
FM RBDS
NWS
CA
P m
es
sa
ge
s
CA
P m
es
sa
ge
s
IPAWS compliant
CAP Alert
Origination Tools
IPAWS
OPEN
Future Technologies
Alerting
Authorities
Includes NOAA
IPAWS compliant
CAP Alert
Origination Tools
State Local Unique
Alerting Systems
American People
Digital Signage
Siren
All Radio and TV
AM FM Digital Analog
Cable and Satellite
Emergency
IPAWS Capabilities Overview
bull StateLocal alerts sent thru IPAWS are distributed to
ndash Local radio and TV stations participating in local EAS
ndash Cellular phones as Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA)
ndash NOAA for broadcast over local NOAA Weather All Hazards Radio
ndash Websites and services (expected operational in May 2012)
bull Public alerts published to IPAWS alert feed for distribution by internet information services
and applications that choose to monitor IPAWS for alert information
IPAWS is Operational Now (Not all EAS or cellular participants are online yet)
bull Public safety officials who choose (optional) can use IPAWS for
integrated distribution of alert and warning information within their
jurisdiction
ndash As of 27 March
bull 15 Statelocalother public safety authorities are already using
bull 17 new applications are in process
(list maintained at httpwwwfemagovemergencyipawsauthorized_localitiesshtm)
5
IPAWShellip So what
Why should a local or state organization go to the trouble of integrating with
IPAWS
A local system integrated with IPAWS can at the same time as activation of
your local public alerting systems also distribute your alert message to
ndash your participating local radio and TV EAS participants
ndash local NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio
AND
ndash broadcast a Wireless Emergency Alert to cell phones and
ndash deliver the alert message to participating Internet services and applications
IPAWS Public Alerting Channels
Concept LocalNPPORO alerting integration with IPAWS
cell phones
web applications
widgets sites
social media
Emergency Alert System
Commercial Mobile Alert
System (CMAS)
Internet Services
NOAA HazCollect
Local
Authorities
NWS
IPAWS
OPEN
Local Unique Alerting
Systems
Local Public
All Radio and TV
Emergency
NPP
OROs
State
Authorities
Others
IPAWS Public Alerting Channels
Emergency Alert System and IPAWS CAP
All EAS Participants are required to monitor IPAWS for a national EAS
emergency alert message
FCC deadline for EAS participants to begin receiving CAP formatted alerts
from IPAWS is June 30 2012
ndash Some participants have already installed updated equipment and are monitoring the IPAWS EAS Feed
ndash 4 test messages (RWTs) per week are posted on the IPAWS EAS Feed
State and Local authorities can use IPAWS to route alerts to local EAS
stations
IPAWS should complement - but not replace - the systems you are currently
using for EAS
EAS Participants are defined by the FCCrsquos EAS rules in CFR 47 Part 11 and include
all radio and television broadcast cable satellite and wireline providers (eg Verizon
FiOS or ATT Uverse)
10
How does the EAS Feed work
Alerts sent to IPAWS-OPEN by federal state and local alerting authorities are
posted to the IPAWS EAS Feed hosted at the FEMA data centers
EAS Participants configure their EAS devices to monitor the IPAWS EAS Feed
minus local locationFIPS codes for the participating station
minus what alerts they will broadcast in accordance with local and state agreementspolicies
minus the IPAWS EAS Feed URL (could also monitor a state or local CAP alert server)
EAS devices poll the EAS feed for relevant active alerts fitting the stations profile
Appropriate Alerts are retrieved and broadcast in accordance with the State EAS
Plan and any agreements with local officials
11
Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS)
IPAWS is the only way emergency
managers can access the Commercial
Mobile Alert System (CMAS) to send
Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA)
Enables authorized public safety officials to
send 90 character geographically
targeted emergency alerts to cellular
phones in a danger zone
Uses ldquocell broadcastrdquo technology to avoid
network congestion
Cellular carrier participation voluntary
ndash 142 carriers have opted-in
Citizens may opt-out of receiving alerts
ndash New phones are delivered opted-in
Significantly Different from SMSemail based
alerting systems
ndash Not subscription based -- true location based alerting
ndash Sends alerts to phones in an area - not to a database of phone numbers
ndash For ldquoAlertsrdquo onlyhellip not for notification type messages
ndash Only for emergencies categorized as
bull Imminent Threat (Severity Urgency Certainty)
bull AMBER Child Abduction Emergency
bull Presidential ( Cannot Opt-Out )
CMAS is the result of Public-Private
Partnership
ndash cellular carriers FEMA and rules per the FCC
CMAS capability is
free to alerters and
alertees ndash no usage
or text message
charges
12
WEACMAS
bull Status
ldquoFCC Regulatory startrdquo date for wireless carriers is April 7 2012
Early launch of capability to NYC completed in Dec 2011
As of March 28th
5 carriers connected to IPAWS ATampT T-Mobile Sprint US Cellular Verizon Wireless
26 carriers are in process
110 more have opted-in per FCC website
Carrier network readiness and handset availability varies
Carrier is the only source of info for networkhandset status info
Access to CMAS for WEA is only via IPAWS
13
WEA Compatible Phones so farhellip
ATampT Wireless Sprint
HTC EVO 3D
HTC EVO Design 4G
Kyocera Brio
Kyocera Duracore
Kyocera DuraMax
LG Marque
Samsung Galaxy SII
Samsung Transform
Ultra
Samsung Trender
Sanyo Inuendo
Sanyo Milano
Sanyo Vero
T-Mobile
LG DoublePlaytrade
Nokia Lumia 710
T-Mobilereg myTouchreg
T-Mobilereg myTouchreg Q
T-Mobilereg myTouchreg 4G
Samsung Galaxy Blaze 4G
Verizon Wireless
Droid 2 Global by Motorola
Droid Pro by Motorola
Droid X2 by Motorola
Motorola Citrustrade
LG Cosmostrade 2
LG Reveretrade
LG Enlightentrade
Carrier Info Webpage links
- httpwwwattcomesupportarticlejspsid=KB409415fbid=E6ou0RK9fNq
- httpcommunitysprintcombawservletJiveServletdownloadBody2811-102-1-
2310Wireless20Emergency20Alert20FAQpdf
- httpwwwt-mobilecomshopphonesfeatures=a9140e65-fb7b-42f2-88e5-454b2ed235af
- httpsupportverizonwirelesscomclcfaqsWireless20Serviceemergency_alerts_faqhtml
- httpwwwuscellularcomuscellularsupportfaqfaqDetailsjsptopic=wireless-emergency-
alertshtml
Samsung Galaxy SII
Samsung Captivate
Glide
Motorola Atrix 2
US Cellular
Samsung Character with software
update available by visiting a Service
Technician at a US Cellular retail store
More handsets coming soon
14
Examples of WEA messages on phones
observed in NYC testing
15
Federal Government Roles in WEACMAS
FCCrsquos Public Safety amp Homeland Security Bureau is the regulatory authority for
CMAS
ndash Requirements for participation in the voluntary Commercial Mobile Alert System are defined in Title 47 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 10
FEMArsquos IPAWS-OPEN is the ldquoFederal Alert Gatewayrdquo defined in the FCC rules
ndash Authenticates public alerting authorities
ndash Provides technical interface to carriers
For regulatory questions
ndash see the FCCrsquos website at httptransitionfccgovpshsservicescmashtml
ndash or contact Gregory Cooke Associate Chief Policy and Licensing Division Public Safety amp Homeland Security Bureau Federal Communications Commission (202) 418-2351 GregoryCookefccgov
Local Availability When will CMASWEA be in my area
Per the FCC carriers to begin offering WEA service on April 7 2012
ndash Howeverhellip contact the FCC and your local carriers for details
ndash At this time only Sprint T-Mobile Verizon Wireless ATampT and US Cellular are connected to the IPAWS CMAS gateway
ndash Only Sprint has declared readiness to broadcast WEAs in all service areas
ndash ATampT Verizon Wireless T-Mobile have declared readiness in NYC
Monitor the IPAWS web page for updates providing
ndash Link to a CTIA Wireless Association web page with list of carriers participating in WEACMAS
ndash List of Wireless Carrier Points of Contact for WEA information
17
NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio
The National Weather Service (NWS) All-Hazards Emergency Message Collection
System or HazCollect can be accessed through IPAWS
HazCollect enables emergency alert messages from local alerting authorities to be
broadcast over local NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio transmitters
Permission to access Hazcollect must be coordinated and approved through the
NWS in coordination with your local Weather Forecast Office
minus additional info at httpwwwnwsnoaagovoshazcollect
HazCollect interface between FEMA IPAWS and NOAA has been in place since 2010
18
Internet Services Applications
Internet web services and applications that choose may request access to monitor
and retrieve public alerts in CAP format from IPAWS
minus Soon IPAWS Public Alerts Feed is in final development
Services then post or distribute emergency alerts information
minus eg Googleorg Public Alerts web page publishes active alerts retrieved from NOAA and
the USGS at wwwgoogleorgpublicalerts
19
How to become an IPAWS user
20
Caveats
To leverage the IPAWS capabilities and public alerting channels
Need to implement or obtain an IPAWS-compatible software tool
ndash ie a CAP compliant tool that interoperates with IPAWS-OPEN
ndash To date 13 vendors have demonstrated successful posting of a digitally signed CAP public alert to IPAWS in the test environment
bull list of vendors developing compatible tools is on IPAWS website
ndash Four grant programs include language that can be used to enhance existing or establish new alert and warning programs
Need StateTerritorialTribal authorization for Public Alerting Authority in your area
Need to coordinate with your local EAS Participants to carry your message
Need to coordinate with your local NOAA NWS Weather Forecast Office for approval to
broadcast Non Weather Emergency Messages over NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio
Also note that CMASWEA is not deployed everywhere yet and not all handset are
compatible Likely to take several years for wide spread coverage to be deployed
21
What do you need to do to use IPAWS
1 You need an IPAWS-compatible software tool
ndash List of vendors developing compatible tools is on IPAWS website
2 Execute a security Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with DHSFEMA
bull Formalizes approval for message exchange between your system and IPAWS-OPEN system ndash the MOA application is on the IPAWS website
The MOA establishes an IPAWS Collaborative Operating Group (COG)
account for your organization
bull COGs may be established for Stateterritorial regional or local level organizations
bull COG owners administer their own member accounts through their software system
Once the these steps are complete a digital certificate is issued for installation on your IPAWS-compatible tool that is used to digitally sign all of your messages
You now have the ability to exchange alert information only with other COGs
If your organization also seeks public alerting authority through IPAWS an
additional application is requiredhellip
Info and forms are at
httpwwwfemagovemergencyipawsalerting_authoritiesshtm2
22
Application for Public Alerting Authority
If your organization wants to leverage IPAWS public alerting channels
a few additional steps are required
3 Complete an additional application for public alerting authority on behalf of the COG organization is required (public alerting application is available by request sent to IPAWSdhsgov)
The application will ask you to identify
the IPAWS public alerting channels to be used (EAS WEACMAS HazCollect)
the geographic extent of alerting authority (Statewide Multi-county Single county)
the Event Codes (from EASSAME) the organization is authorized to use - this must be consistent with State and local EAS and other local Operating Plans
4 Complete EMI Independent Study Course IS-247 ldquoIntegrated Public Alert and Warning Systemrdquo
Why does FEMA need State or other formal validation of your ldquoalerting authorityrdquo
ndash Ensures that alerting permissions are coordinated and consistent with State Territorial Tribal EAS and AMBER Alert plans or other state and local public warning plans
ndash Preferably your public alerting application should be routed and signed by a designated state authority before being submitted to FEMA IPAWS has found a designated authority for most states Request info for your state from IPAWSdhsgov
23
How to sign up for IPAWS Step 1 -- Select IPAWS compatible software
FEMA does not provide a ldquofront endrdquo user
interface
FEMA works with public and private third party
developers who design their software or
equipment to be compatible with IPAWS
For a list of developers see
httpwwwfemagovpdfemergencyipawsop
en_developerspdf
Some vendors have submitted their products
for testing by the FEMA Supporting
Technologies Evaluation Program (STEP) A
list of products that have completed testing is
on the Responder Knowledge Base -
httpwwwrkbus search ldquoIPAWSrdquo
24
How to sign up for IPAWS Step 2 ndash Apply for a Memorandum of Agreement with FEMA
Application and instructions are available
from the Website
Form includes your contact and system
information
A custom MOA is returned to you for
signature
Must be signed by an official authorized to
execute such agreements
MOA includes security notification and
recordkeeping requirements
A copy of FEMA executed MOA is returned
with a digital certificate used to configure
your system
How to sign up for IPAWS Step 3 ndash Apply for public alerting permissions
Only needed if you want to use IPAWS for
public alerting (vs interoperability only)
Application instructions and state reviewer
contact information are sent to you as part
of the MOA process
Form includes
ndash Systems desired (ie EAS CMAS HazCollect)
ndash Geographic area of alerting authority (FIPS codes)
ndash Event code options (eg CEM etc)
Complete the form and send to your state
reviewer for signature verifying consistency
with state plans and current practice
Return the signed form to FEMA
26
How to sign up for IPAWS Step 4 ndash Complete IPAWS Web-based training
Can be done at any time
EMI Independent Study course IS-247 httptrainingfemagovEMIWebISis247asp
Approximately two hours
ndash Lesson 1 Introduction to IPAWS
ndash Lesson 2 Appropriate Effective and Accessible Alert and Warning Messages
ndash Lesson 3 Common Alerting Protocol Message Composition
Complete a final exam and receive a
training certificate from EMI
For COG POC forward a copy of your
training certification to complete the MOA
process
For all other COG members retain on file
27
EMI Independent Study course for Alerting Authorities (IS-247)
On-line at FEMA Emergency
Management Institute
httptrainingfemagovEMIWe
bISis247asp
ndash Independent study course
ndash Approx 2 hours to complete
ndash Provides
bull increased awareness of the benefits of using IPAWS for effective public warnings
bull skills to draft more appropriate effective and accessible warning messages and
bull best practices in the effective use of Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) to reach all members of their communities
28
FEMA IPAWS Language in Federal Grant Programs
Funding from the Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) Tribal Homeland
Security Grant Program (THSGP) and Interoperable Emergency Communications
Grants Program (IECGP) may be used to enhance existing or establish new alert
and warning programs
Organizations seeking grants are encouraged to contact FEMA Grants Office and
IPAWS Office prior to initiating program activities
ndash program guidance tools resources and updates are available
ndash contact IPAWS Office at ipawsdhsgov
Grants can be used for planning and equipment purchases
ndash Planning development or enhancement of public alert and warning plans interoperability governing bodies development or enhancement of alert and warning assessments and inventories development or enhancement of alert and warning protocols planning for emerging technologies
ndash Equipment design construction implementation enhancement replacement and maintenance of emergency response communications systems and equipment planning procurement and deployment of emerging technology systems
Remember FEMA grant business is done through the State---
counties locals private entities etc must go throughcoordinate
with the State to obtain grant funds
29
Information for your vendor
Three documents define CAP as it will be implemented and used in IPAWS
ndash OASIS CAP Standard v12
ndash IPAWS Specification to the CAP Standard(CAP v12 IPAWS USA Profile v10)
ndash CAP to EAS Implementation Guide
An IPAWS-OPEN Developers Guide is available via request to IPAWSdhsgov
Monthly Webinars for System Developers - see IPAWS web page for schedule and
archives httpwwwfemagovemergencyipawsworking_groupshtm
39 Vendors have declared intent to develop IPAWS public alert posting interoperating
tools - 13 Vendors have demonstrated successful posting of a digitally signed CAP
public alert to IPAWS in the test environment
bull Alerting Solutions Inc Next Generation CAP Alert
bull Buffalo Computer Graphics Inc DisasterLan
bull CellCast Technologies AggregatorGateway and EAGLE
Alerts
bull Communications Laboratories Inc The Emergency
Management Network (EMnet)
bull Digital Alert Systems (A Subsidiary of Monroe
Electronics) HALO CAP EAS Alert server
DASDECDASDEC-II CAP EAS encoderdecoder
DASDEC Message Originator and the DASDEC
R189R189SE One-Net CAP EAS encoderdecoder
OneNet Message Originator
bull Emergency Communications Network CodeRED
bull Everbridge Inc Everbridge Aware Everbridge Matrix
and Everbridge SmartGIS
bull Eye Street Solutions On-The-Go Alerting
bull GovComm Inc GovComm
bull MyStateUSA Alert Sense
bull NC4 E Team
bull SwiftReach Networks Inc Swift911 Emergency
Notification System
bull Trilithic Inc EASy Series CAPEAS
FirmwareSoftware
30
For more information
Email the IPAWS inbox IPAWSdhsgov
IPAWS Website
httpwwwfemagovemergencyipaws
EMI Independent Study Course IS-247
httptrainingfemagovEMIWebISis247asp
Mailing list for IPAWS Webinar notices
httpservicegovdeliverycomservicesubscribehtmlcode
=USDHSFEMA_165
31
IPAWS Program Office POCs
AntwaneJohnsondhsgov
Office (202) 646-4383
Director Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Division
WadeWitmerdhsgov
Office (202) 646-2523
Deputy Director Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Division
MarkLucerodhsgov
Office (202) 646-1386
Chief Engineering Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Division
State amp Local officials using IPAWS
1 AK Kenai Peninsula Borough Office of Emergency
Management
2 CA Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff
3 CA San Diego County Office of Emergency Services
4 CO Colorado Division of Emergency Management
5 FL Miami-Dade County Office of Emergency Management
6 HI Hawaii State Civil Defense
7 KS Sedgwick County Emergency Management
8 KY Daviess County Kentucky Emergency Management
9 KY Kentucky Division of Emergency Management
10 KY Madison County Kentucky EMACSEPP
11 MD Cecil County Department of Emergency Services
12 MD Maryland Emergency Management Agency
13 NJ New Jersey State Police
14 NY New York City Office of Emergency Management
15 OH Ashtabula County Board of Commissioners
32
1 AK State of Alaska Division of Homeland Security and
Emergency Management
2 AZ Arizona Division of Emergency Management (ADEM)
3 DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency
4 FL Florida Division of Emergency Management Agency
5 IA Johnson County Emergency Management Agency
6 ID Idaho Bureau of Homeland Security
7 IN Delaware County Emergency Management Agency
8 IN Grant County Emergency Management Agency
9 IN Jackson County EMA
10 IN Jay County Emergency Management Agency
11 IN Wayne County Emergency Management Agency
12 KY Lexington Fayette Urban County Government
13 MI City of Lansing Emergency Management
14 NY New York State Office of Emergency Management
15 OH Geauga County Sheriff
16 TX City of Kirby
17 US NOAANational Weather Service
Currently connected
Applications in process
As of 27 March
NOAA plans to be operational for all areas
of the US in May Only alerts for the most
severe weather will be sent as WEA
33
Additional IPAWS Information Resources
Developed for StateLocal public safety and EAS Participants to use for EAS test
preparation information and education activities
ndash State Toolkit for IPAWS Adoption
bull
ndash EAS Best Practices Guide bull
ndash EAS Test Informational Toolkit
bull
Technical and procedural info on how to
configure EAS equipment industry best
practices history and info on how to use
EAS
General EAS and Nationwide EAS Test
Information recommended practical
approaches for EAS public awareness
campaigns tools for customization of EAS
for State and local government
Information to assist state county and local
government officials in adopting
incorporating and using the Common
Alerting Protocol (CAP) and IPAWS
34
Additional Info
CAP Message is
created in alerting
tool and sent to the
IPAWS-OPEN
How IPAWS Workshellip
IPAWS-OPEN
verifies digital
signature
validates CAP file
and determines
where it goes
Dissemination
channels either
receive a pushed
message or poll for
a message from
IPAWS-OPEN
Alerts broadcast to
local consumer
devices
38
FEMA Responder Knowledge Base Website
Posts Supplier Declarations of Conformance to IPAWS CAP specifications
Goto httpswwwrkbussearchcfmtypeid=5
bull 10 vendor declarations
and test reports posted
FEMA NIMS Supporting
Technology Evaluation
Program (NIMS STEP) to
continuing testing for IPAWS
CAP specifications
IPAWS Architecture ndash including National EAS components
39
LocalStateOGA
systems and
infrastructure
Private Sector Industry systems and infrastructure
FEMA IPAWS
infrastructure
FEMA PEP Stations
XM Radio
NPR
Hybrid FEMA IPAWS and Private Sector infrastructure
President
White House
infrastructure
FEMA
Operations
Centers
2
The Evolution of Public Emergency Alerting
Originally called the ldquoKey
Station Systemrdquo the
CONtrol of
ELectromagnetic
RADiation (CONELRAD)
was established in August
1951
Participating stations tuned
to 640 amp 1240 kHz AM and
initiated a special
sequence and procedure
designed to warn citizens
IPAWS modernizes and
integrates the nationrsquos alert
and warning infrastructure
Integrates new and existing
public alert and warning
systems and technologies
thru adoption of new alert
information exchange
format - the Common
Alerting Protocol or CAP
Provides authorities a
broader range of message
options and multiple
communications pathways
original timeline info borrowed from
The Broadcast Archive by Barry Mishkind
The Eclectic Engineer
EBS was initiated to
address the nation
through audible alerts It
did not allow for targeted
messaging
System upgraded in 1976
to provide for better and
more accurate handling of
alert receptions
Originally designed to
provide the President with
an expeditious method of
communicating with the
American Public it was
expanded for use during
peacetime at state and
local levels
EAS jointly coordinated
by the FCC FEMA and
NWS
Designed for President to
speak to American
people within 10 minutes
EAS messages
composed of 4 parts
bull Digitally encoded
header
bull Attention Signal
bull Audio Announcement
bull Digitally encoded end-
of-message marker
Provided for better
integration with NOAA
weather and local alert
distribution to
broadcasters
CONELRAD EBS EAS IPAWS 1951 - 1963 1963 - 1997 1997 - - - - - - - - present -
3
IPAWS Vision
Integration of public alert communications systems
ndash One emergency alert message delivered to all available public channels ndash Easy to use for public safetyalerting authorities
Provide Timely Alert And Warning To American People To Preserve
Life And Property
Improves and Enhances emergency alerting by increasing
ndash reliability that affected citizens receive an alert via at least one path
ndash likelihood that citizens react to emergency alerts
4
Alert Disseminators
(public alerting systems)
IPAWS Architecture
Standards based alert message protocols authenticated alert message senders shared trusted access amp distribution networks alerts delivered to more public interface devices
cell phones
web applications
widgets web sites
social media
Emergency Alert System
Commercial Mobile Alert
System (CMAS)
Internet Services
NOAA
Alert
Aggregator
Gateway
the Message Router
(Open Platform for
Emergency Networks)
HazCollect
Local
State
Territorial
Tribal
Federal
ETN
FM RBDS
NWS
CA
P m
es
sa
ge
s
CA
P m
es
sa
ge
s
IPAWS compliant
CAP Alert
Origination Tools
IPAWS
OPEN
Future Technologies
Alerting
Authorities
Includes NOAA
IPAWS compliant
CAP Alert
Origination Tools
State Local Unique
Alerting Systems
American People
Digital Signage
Siren
All Radio and TV
AM FM Digital Analog
Cable and Satellite
Emergency
IPAWS Capabilities Overview
bull StateLocal alerts sent thru IPAWS are distributed to
ndash Local radio and TV stations participating in local EAS
ndash Cellular phones as Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA)
ndash NOAA for broadcast over local NOAA Weather All Hazards Radio
ndash Websites and services (expected operational in May 2012)
bull Public alerts published to IPAWS alert feed for distribution by internet information services
and applications that choose to monitor IPAWS for alert information
IPAWS is Operational Now (Not all EAS or cellular participants are online yet)
bull Public safety officials who choose (optional) can use IPAWS for
integrated distribution of alert and warning information within their
jurisdiction
ndash As of 27 March
bull 15 Statelocalother public safety authorities are already using
bull 17 new applications are in process
(list maintained at httpwwwfemagovemergencyipawsauthorized_localitiesshtm)
5
IPAWShellip So what
Why should a local or state organization go to the trouble of integrating with
IPAWS
A local system integrated with IPAWS can at the same time as activation of
your local public alerting systems also distribute your alert message to
ndash your participating local radio and TV EAS participants
ndash local NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio
AND
ndash broadcast a Wireless Emergency Alert to cell phones and
ndash deliver the alert message to participating Internet services and applications
IPAWS Public Alerting Channels
Concept LocalNPPORO alerting integration with IPAWS
cell phones
web applications
widgets sites
social media
Emergency Alert System
Commercial Mobile Alert
System (CMAS)
Internet Services
NOAA HazCollect
Local
Authorities
NWS
IPAWS
OPEN
Local Unique Alerting
Systems
Local Public
All Radio and TV
Emergency
NPP
OROs
State
Authorities
Others
IPAWS Public Alerting Channels
Emergency Alert System and IPAWS CAP
All EAS Participants are required to monitor IPAWS for a national EAS
emergency alert message
FCC deadline for EAS participants to begin receiving CAP formatted alerts
from IPAWS is June 30 2012
ndash Some participants have already installed updated equipment and are monitoring the IPAWS EAS Feed
ndash 4 test messages (RWTs) per week are posted on the IPAWS EAS Feed
State and Local authorities can use IPAWS to route alerts to local EAS
stations
IPAWS should complement - but not replace - the systems you are currently
using for EAS
EAS Participants are defined by the FCCrsquos EAS rules in CFR 47 Part 11 and include
all radio and television broadcast cable satellite and wireline providers (eg Verizon
FiOS or ATT Uverse)
10
How does the EAS Feed work
Alerts sent to IPAWS-OPEN by federal state and local alerting authorities are
posted to the IPAWS EAS Feed hosted at the FEMA data centers
EAS Participants configure their EAS devices to monitor the IPAWS EAS Feed
minus local locationFIPS codes for the participating station
minus what alerts they will broadcast in accordance with local and state agreementspolicies
minus the IPAWS EAS Feed URL (could also monitor a state or local CAP alert server)
EAS devices poll the EAS feed for relevant active alerts fitting the stations profile
Appropriate Alerts are retrieved and broadcast in accordance with the State EAS
Plan and any agreements with local officials
11
Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS)
IPAWS is the only way emergency
managers can access the Commercial
Mobile Alert System (CMAS) to send
Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA)
Enables authorized public safety officials to
send 90 character geographically
targeted emergency alerts to cellular
phones in a danger zone
Uses ldquocell broadcastrdquo technology to avoid
network congestion
Cellular carrier participation voluntary
ndash 142 carriers have opted-in
Citizens may opt-out of receiving alerts
ndash New phones are delivered opted-in
Significantly Different from SMSemail based
alerting systems
ndash Not subscription based -- true location based alerting
ndash Sends alerts to phones in an area - not to a database of phone numbers
ndash For ldquoAlertsrdquo onlyhellip not for notification type messages
ndash Only for emergencies categorized as
bull Imminent Threat (Severity Urgency Certainty)
bull AMBER Child Abduction Emergency
bull Presidential ( Cannot Opt-Out )
CMAS is the result of Public-Private
Partnership
ndash cellular carriers FEMA and rules per the FCC
CMAS capability is
free to alerters and
alertees ndash no usage
or text message
charges
12
WEACMAS
bull Status
ldquoFCC Regulatory startrdquo date for wireless carriers is April 7 2012
Early launch of capability to NYC completed in Dec 2011
As of March 28th
5 carriers connected to IPAWS ATampT T-Mobile Sprint US Cellular Verizon Wireless
26 carriers are in process
110 more have opted-in per FCC website
Carrier network readiness and handset availability varies
Carrier is the only source of info for networkhandset status info
Access to CMAS for WEA is only via IPAWS
13
WEA Compatible Phones so farhellip
ATampT Wireless Sprint
HTC EVO 3D
HTC EVO Design 4G
Kyocera Brio
Kyocera Duracore
Kyocera DuraMax
LG Marque
Samsung Galaxy SII
Samsung Transform
Ultra
Samsung Trender
Sanyo Inuendo
Sanyo Milano
Sanyo Vero
T-Mobile
LG DoublePlaytrade
Nokia Lumia 710
T-Mobilereg myTouchreg
T-Mobilereg myTouchreg Q
T-Mobilereg myTouchreg 4G
Samsung Galaxy Blaze 4G
Verizon Wireless
Droid 2 Global by Motorola
Droid Pro by Motorola
Droid X2 by Motorola
Motorola Citrustrade
LG Cosmostrade 2
LG Reveretrade
LG Enlightentrade
Carrier Info Webpage links
- httpwwwattcomesupportarticlejspsid=KB409415fbid=E6ou0RK9fNq
- httpcommunitysprintcombawservletJiveServletdownloadBody2811-102-1-
2310Wireless20Emergency20Alert20FAQpdf
- httpwwwt-mobilecomshopphonesfeatures=a9140e65-fb7b-42f2-88e5-454b2ed235af
- httpsupportverizonwirelesscomclcfaqsWireless20Serviceemergency_alerts_faqhtml
- httpwwwuscellularcomuscellularsupportfaqfaqDetailsjsptopic=wireless-emergency-
alertshtml
Samsung Galaxy SII
Samsung Captivate
Glide
Motorola Atrix 2
US Cellular
Samsung Character with software
update available by visiting a Service
Technician at a US Cellular retail store
More handsets coming soon
14
Examples of WEA messages on phones
observed in NYC testing
15
Federal Government Roles in WEACMAS
FCCrsquos Public Safety amp Homeland Security Bureau is the regulatory authority for
CMAS
ndash Requirements for participation in the voluntary Commercial Mobile Alert System are defined in Title 47 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 10
FEMArsquos IPAWS-OPEN is the ldquoFederal Alert Gatewayrdquo defined in the FCC rules
ndash Authenticates public alerting authorities
ndash Provides technical interface to carriers
For regulatory questions
ndash see the FCCrsquos website at httptransitionfccgovpshsservicescmashtml
ndash or contact Gregory Cooke Associate Chief Policy and Licensing Division Public Safety amp Homeland Security Bureau Federal Communications Commission (202) 418-2351 GregoryCookefccgov
Local Availability When will CMASWEA be in my area
Per the FCC carriers to begin offering WEA service on April 7 2012
ndash Howeverhellip contact the FCC and your local carriers for details
ndash At this time only Sprint T-Mobile Verizon Wireless ATampT and US Cellular are connected to the IPAWS CMAS gateway
ndash Only Sprint has declared readiness to broadcast WEAs in all service areas
ndash ATampT Verizon Wireless T-Mobile have declared readiness in NYC
Monitor the IPAWS web page for updates providing
ndash Link to a CTIA Wireless Association web page with list of carriers participating in WEACMAS
ndash List of Wireless Carrier Points of Contact for WEA information
17
NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio
The National Weather Service (NWS) All-Hazards Emergency Message Collection
System or HazCollect can be accessed through IPAWS
HazCollect enables emergency alert messages from local alerting authorities to be
broadcast over local NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio transmitters
Permission to access Hazcollect must be coordinated and approved through the
NWS in coordination with your local Weather Forecast Office
minus additional info at httpwwwnwsnoaagovoshazcollect
HazCollect interface between FEMA IPAWS and NOAA has been in place since 2010
18
Internet Services Applications
Internet web services and applications that choose may request access to monitor
and retrieve public alerts in CAP format from IPAWS
minus Soon IPAWS Public Alerts Feed is in final development
Services then post or distribute emergency alerts information
minus eg Googleorg Public Alerts web page publishes active alerts retrieved from NOAA and
the USGS at wwwgoogleorgpublicalerts
19
How to become an IPAWS user
20
Caveats
To leverage the IPAWS capabilities and public alerting channels
Need to implement or obtain an IPAWS-compatible software tool
ndash ie a CAP compliant tool that interoperates with IPAWS-OPEN
ndash To date 13 vendors have demonstrated successful posting of a digitally signed CAP public alert to IPAWS in the test environment
bull list of vendors developing compatible tools is on IPAWS website
ndash Four grant programs include language that can be used to enhance existing or establish new alert and warning programs
Need StateTerritorialTribal authorization for Public Alerting Authority in your area
Need to coordinate with your local EAS Participants to carry your message
Need to coordinate with your local NOAA NWS Weather Forecast Office for approval to
broadcast Non Weather Emergency Messages over NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio
Also note that CMASWEA is not deployed everywhere yet and not all handset are
compatible Likely to take several years for wide spread coverage to be deployed
21
What do you need to do to use IPAWS
1 You need an IPAWS-compatible software tool
ndash List of vendors developing compatible tools is on IPAWS website
2 Execute a security Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with DHSFEMA
bull Formalizes approval for message exchange between your system and IPAWS-OPEN system ndash the MOA application is on the IPAWS website
The MOA establishes an IPAWS Collaborative Operating Group (COG)
account for your organization
bull COGs may be established for Stateterritorial regional or local level organizations
bull COG owners administer their own member accounts through their software system
Once the these steps are complete a digital certificate is issued for installation on your IPAWS-compatible tool that is used to digitally sign all of your messages
You now have the ability to exchange alert information only with other COGs
If your organization also seeks public alerting authority through IPAWS an
additional application is requiredhellip
Info and forms are at
httpwwwfemagovemergencyipawsalerting_authoritiesshtm2
22
Application for Public Alerting Authority
If your organization wants to leverage IPAWS public alerting channels
a few additional steps are required
3 Complete an additional application for public alerting authority on behalf of the COG organization is required (public alerting application is available by request sent to IPAWSdhsgov)
The application will ask you to identify
the IPAWS public alerting channels to be used (EAS WEACMAS HazCollect)
the geographic extent of alerting authority (Statewide Multi-county Single county)
the Event Codes (from EASSAME) the organization is authorized to use - this must be consistent with State and local EAS and other local Operating Plans
4 Complete EMI Independent Study Course IS-247 ldquoIntegrated Public Alert and Warning Systemrdquo
Why does FEMA need State or other formal validation of your ldquoalerting authorityrdquo
ndash Ensures that alerting permissions are coordinated and consistent with State Territorial Tribal EAS and AMBER Alert plans or other state and local public warning plans
ndash Preferably your public alerting application should be routed and signed by a designated state authority before being submitted to FEMA IPAWS has found a designated authority for most states Request info for your state from IPAWSdhsgov
23
How to sign up for IPAWS Step 1 -- Select IPAWS compatible software
FEMA does not provide a ldquofront endrdquo user
interface
FEMA works with public and private third party
developers who design their software or
equipment to be compatible with IPAWS
For a list of developers see
httpwwwfemagovpdfemergencyipawsop
en_developerspdf
Some vendors have submitted their products
for testing by the FEMA Supporting
Technologies Evaluation Program (STEP) A
list of products that have completed testing is
on the Responder Knowledge Base -
httpwwwrkbus search ldquoIPAWSrdquo
24
How to sign up for IPAWS Step 2 ndash Apply for a Memorandum of Agreement with FEMA
Application and instructions are available
from the Website
Form includes your contact and system
information
A custom MOA is returned to you for
signature
Must be signed by an official authorized to
execute such agreements
MOA includes security notification and
recordkeeping requirements
A copy of FEMA executed MOA is returned
with a digital certificate used to configure
your system
How to sign up for IPAWS Step 3 ndash Apply for public alerting permissions
Only needed if you want to use IPAWS for
public alerting (vs interoperability only)
Application instructions and state reviewer
contact information are sent to you as part
of the MOA process
Form includes
ndash Systems desired (ie EAS CMAS HazCollect)
ndash Geographic area of alerting authority (FIPS codes)
ndash Event code options (eg CEM etc)
Complete the form and send to your state
reviewer for signature verifying consistency
with state plans and current practice
Return the signed form to FEMA
26
How to sign up for IPAWS Step 4 ndash Complete IPAWS Web-based training
Can be done at any time
EMI Independent Study course IS-247 httptrainingfemagovEMIWebISis247asp
Approximately two hours
ndash Lesson 1 Introduction to IPAWS
ndash Lesson 2 Appropriate Effective and Accessible Alert and Warning Messages
ndash Lesson 3 Common Alerting Protocol Message Composition
Complete a final exam and receive a
training certificate from EMI
For COG POC forward a copy of your
training certification to complete the MOA
process
For all other COG members retain on file
27
EMI Independent Study course for Alerting Authorities (IS-247)
On-line at FEMA Emergency
Management Institute
httptrainingfemagovEMIWe
bISis247asp
ndash Independent study course
ndash Approx 2 hours to complete
ndash Provides
bull increased awareness of the benefits of using IPAWS for effective public warnings
bull skills to draft more appropriate effective and accessible warning messages and
bull best practices in the effective use of Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) to reach all members of their communities
28
FEMA IPAWS Language in Federal Grant Programs
Funding from the Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) Tribal Homeland
Security Grant Program (THSGP) and Interoperable Emergency Communications
Grants Program (IECGP) may be used to enhance existing or establish new alert
and warning programs
Organizations seeking grants are encouraged to contact FEMA Grants Office and
IPAWS Office prior to initiating program activities
ndash program guidance tools resources and updates are available
ndash contact IPAWS Office at ipawsdhsgov
Grants can be used for planning and equipment purchases
ndash Planning development or enhancement of public alert and warning plans interoperability governing bodies development or enhancement of alert and warning assessments and inventories development or enhancement of alert and warning protocols planning for emerging technologies
ndash Equipment design construction implementation enhancement replacement and maintenance of emergency response communications systems and equipment planning procurement and deployment of emerging technology systems
Remember FEMA grant business is done through the State---
counties locals private entities etc must go throughcoordinate
with the State to obtain grant funds
29
Information for your vendor
Three documents define CAP as it will be implemented and used in IPAWS
ndash OASIS CAP Standard v12
ndash IPAWS Specification to the CAP Standard(CAP v12 IPAWS USA Profile v10)
ndash CAP to EAS Implementation Guide
An IPAWS-OPEN Developers Guide is available via request to IPAWSdhsgov
Monthly Webinars for System Developers - see IPAWS web page for schedule and
archives httpwwwfemagovemergencyipawsworking_groupshtm
39 Vendors have declared intent to develop IPAWS public alert posting interoperating
tools - 13 Vendors have demonstrated successful posting of a digitally signed CAP
public alert to IPAWS in the test environment
bull Alerting Solutions Inc Next Generation CAP Alert
bull Buffalo Computer Graphics Inc DisasterLan
bull CellCast Technologies AggregatorGateway and EAGLE
Alerts
bull Communications Laboratories Inc The Emergency
Management Network (EMnet)
bull Digital Alert Systems (A Subsidiary of Monroe
Electronics) HALO CAP EAS Alert server
DASDECDASDEC-II CAP EAS encoderdecoder
DASDEC Message Originator and the DASDEC
R189R189SE One-Net CAP EAS encoderdecoder
OneNet Message Originator
bull Emergency Communications Network CodeRED
bull Everbridge Inc Everbridge Aware Everbridge Matrix
and Everbridge SmartGIS
bull Eye Street Solutions On-The-Go Alerting
bull GovComm Inc GovComm
bull MyStateUSA Alert Sense
bull NC4 E Team
bull SwiftReach Networks Inc Swift911 Emergency
Notification System
bull Trilithic Inc EASy Series CAPEAS
FirmwareSoftware
30
For more information
Email the IPAWS inbox IPAWSdhsgov
IPAWS Website
httpwwwfemagovemergencyipaws
EMI Independent Study Course IS-247
httptrainingfemagovEMIWebISis247asp
Mailing list for IPAWS Webinar notices
httpservicegovdeliverycomservicesubscribehtmlcode
=USDHSFEMA_165
31
IPAWS Program Office POCs
AntwaneJohnsondhsgov
Office (202) 646-4383
Director Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Division
WadeWitmerdhsgov
Office (202) 646-2523
Deputy Director Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Division
MarkLucerodhsgov
Office (202) 646-1386
Chief Engineering Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Division
State amp Local officials using IPAWS
1 AK Kenai Peninsula Borough Office of Emergency
Management
2 CA Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff
3 CA San Diego County Office of Emergency Services
4 CO Colorado Division of Emergency Management
5 FL Miami-Dade County Office of Emergency Management
6 HI Hawaii State Civil Defense
7 KS Sedgwick County Emergency Management
8 KY Daviess County Kentucky Emergency Management
9 KY Kentucky Division of Emergency Management
10 KY Madison County Kentucky EMACSEPP
11 MD Cecil County Department of Emergency Services
12 MD Maryland Emergency Management Agency
13 NJ New Jersey State Police
14 NY New York City Office of Emergency Management
15 OH Ashtabula County Board of Commissioners
32
1 AK State of Alaska Division of Homeland Security and
Emergency Management
2 AZ Arizona Division of Emergency Management (ADEM)
3 DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency
4 FL Florida Division of Emergency Management Agency
5 IA Johnson County Emergency Management Agency
6 ID Idaho Bureau of Homeland Security
7 IN Delaware County Emergency Management Agency
8 IN Grant County Emergency Management Agency
9 IN Jackson County EMA
10 IN Jay County Emergency Management Agency
11 IN Wayne County Emergency Management Agency
12 KY Lexington Fayette Urban County Government
13 MI City of Lansing Emergency Management
14 NY New York State Office of Emergency Management
15 OH Geauga County Sheriff
16 TX City of Kirby
17 US NOAANational Weather Service
Currently connected
Applications in process
As of 27 March
NOAA plans to be operational for all areas
of the US in May Only alerts for the most
severe weather will be sent as WEA
33
Additional IPAWS Information Resources
Developed for StateLocal public safety and EAS Participants to use for EAS test
preparation information and education activities
ndash State Toolkit for IPAWS Adoption
bull
ndash EAS Best Practices Guide bull
ndash EAS Test Informational Toolkit
bull
Technical and procedural info on how to
configure EAS equipment industry best
practices history and info on how to use
EAS
General EAS and Nationwide EAS Test
Information recommended practical
approaches for EAS public awareness
campaigns tools for customization of EAS
for State and local government
Information to assist state county and local
government officials in adopting
incorporating and using the Common
Alerting Protocol (CAP) and IPAWS
34
Additional Info
CAP Message is
created in alerting
tool and sent to the
IPAWS-OPEN
How IPAWS Workshellip
IPAWS-OPEN
verifies digital
signature
validates CAP file
and determines
where it goes
Dissemination
channels either
receive a pushed
message or poll for
a message from
IPAWS-OPEN
Alerts broadcast to
local consumer
devices
38
FEMA Responder Knowledge Base Website
Posts Supplier Declarations of Conformance to IPAWS CAP specifications
Goto httpswwwrkbussearchcfmtypeid=5
bull 10 vendor declarations
and test reports posted
FEMA NIMS Supporting
Technology Evaluation
Program (NIMS STEP) to
continuing testing for IPAWS
CAP specifications
IPAWS Architecture ndash including National EAS components
39
LocalStateOGA
systems and
infrastructure
Private Sector Industry systems and infrastructure
FEMA IPAWS
infrastructure
FEMA PEP Stations
XM Radio
NPR
Hybrid FEMA IPAWS and Private Sector infrastructure
President
White House
infrastructure
FEMA
Operations
Centers
3
IPAWS Vision
Integration of public alert communications systems
ndash One emergency alert message delivered to all available public channels ndash Easy to use for public safetyalerting authorities
Provide Timely Alert And Warning To American People To Preserve
Life And Property
Improves and Enhances emergency alerting by increasing
ndash reliability that affected citizens receive an alert via at least one path
ndash likelihood that citizens react to emergency alerts
4
Alert Disseminators
(public alerting systems)
IPAWS Architecture
Standards based alert message protocols authenticated alert message senders shared trusted access amp distribution networks alerts delivered to more public interface devices
cell phones
web applications
widgets web sites
social media
Emergency Alert System
Commercial Mobile Alert
System (CMAS)
Internet Services
NOAA
Alert
Aggregator
Gateway
the Message Router
(Open Platform for
Emergency Networks)
HazCollect
Local
State
Territorial
Tribal
Federal
ETN
FM RBDS
NWS
CA
P m
es
sa
ge
s
CA
P m
es
sa
ge
s
IPAWS compliant
CAP Alert
Origination Tools
IPAWS
OPEN
Future Technologies
Alerting
Authorities
Includes NOAA
IPAWS compliant
CAP Alert
Origination Tools
State Local Unique
Alerting Systems
American People
Digital Signage
Siren
All Radio and TV
AM FM Digital Analog
Cable and Satellite
Emergency
IPAWS Capabilities Overview
bull StateLocal alerts sent thru IPAWS are distributed to
ndash Local radio and TV stations participating in local EAS
ndash Cellular phones as Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA)
ndash NOAA for broadcast over local NOAA Weather All Hazards Radio
ndash Websites and services (expected operational in May 2012)
bull Public alerts published to IPAWS alert feed for distribution by internet information services
and applications that choose to monitor IPAWS for alert information
IPAWS is Operational Now (Not all EAS or cellular participants are online yet)
bull Public safety officials who choose (optional) can use IPAWS for
integrated distribution of alert and warning information within their
jurisdiction
ndash As of 27 March
bull 15 Statelocalother public safety authorities are already using
bull 17 new applications are in process
(list maintained at httpwwwfemagovemergencyipawsauthorized_localitiesshtm)
5
IPAWShellip So what
Why should a local or state organization go to the trouble of integrating with
IPAWS
A local system integrated with IPAWS can at the same time as activation of
your local public alerting systems also distribute your alert message to
ndash your participating local radio and TV EAS participants
ndash local NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio
AND
ndash broadcast a Wireless Emergency Alert to cell phones and
ndash deliver the alert message to participating Internet services and applications
IPAWS Public Alerting Channels
Concept LocalNPPORO alerting integration with IPAWS
cell phones
web applications
widgets sites
social media
Emergency Alert System
Commercial Mobile Alert
System (CMAS)
Internet Services
NOAA HazCollect
Local
Authorities
NWS
IPAWS
OPEN
Local Unique Alerting
Systems
Local Public
All Radio and TV
Emergency
NPP
OROs
State
Authorities
Others
IPAWS Public Alerting Channels
Emergency Alert System and IPAWS CAP
All EAS Participants are required to monitor IPAWS for a national EAS
emergency alert message
FCC deadline for EAS participants to begin receiving CAP formatted alerts
from IPAWS is June 30 2012
ndash Some participants have already installed updated equipment and are monitoring the IPAWS EAS Feed
ndash 4 test messages (RWTs) per week are posted on the IPAWS EAS Feed
State and Local authorities can use IPAWS to route alerts to local EAS
stations
IPAWS should complement - but not replace - the systems you are currently
using for EAS
EAS Participants are defined by the FCCrsquos EAS rules in CFR 47 Part 11 and include
all radio and television broadcast cable satellite and wireline providers (eg Verizon
FiOS or ATT Uverse)
10
How does the EAS Feed work
Alerts sent to IPAWS-OPEN by federal state and local alerting authorities are
posted to the IPAWS EAS Feed hosted at the FEMA data centers
EAS Participants configure their EAS devices to monitor the IPAWS EAS Feed
minus local locationFIPS codes for the participating station
minus what alerts they will broadcast in accordance with local and state agreementspolicies
minus the IPAWS EAS Feed URL (could also monitor a state or local CAP alert server)
EAS devices poll the EAS feed for relevant active alerts fitting the stations profile
Appropriate Alerts are retrieved and broadcast in accordance with the State EAS
Plan and any agreements with local officials
11
Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS)
IPAWS is the only way emergency
managers can access the Commercial
Mobile Alert System (CMAS) to send
Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA)
Enables authorized public safety officials to
send 90 character geographically
targeted emergency alerts to cellular
phones in a danger zone
Uses ldquocell broadcastrdquo technology to avoid
network congestion
Cellular carrier participation voluntary
ndash 142 carriers have opted-in
Citizens may opt-out of receiving alerts
ndash New phones are delivered opted-in
Significantly Different from SMSemail based
alerting systems
ndash Not subscription based -- true location based alerting
ndash Sends alerts to phones in an area - not to a database of phone numbers
ndash For ldquoAlertsrdquo onlyhellip not for notification type messages
ndash Only for emergencies categorized as
bull Imminent Threat (Severity Urgency Certainty)
bull AMBER Child Abduction Emergency
bull Presidential ( Cannot Opt-Out )
CMAS is the result of Public-Private
Partnership
ndash cellular carriers FEMA and rules per the FCC
CMAS capability is
free to alerters and
alertees ndash no usage
or text message
charges
12
WEACMAS
bull Status
ldquoFCC Regulatory startrdquo date for wireless carriers is April 7 2012
Early launch of capability to NYC completed in Dec 2011
As of March 28th
5 carriers connected to IPAWS ATampT T-Mobile Sprint US Cellular Verizon Wireless
26 carriers are in process
110 more have opted-in per FCC website
Carrier network readiness and handset availability varies
Carrier is the only source of info for networkhandset status info
Access to CMAS for WEA is only via IPAWS
13
WEA Compatible Phones so farhellip
ATampT Wireless Sprint
HTC EVO 3D
HTC EVO Design 4G
Kyocera Brio
Kyocera Duracore
Kyocera DuraMax
LG Marque
Samsung Galaxy SII
Samsung Transform
Ultra
Samsung Trender
Sanyo Inuendo
Sanyo Milano
Sanyo Vero
T-Mobile
LG DoublePlaytrade
Nokia Lumia 710
T-Mobilereg myTouchreg
T-Mobilereg myTouchreg Q
T-Mobilereg myTouchreg 4G
Samsung Galaxy Blaze 4G
Verizon Wireless
Droid 2 Global by Motorola
Droid Pro by Motorola
Droid X2 by Motorola
Motorola Citrustrade
LG Cosmostrade 2
LG Reveretrade
LG Enlightentrade
Carrier Info Webpage links
- httpwwwattcomesupportarticlejspsid=KB409415fbid=E6ou0RK9fNq
- httpcommunitysprintcombawservletJiveServletdownloadBody2811-102-1-
2310Wireless20Emergency20Alert20FAQpdf
- httpwwwt-mobilecomshopphonesfeatures=a9140e65-fb7b-42f2-88e5-454b2ed235af
- httpsupportverizonwirelesscomclcfaqsWireless20Serviceemergency_alerts_faqhtml
- httpwwwuscellularcomuscellularsupportfaqfaqDetailsjsptopic=wireless-emergency-
alertshtml
Samsung Galaxy SII
Samsung Captivate
Glide
Motorola Atrix 2
US Cellular
Samsung Character with software
update available by visiting a Service
Technician at a US Cellular retail store
More handsets coming soon
14
Examples of WEA messages on phones
observed in NYC testing
15
Federal Government Roles in WEACMAS
FCCrsquos Public Safety amp Homeland Security Bureau is the regulatory authority for
CMAS
ndash Requirements for participation in the voluntary Commercial Mobile Alert System are defined in Title 47 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 10
FEMArsquos IPAWS-OPEN is the ldquoFederal Alert Gatewayrdquo defined in the FCC rules
ndash Authenticates public alerting authorities
ndash Provides technical interface to carriers
For regulatory questions
ndash see the FCCrsquos website at httptransitionfccgovpshsservicescmashtml
ndash or contact Gregory Cooke Associate Chief Policy and Licensing Division Public Safety amp Homeland Security Bureau Federal Communications Commission (202) 418-2351 GregoryCookefccgov
Local Availability When will CMASWEA be in my area
Per the FCC carriers to begin offering WEA service on April 7 2012
ndash Howeverhellip contact the FCC and your local carriers for details
ndash At this time only Sprint T-Mobile Verizon Wireless ATampT and US Cellular are connected to the IPAWS CMAS gateway
ndash Only Sprint has declared readiness to broadcast WEAs in all service areas
ndash ATampT Verizon Wireless T-Mobile have declared readiness in NYC
Monitor the IPAWS web page for updates providing
ndash Link to a CTIA Wireless Association web page with list of carriers participating in WEACMAS
ndash List of Wireless Carrier Points of Contact for WEA information
17
NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio
The National Weather Service (NWS) All-Hazards Emergency Message Collection
System or HazCollect can be accessed through IPAWS
HazCollect enables emergency alert messages from local alerting authorities to be
broadcast over local NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio transmitters
Permission to access Hazcollect must be coordinated and approved through the
NWS in coordination with your local Weather Forecast Office
minus additional info at httpwwwnwsnoaagovoshazcollect
HazCollect interface between FEMA IPAWS and NOAA has been in place since 2010
18
Internet Services Applications
Internet web services and applications that choose may request access to monitor
and retrieve public alerts in CAP format from IPAWS
minus Soon IPAWS Public Alerts Feed is in final development
Services then post or distribute emergency alerts information
minus eg Googleorg Public Alerts web page publishes active alerts retrieved from NOAA and
the USGS at wwwgoogleorgpublicalerts
19
How to become an IPAWS user
20
Caveats
To leverage the IPAWS capabilities and public alerting channels
Need to implement or obtain an IPAWS-compatible software tool
ndash ie a CAP compliant tool that interoperates with IPAWS-OPEN
ndash To date 13 vendors have demonstrated successful posting of a digitally signed CAP public alert to IPAWS in the test environment
bull list of vendors developing compatible tools is on IPAWS website
ndash Four grant programs include language that can be used to enhance existing or establish new alert and warning programs
Need StateTerritorialTribal authorization for Public Alerting Authority in your area
Need to coordinate with your local EAS Participants to carry your message
Need to coordinate with your local NOAA NWS Weather Forecast Office for approval to
broadcast Non Weather Emergency Messages over NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio
Also note that CMASWEA is not deployed everywhere yet and not all handset are
compatible Likely to take several years for wide spread coverage to be deployed
21
What do you need to do to use IPAWS
1 You need an IPAWS-compatible software tool
ndash List of vendors developing compatible tools is on IPAWS website
2 Execute a security Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with DHSFEMA
bull Formalizes approval for message exchange between your system and IPAWS-OPEN system ndash the MOA application is on the IPAWS website
The MOA establishes an IPAWS Collaborative Operating Group (COG)
account for your organization
bull COGs may be established for Stateterritorial regional or local level organizations
bull COG owners administer their own member accounts through their software system
Once the these steps are complete a digital certificate is issued for installation on your IPAWS-compatible tool that is used to digitally sign all of your messages
You now have the ability to exchange alert information only with other COGs
If your organization also seeks public alerting authority through IPAWS an
additional application is requiredhellip
Info and forms are at
httpwwwfemagovemergencyipawsalerting_authoritiesshtm2
22
Application for Public Alerting Authority
If your organization wants to leverage IPAWS public alerting channels
a few additional steps are required
3 Complete an additional application for public alerting authority on behalf of the COG organization is required (public alerting application is available by request sent to IPAWSdhsgov)
The application will ask you to identify
the IPAWS public alerting channels to be used (EAS WEACMAS HazCollect)
the geographic extent of alerting authority (Statewide Multi-county Single county)
the Event Codes (from EASSAME) the organization is authorized to use - this must be consistent with State and local EAS and other local Operating Plans
4 Complete EMI Independent Study Course IS-247 ldquoIntegrated Public Alert and Warning Systemrdquo
Why does FEMA need State or other formal validation of your ldquoalerting authorityrdquo
ndash Ensures that alerting permissions are coordinated and consistent with State Territorial Tribal EAS and AMBER Alert plans or other state and local public warning plans
ndash Preferably your public alerting application should be routed and signed by a designated state authority before being submitted to FEMA IPAWS has found a designated authority for most states Request info for your state from IPAWSdhsgov
23
How to sign up for IPAWS Step 1 -- Select IPAWS compatible software
FEMA does not provide a ldquofront endrdquo user
interface
FEMA works with public and private third party
developers who design their software or
equipment to be compatible with IPAWS
For a list of developers see
httpwwwfemagovpdfemergencyipawsop
en_developerspdf
Some vendors have submitted their products
for testing by the FEMA Supporting
Technologies Evaluation Program (STEP) A
list of products that have completed testing is
on the Responder Knowledge Base -
httpwwwrkbus search ldquoIPAWSrdquo
24
How to sign up for IPAWS Step 2 ndash Apply for a Memorandum of Agreement with FEMA
Application and instructions are available
from the Website
Form includes your contact and system
information
A custom MOA is returned to you for
signature
Must be signed by an official authorized to
execute such agreements
MOA includes security notification and
recordkeeping requirements
A copy of FEMA executed MOA is returned
with a digital certificate used to configure
your system
How to sign up for IPAWS Step 3 ndash Apply for public alerting permissions
Only needed if you want to use IPAWS for
public alerting (vs interoperability only)
Application instructions and state reviewer
contact information are sent to you as part
of the MOA process
Form includes
ndash Systems desired (ie EAS CMAS HazCollect)
ndash Geographic area of alerting authority (FIPS codes)
ndash Event code options (eg CEM etc)
Complete the form and send to your state
reviewer for signature verifying consistency
with state plans and current practice
Return the signed form to FEMA
26
How to sign up for IPAWS Step 4 ndash Complete IPAWS Web-based training
Can be done at any time
EMI Independent Study course IS-247 httptrainingfemagovEMIWebISis247asp
Approximately two hours
ndash Lesson 1 Introduction to IPAWS
ndash Lesson 2 Appropriate Effective and Accessible Alert and Warning Messages
ndash Lesson 3 Common Alerting Protocol Message Composition
Complete a final exam and receive a
training certificate from EMI
For COG POC forward a copy of your
training certification to complete the MOA
process
For all other COG members retain on file
27
EMI Independent Study course for Alerting Authorities (IS-247)
On-line at FEMA Emergency
Management Institute
httptrainingfemagovEMIWe
bISis247asp
ndash Independent study course
ndash Approx 2 hours to complete
ndash Provides
bull increased awareness of the benefits of using IPAWS for effective public warnings
bull skills to draft more appropriate effective and accessible warning messages and
bull best practices in the effective use of Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) to reach all members of their communities
28
FEMA IPAWS Language in Federal Grant Programs
Funding from the Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) Tribal Homeland
Security Grant Program (THSGP) and Interoperable Emergency Communications
Grants Program (IECGP) may be used to enhance existing or establish new alert
and warning programs
Organizations seeking grants are encouraged to contact FEMA Grants Office and
IPAWS Office prior to initiating program activities
ndash program guidance tools resources and updates are available
ndash contact IPAWS Office at ipawsdhsgov
Grants can be used for planning and equipment purchases
ndash Planning development or enhancement of public alert and warning plans interoperability governing bodies development or enhancement of alert and warning assessments and inventories development or enhancement of alert and warning protocols planning for emerging technologies
ndash Equipment design construction implementation enhancement replacement and maintenance of emergency response communications systems and equipment planning procurement and deployment of emerging technology systems
Remember FEMA grant business is done through the State---
counties locals private entities etc must go throughcoordinate
with the State to obtain grant funds
29
Information for your vendor
Three documents define CAP as it will be implemented and used in IPAWS
ndash OASIS CAP Standard v12
ndash IPAWS Specification to the CAP Standard(CAP v12 IPAWS USA Profile v10)
ndash CAP to EAS Implementation Guide
An IPAWS-OPEN Developers Guide is available via request to IPAWSdhsgov
Monthly Webinars for System Developers - see IPAWS web page for schedule and
archives httpwwwfemagovemergencyipawsworking_groupshtm
39 Vendors have declared intent to develop IPAWS public alert posting interoperating
tools - 13 Vendors have demonstrated successful posting of a digitally signed CAP
public alert to IPAWS in the test environment
bull Alerting Solutions Inc Next Generation CAP Alert
bull Buffalo Computer Graphics Inc DisasterLan
bull CellCast Technologies AggregatorGateway and EAGLE
Alerts
bull Communications Laboratories Inc The Emergency
Management Network (EMnet)
bull Digital Alert Systems (A Subsidiary of Monroe
Electronics) HALO CAP EAS Alert server
DASDECDASDEC-II CAP EAS encoderdecoder
DASDEC Message Originator and the DASDEC
R189R189SE One-Net CAP EAS encoderdecoder
OneNet Message Originator
bull Emergency Communications Network CodeRED
bull Everbridge Inc Everbridge Aware Everbridge Matrix
and Everbridge SmartGIS
bull Eye Street Solutions On-The-Go Alerting
bull GovComm Inc GovComm
bull MyStateUSA Alert Sense
bull NC4 E Team
bull SwiftReach Networks Inc Swift911 Emergency
Notification System
bull Trilithic Inc EASy Series CAPEAS
FirmwareSoftware
30
For more information
Email the IPAWS inbox IPAWSdhsgov
IPAWS Website
httpwwwfemagovemergencyipaws
EMI Independent Study Course IS-247
httptrainingfemagovEMIWebISis247asp
Mailing list for IPAWS Webinar notices
httpservicegovdeliverycomservicesubscribehtmlcode
=USDHSFEMA_165
31
IPAWS Program Office POCs
AntwaneJohnsondhsgov
Office (202) 646-4383
Director Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Division
WadeWitmerdhsgov
Office (202) 646-2523
Deputy Director Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Division
MarkLucerodhsgov
Office (202) 646-1386
Chief Engineering Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Division
State amp Local officials using IPAWS
1 AK Kenai Peninsula Borough Office of Emergency
Management
2 CA Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff
3 CA San Diego County Office of Emergency Services
4 CO Colorado Division of Emergency Management
5 FL Miami-Dade County Office of Emergency Management
6 HI Hawaii State Civil Defense
7 KS Sedgwick County Emergency Management
8 KY Daviess County Kentucky Emergency Management
9 KY Kentucky Division of Emergency Management
10 KY Madison County Kentucky EMACSEPP
11 MD Cecil County Department of Emergency Services
12 MD Maryland Emergency Management Agency
13 NJ New Jersey State Police
14 NY New York City Office of Emergency Management
15 OH Ashtabula County Board of Commissioners
32
1 AK State of Alaska Division of Homeland Security and
Emergency Management
2 AZ Arizona Division of Emergency Management (ADEM)
3 DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency
4 FL Florida Division of Emergency Management Agency
5 IA Johnson County Emergency Management Agency
6 ID Idaho Bureau of Homeland Security
7 IN Delaware County Emergency Management Agency
8 IN Grant County Emergency Management Agency
9 IN Jackson County EMA
10 IN Jay County Emergency Management Agency
11 IN Wayne County Emergency Management Agency
12 KY Lexington Fayette Urban County Government
13 MI City of Lansing Emergency Management
14 NY New York State Office of Emergency Management
15 OH Geauga County Sheriff
16 TX City of Kirby
17 US NOAANational Weather Service
Currently connected
Applications in process
As of 27 March
NOAA plans to be operational for all areas
of the US in May Only alerts for the most
severe weather will be sent as WEA
33
Additional IPAWS Information Resources
Developed for StateLocal public safety and EAS Participants to use for EAS test
preparation information and education activities
ndash State Toolkit for IPAWS Adoption
bull
ndash EAS Best Practices Guide bull
ndash EAS Test Informational Toolkit
bull
Technical and procedural info on how to
configure EAS equipment industry best
practices history and info on how to use
EAS
General EAS and Nationwide EAS Test
Information recommended practical
approaches for EAS public awareness
campaigns tools for customization of EAS
for State and local government
Information to assist state county and local
government officials in adopting
incorporating and using the Common
Alerting Protocol (CAP) and IPAWS
34
Additional Info
CAP Message is
created in alerting
tool and sent to the
IPAWS-OPEN
How IPAWS Workshellip
IPAWS-OPEN
verifies digital
signature
validates CAP file
and determines
where it goes
Dissemination
channels either
receive a pushed
message or poll for
a message from
IPAWS-OPEN
Alerts broadcast to
local consumer
devices
38
FEMA Responder Knowledge Base Website
Posts Supplier Declarations of Conformance to IPAWS CAP specifications
Goto httpswwwrkbussearchcfmtypeid=5
bull 10 vendor declarations
and test reports posted
FEMA NIMS Supporting
Technology Evaluation
Program (NIMS STEP) to
continuing testing for IPAWS
CAP specifications
IPAWS Architecture ndash including National EAS components
39
LocalStateOGA
systems and
infrastructure
Private Sector Industry systems and infrastructure
FEMA IPAWS
infrastructure
FEMA PEP Stations
XM Radio
NPR
Hybrid FEMA IPAWS and Private Sector infrastructure
President
White House
infrastructure
FEMA
Operations
Centers
4
Alert Disseminators
(public alerting systems)
IPAWS Architecture
Standards based alert message protocols authenticated alert message senders shared trusted access amp distribution networks alerts delivered to more public interface devices
cell phones
web applications
widgets web sites
social media
Emergency Alert System
Commercial Mobile Alert
System (CMAS)
Internet Services
NOAA
Alert
Aggregator
Gateway
the Message Router
(Open Platform for
Emergency Networks)
HazCollect
Local
State
Territorial
Tribal
Federal
ETN
FM RBDS
NWS
CA
P m
es
sa
ge
s
CA
P m
es
sa
ge
s
IPAWS compliant
CAP Alert
Origination Tools
IPAWS
OPEN
Future Technologies
Alerting
Authorities
Includes NOAA
IPAWS compliant
CAP Alert
Origination Tools
State Local Unique
Alerting Systems
American People
Digital Signage
Siren
All Radio and TV
AM FM Digital Analog
Cable and Satellite
Emergency
IPAWS Capabilities Overview
bull StateLocal alerts sent thru IPAWS are distributed to
ndash Local radio and TV stations participating in local EAS
ndash Cellular phones as Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA)
ndash NOAA for broadcast over local NOAA Weather All Hazards Radio
ndash Websites and services (expected operational in May 2012)
bull Public alerts published to IPAWS alert feed for distribution by internet information services
and applications that choose to monitor IPAWS for alert information
IPAWS is Operational Now (Not all EAS or cellular participants are online yet)
bull Public safety officials who choose (optional) can use IPAWS for
integrated distribution of alert and warning information within their
jurisdiction
ndash As of 27 March
bull 15 Statelocalother public safety authorities are already using
bull 17 new applications are in process
(list maintained at httpwwwfemagovemergencyipawsauthorized_localitiesshtm)
5
IPAWShellip So what
Why should a local or state organization go to the trouble of integrating with
IPAWS
A local system integrated with IPAWS can at the same time as activation of
your local public alerting systems also distribute your alert message to
ndash your participating local radio and TV EAS participants
ndash local NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio
AND
ndash broadcast a Wireless Emergency Alert to cell phones and
ndash deliver the alert message to participating Internet services and applications
IPAWS Public Alerting Channels
Concept LocalNPPORO alerting integration with IPAWS
cell phones
web applications
widgets sites
social media
Emergency Alert System
Commercial Mobile Alert
System (CMAS)
Internet Services
NOAA HazCollect
Local
Authorities
NWS
IPAWS
OPEN
Local Unique Alerting
Systems
Local Public
All Radio and TV
Emergency
NPP
OROs
State
Authorities
Others
IPAWS Public Alerting Channels
Emergency Alert System and IPAWS CAP
All EAS Participants are required to monitor IPAWS for a national EAS
emergency alert message
FCC deadline for EAS participants to begin receiving CAP formatted alerts
from IPAWS is June 30 2012
ndash Some participants have already installed updated equipment and are monitoring the IPAWS EAS Feed
ndash 4 test messages (RWTs) per week are posted on the IPAWS EAS Feed
State and Local authorities can use IPAWS to route alerts to local EAS
stations
IPAWS should complement - but not replace - the systems you are currently
using for EAS
EAS Participants are defined by the FCCrsquos EAS rules in CFR 47 Part 11 and include
all radio and television broadcast cable satellite and wireline providers (eg Verizon
FiOS or ATT Uverse)
10
How does the EAS Feed work
Alerts sent to IPAWS-OPEN by federal state and local alerting authorities are
posted to the IPAWS EAS Feed hosted at the FEMA data centers
EAS Participants configure their EAS devices to monitor the IPAWS EAS Feed
minus local locationFIPS codes for the participating station
minus what alerts they will broadcast in accordance with local and state agreementspolicies
minus the IPAWS EAS Feed URL (could also monitor a state or local CAP alert server)
EAS devices poll the EAS feed for relevant active alerts fitting the stations profile
Appropriate Alerts are retrieved and broadcast in accordance with the State EAS
Plan and any agreements with local officials
11
Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS)
IPAWS is the only way emergency
managers can access the Commercial
Mobile Alert System (CMAS) to send
Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA)
Enables authorized public safety officials to
send 90 character geographically
targeted emergency alerts to cellular
phones in a danger zone
Uses ldquocell broadcastrdquo technology to avoid
network congestion
Cellular carrier participation voluntary
ndash 142 carriers have opted-in
Citizens may opt-out of receiving alerts
ndash New phones are delivered opted-in
Significantly Different from SMSemail based
alerting systems
ndash Not subscription based -- true location based alerting
ndash Sends alerts to phones in an area - not to a database of phone numbers
ndash For ldquoAlertsrdquo onlyhellip not for notification type messages
ndash Only for emergencies categorized as
bull Imminent Threat (Severity Urgency Certainty)
bull AMBER Child Abduction Emergency
bull Presidential ( Cannot Opt-Out )
CMAS is the result of Public-Private
Partnership
ndash cellular carriers FEMA and rules per the FCC
CMAS capability is
free to alerters and
alertees ndash no usage
or text message
charges
12
WEACMAS
bull Status
ldquoFCC Regulatory startrdquo date for wireless carriers is April 7 2012
Early launch of capability to NYC completed in Dec 2011
As of March 28th
5 carriers connected to IPAWS ATampT T-Mobile Sprint US Cellular Verizon Wireless
26 carriers are in process
110 more have opted-in per FCC website
Carrier network readiness and handset availability varies
Carrier is the only source of info for networkhandset status info
Access to CMAS for WEA is only via IPAWS
13
WEA Compatible Phones so farhellip
ATampT Wireless Sprint
HTC EVO 3D
HTC EVO Design 4G
Kyocera Brio
Kyocera Duracore
Kyocera DuraMax
LG Marque
Samsung Galaxy SII
Samsung Transform
Ultra
Samsung Trender
Sanyo Inuendo
Sanyo Milano
Sanyo Vero
T-Mobile
LG DoublePlaytrade
Nokia Lumia 710
T-Mobilereg myTouchreg
T-Mobilereg myTouchreg Q
T-Mobilereg myTouchreg 4G
Samsung Galaxy Blaze 4G
Verizon Wireless
Droid 2 Global by Motorola
Droid Pro by Motorola
Droid X2 by Motorola
Motorola Citrustrade
LG Cosmostrade 2
LG Reveretrade
LG Enlightentrade
Carrier Info Webpage links
- httpwwwattcomesupportarticlejspsid=KB409415fbid=E6ou0RK9fNq
- httpcommunitysprintcombawservletJiveServletdownloadBody2811-102-1-
2310Wireless20Emergency20Alert20FAQpdf
- httpwwwt-mobilecomshopphonesfeatures=a9140e65-fb7b-42f2-88e5-454b2ed235af
- httpsupportverizonwirelesscomclcfaqsWireless20Serviceemergency_alerts_faqhtml
- httpwwwuscellularcomuscellularsupportfaqfaqDetailsjsptopic=wireless-emergency-
alertshtml
Samsung Galaxy SII
Samsung Captivate
Glide
Motorola Atrix 2
US Cellular
Samsung Character with software
update available by visiting a Service
Technician at a US Cellular retail store
More handsets coming soon
14
Examples of WEA messages on phones
observed in NYC testing
15
Federal Government Roles in WEACMAS
FCCrsquos Public Safety amp Homeland Security Bureau is the regulatory authority for
CMAS
ndash Requirements for participation in the voluntary Commercial Mobile Alert System are defined in Title 47 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 10
FEMArsquos IPAWS-OPEN is the ldquoFederal Alert Gatewayrdquo defined in the FCC rules
ndash Authenticates public alerting authorities
ndash Provides technical interface to carriers
For regulatory questions
ndash see the FCCrsquos website at httptransitionfccgovpshsservicescmashtml
ndash or contact Gregory Cooke Associate Chief Policy and Licensing Division Public Safety amp Homeland Security Bureau Federal Communications Commission (202) 418-2351 GregoryCookefccgov
Local Availability When will CMASWEA be in my area
Per the FCC carriers to begin offering WEA service on April 7 2012
ndash Howeverhellip contact the FCC and your local carriers for details
ndash At this time only Sprint T-Mobile Verizon Wireless ATampT and US Cellular are connected to the IPAWS CMAS gateway
ndash Only Sprint has declared readiness to broadcast WEAs in all service areas
ndash ATampT Verizon Wireless T-Mobile have declared readiness in NYC
Monitor the IPAWS web page for updates providing
ndash Link to a CTIA Wireless Association web page with list of carriers participating in WEACMAS
ndash List of Wireless Carrier Points of Contact for WEA information
17
NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio
The National Weather Service (NWS) All-Hazards Emergency Message Collection
System or HazCollect can be accessed through IPAWS
HazCollect enables emergency alert messages from local alerting authorities to be
broadcast over local NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio transmitters
Permission to access Hazcollect must be coordinated and approved through the
NWS in coordination with your local Weather Forecast Office
minus additional info at httpwwwnwsnoaagovoshazcollect
HazCollect interface between FEMA IPAWS and NOAA has been in place since 2010
18
Internet Services Applications
Internet web services and applications that choose may request access to monitor
and retrieve public alerts in CAP format from IPAWS
minus Soon IPAWS Public Alerts Feed is in final development
Services then post or distribute emergency alerts information
minus eg Googleorg Public Alerts web page publishes active alerts retrieved from NOAA and
the USGS at wwwgoogleorgpublicalerts
19
How to become an IPAWS user
20
Caveats
To leverage the IPAWS capabilities and public alerting channels
Need to implement or obtain an IPAWS-compatible software tool
ndash ie a CAP compliant tool that interoperates with IPAWS-OPEN
ndash To date 13 vendors have demonstrated successful posting of a digitally signed CAP public alert to IPAWS in the test environment
bull list of vendors developing compatible tools is on IPAWS website
ndash Four grant programs include language that can be used to enhance existing or establish new alert and warning programs
Need StateTerritorialTribal authorization for Public Alerting Authority in your area
Need to coordinate with your local EAS Participants to carry your message
Need to coordinate with your local NOAA NWS Weather Forecast Office for approval to
broadcast Non Weather Emergency Messages over NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio
Also note that CMASWEA is not deployed everywhere yet and not all handset are
compatible Likely to take several years for wide spread coverage to be deployed
21
What do you need to do to use IPAWS
1 You need an IPAWS-compatible software tool
ndash List of vendors developing compatible tools is on IPAWS website
2 Execute a security Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with DHSFEMA
bull Formalizes approval for message exchange between your system and IPAWS-OPEN system ndash the MOA application is on the IPAWS website
The MOA establishes an IPAWS Collaborative Operating Group (COG)
account for your organization
bull COGs may be established for Stateterritorial regional or local level organizations
bull COG owners administer their own member accounts through their software system
Once the these steps are complete a digital certificate is issued for installation on your IPAWS-compatible tool that is used to digitally sign all of your messages
You now have the ability to exchange alert information only with other COGs
If your organization also seeks public alerting authority through IPAWS an
additional application is requiredhellip
Info and forms are at
httpwwwfemagovemergencyipawsalerting_authoritiesshtm2
22
Application for Public Alerting Authority
If your organization wants to leverage IPAWS public alerting channels
a few additional steps are required
3 Complete an additional application for public alerting authority on behalf of the COG organization is required (public alerting application is available by request sent to IPAWSdhsgov)
The application will ask you to identify
the IPAWS public alerting channels to be used (EAS WEACMAS HazCollect)
the geographic extent of alerting authority (Statewide Multi-county Single county)
the Event Codes (from EASSAME) the organization is authorized to use - this must be consistent with State and local EAS and other local Operating Plans
4 Complete EMI Independent Study Course IS-247 ldquoIntegrated Public Alert and Warning Systemrdquo
Why does FEMA need State or other formal validation of your ldquoalerting authorityrdquo
ndash Ensures that alerting permissions are coordinated and consistent with State Territorial Tribal EAS and AMBER Alert plans or other state and local public warning plans
ndash Preferably your public alerting application should be routed and signed by a designated state authority before being submitted to FEMA IPAWS has found a designated authority for most states Request info for your state from IPAWSdhsgov
23
How to sign up for IPAWS Step 1 -- Select IPAWS compatible software
FEMA does not provide a ldquofront endrdquo user
interface
FEMA works with public and private third party
developers who design their software or
equipment to be compatible with IPAWS
For a list of developers see
httpwwwfemagovpdfemergencyipawsop
en_developerspdf
Some vendors have submitted their products
for testing by the FEMA Supporting
Technologies Evaluation Program (STEP) A
list of products that have completed testing is
on the Responder Knowledge Base -
httpwwwrkbus search ldquoIPAWSrdquo
24
How to sign up for IPAWS Step 2 ndash Apply for a Memorandum of Agreement with FEMA
Application and instructions are available
from the Website
Form includes your contact and system
information
A custom MOA is returned to you for
signature
Must be signed by an official authorized to
execute such agreements
MOA includes security notification and
recordkeeping requirements
A copy of FEMA executed MOA is returned
with a digital certificate used to configure
your system
How to sign up for IPAWS Step 3 ndash Apply for public alerting permissions
Only needed if you want to use IPAWS for
public alerting (vs interoperability only)
Application instructions and state reviewer
contact information are sent to you as part
of the MOA process
Form includes
ndash Systems desired (ie EAS CMAS HazCollect)
ndash Geographic area of alerting authority (FIPS codes)
ndash Event code options (eg CEM etc)
Complete the form and send to your state
reviewer for signature verifying consistency
with state plans and current practice
Return the signed form to FEMA
26
How to sign up for IPAWS Step 4 ndash Complete IPAWS Web-based training
Can be done at any time
EMI Independent Study course IS-247 httptrainingfemagovEMIWebISis247asp
Approximately two hours
ndash Lesson 1 Introduction to IPAWS
ndash Lesson 2 Appropriate Effective and Accessible Alert and Warning Messages
ndash Lesson 3 Common Alerting Protocol Message Composition
Complete a final exam and receive a
training certificate from EMI
For COG POC forward a copy of your
training certification to complete the MOA
process
For all other COG members retain on file
27
EMI Independent Study course for Alerting Authorities (IS-247)
On-line at FEMA Emergency
Management Institute
httptrainingfemagovEMIWe
bISis247asp
ndash Independent study course
ndash Approx 2 hours to complete
ndash Provides
bull increased awareness of the benefits of using IPAWS for effective public warnings
bull skills to draft more appropriate effective and accessible warning messages and
bull best practices in the effective use of Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) to reach all members of their communities
28
FEMA IPAWS Language in Federal Grant Programs
Funding from the Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) Tribal Homeland
Security Grant Program (THSGP) and Interoperable Emergency Communications
Grants Program (IECGP) may be used to enhance existing or establish new alert
and warning programs
Organizations seeking grants are encouraged to contact FEMA Grants Office and
IPAWS Office prior to initiating program activities
ndash program guidance tools resources and updates are available
ndash contact IPAWS Office at ipawsdhsgov
Grants can be used for planning and equipment purchases
ndash Planning development or enhancement of public alert and warning plans interoperability governing bodies development or enhancement of alert and warning assessments and inventories development or enhancement of alert and warning protocols planning for emerging technologies
ndash Equipment design construction implementation enhancement replacement and maintenance of emergency response communications systems and equipment planning procurement and deployment of emerging technology systems
Remember FEMA grant business is done through the State---
counties locals private entities etc must go throughcoordinate
with the State to obtain grant funds
29
Information for your vendor
Three documents define CAP as it will be implemented and used in IPAWS
ndash OASIS CAP Standard v12
ndash IPAWS Specification to the CAP Standard(CAP v12 IPAWS USA Profile v10)
ndash CAP to EAS Implementation Guide
An IPAWS-OPEN Developers Guide is available via request to IPAWSdhsgov
Monthly Webinars for System Developers - see IPAWS web page for schedule and
archives httpwwwfemagovemergencyipawsworking_groupshtm
39 Vendors have declared intent to develop IPAWS public alert posting interoperating
tools - 13 Vendors have demonstrated successful posting of a digitally signed CAP
public alert to IPAWS in the test environment
bull Alerting Solutions Inc Next Generation CAP Alert
bull Buffalo Computer Graphics Inc DisasterLan
bull CellCast Technologies AggregatorGateway and EAGLE
Alerts
bull Communications Laboratories Inc The Emergency
Management Network (EMnet)
bull Digital Alert Systems (A Subsidiary of Monroe
Electronics) HALO CAP EAS Alert server
DASDECDASDEC-II CAP EAS encoderdecoder
DASDEC Message Originator and the DASDEC
R189R189SE One-Net CAP EAS encoderdecoder
OneNet Message Originator
bull Emergency Communications Network CodeRED
bull Everbridge Inc Everbridge Aware Everbridge Matrix
and Everbridge SmartGIS
bull Eye Street Solutions On-The-Go Alerting
bull GovComm Inc GovComm
bull MyStateUSA Alert Sense
bull NC4 E Team
bull SwiftReach Networks Inc Swift911 Emergency
Notification System
bull Trilithic Inc EASy Series CAPEAS
FirmwareSoftware
30
For more information
Email the IPAWS inbox IPAWSdhsgov
IPAWS Website
httpwwwfemagovemergencyipaws
EMI Independent Study Course IS-247
httptrainingfemagovEMIWebISis247asp
Mailing list for IPAWS Webinar notices
httpservicegovdeliverycomservicesubscribehtmlcode
=USDHSFEMA_165
31
IPAWS Program Office POCs
AntwaneJohnsondhsgov
Office (202) 646-4383
Director Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Division
WadeWitmerdhsgov
Office (202) 646-2523
Deputy Director Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Division
MarkLucerodhsgov
Office (202) 646-1386
Chief Engineering Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Division
State amp Local officials using IPAWS
1 AK Kenai Peninsula Borough Office of Emergency
Management
2 CA Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff
3 CA San Diego County Office of Emergency Services
4 CO Colorado Division of Emergency Management
5 FL Miami-Dade County Office of Emergency Management
6 HI Hawaii State Civil Defense
7 KS Sedgwick County Emergency Management
8 KY Daviess County Kentucky Emergency Management
9 KY Kentucky Division of Emergency Management
10 KY Madison County Kentucky EMACSEPP
11 MD Cecil County Department of Emergency Services
12 MD Maryland Emergency Management Agency
13 NJ New Jersey State Police
14 NY New York City Office of Emergency Management
15 OH Ashtabula County Board of Commissioners
32
1 AK State of Alaska Division of Homeland Security and
Emergency Management
2 AZ Arizona Division of Emergency Management (ADEM)
3 DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency
4 FL Florida Division of Emergency Management Agency
5 IA Johnson County Emergency Management Agency
6 ID Idaho Bureau of Homeland Security
7 IN Delaware County Emergency Management Agency
8 IN Grant County Emergency Management Agency
9 IN Jackson County EMA
10 IN Jay County Emergency Management Agency
11 IN Wayne County Emergency Management Agency
12 KY Lexington Fayette Urban County Government
13 MI City of Lansing Emergency Management
14 NY New York State Office of Emergency Management
15 OH Geauga County Sheriff
16 TX City of Kirby
17 US NOAANational Weather Service
Currently connected
Applications in process
As of 27 March
NOAA plans to be operational for all areas
of the US in May Only alerts for the most
severe weather will be sent as WEA
33
Additional IPAWS Information Resources
Developed for StateLocal public safety and EAS Participants to use for EAS test
preparation information and education activities
ndash State Toolkit for IPAWS Adoption
bull
ndash EAS Best Practices Guide bull
ndash EAS Test Informational Toolkit
bull
Technical and procedural info on how to
configure EAS equipment industry best
practices history and info on how to use
EAS
General EAS and Nationwide EAS Test
Information recommended practical
approaches for EAS public awareness
campaigns tools for customization of EAS
for State and local government
Information to assist state county and local
government officials in adopting
incorporating and using the Common
Alerting Protocol (CAP) and IPAWS
34
Additional Info
CAP Message is
created in alerting
tool and sent to the
IPAWS-OPEN
How IPAWS Workshellip
IPAWS-OPEN
verifies digital
signature
validates CAP file
and determines
where it goes
Dissemination
channels either
receive a pushed
message or poll for
a message from
IPAWS-OPEN
Alerts broadcast to
local consumer
devices
38
FEMA Responder Knowledge Base Website
Posts Supplier Declarations of Conformance to IPAWS CAP specifications
Goto httpswwwrkbussearchcfmtypeid=5
bull 10 vendor declarations
and test reports posted
FEMA NIMS Supporting
Technology Evaluation
Program (NIMS STEP) to
continuing testing for IPAWS
CAP specifications
IPAWS Architecture ndash including National EAS components
39
LocalStateOGA
systems and
infrastructure
Private Sector Industry systems and infrastructure
FEMA IPAWS
infrastructure
FEMA PEP Stations
XM Radio
NPR
Hybrid FEMA IPAWS and Private Sector infrastructure
President
White House
infrastructure
FEMA
Operations
Centers
IPAWS Capabilities Overview
bull StateLocal alerts sent thru IPAWS are distributed to
ndash Local radio and TV stations participating in local EAS
ndash Cellular phones as Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA)
ndash NOAA for broadcast over local NOAA Weather All Hazards Radio
ndash Websites and services (expected operational in May 2012)
bull Public alerts published to IPAWS alert feed for distribution by internet information services
and applications that choose to monitor IPAWS for alert information
IPAWS is Operational Now (Not all EAS or cellular participants are online yet)
bull Public safety officials who choose (optional) can use IPAWS for
integrated distribution of alert and warning information within their
jurisdiction
ndash As of 27 March
bull 15 Statelocalother public safety authorities are already using
bull 17 new applications are in process
(list maintained at httpwwwfemagovemergencyipawsauthorized_localitiesshtm)
5
IPAWShellip So what
Why should a local or state organization go to the trouble of integrating with
IPAWS
A local system integrated with IPAWS can at the same time as activation of
your local public alerting systems also distribute your alert message to
ndash your participating local radio and TV EAS participants
ndash local NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio
AND
ndash broadcast a Wireless Emergency Alert to cell phones and
ndash deliver the alert message to participating Internet services and applications
IPAWS Public Alerting Channels
Concept LocalNPPORO alerting integration with IPAWS
cell phones
web applications
widgets sites
social media
Emergency Alert System
Commercial Mobile Alert
System (CMAS)
Internet Services
NOAA HazCollect
Local
Authorities
NWS
IPAWS
OPEN
Local Unique Alerting
Systems
Local Public
All Radio and TV
Emergency
NPP
OROs
State
Authorities
Others
IPAWS Public Alerting Channels
Emergency Alert System and IPAWS CAP
All EAS Participants are required to monitor IPAWS for a national EAS
emergency alert message
FCC deadline for EAS participants to begin receiving CAP formatted alerts
from IPAWS is June 30 2012
ndash Some participants have already installed updated equipment and are monitoring the IPAWS EAS Feed
ndash 4 test messages (RWTs) per week are posted on the IPAWS EAS Feed
State and Local authorities can use IPAWS to route alerts to local EAS
stations
IPAWS should complement - but not replace - the systems you are currently
using for EAS
EAS Participants are defined by the FCCrsquos EAS rules in CFR 47 Part 11 and include
all radio and television broadcast cable satellite and wireline providers (eg Verizon
FiOS or ATT Uverse)
10
How does the EAS Feed work
Alerts sent to IPAWS-OPEN by federal state and local alerting authorities are
posted to the IPAWS EAS Feed hosted at the FEMA data centers
EAS Participants configure their EAS devices to monitor the IPAWS EAS Feed
minus local locationFIPS codes for the participating station
minus what alerts they will broadcast in accordance with local and state agreementspolicies
minus the IPAWS EAS Feed URL (could also monitor a state or local CAP alert server)
EAS devices poll the EAS feed for relevant active alerts fitting the stations profile
Appropriate Alerts are retrieved and broadcast in accordance with the State EAS
Plan and any agreements with local officials
11
Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS)
IPAWS is the only way emergency
managers can access the Commercial
Mobile Alert System (CMAS) to send
Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA)
Enables authorized public safety officials to
send 90 character geographically
targeted emergency alerts to cellular
phones in a danger zone
Uses ldquocell broadcastrdquo technology to avoid
network congestion
Cellular carrier participation voluntary
ndash 142 carriers have opted-in
Citizens may opt-out of receiving alerts
ndash New phones are delivered opted-in
Significantly Different from SMSemail based
alerting systems
ndash Not subscription based -- true location based alerting
ndash Sends alerts to phones in an area - not to a database of phone numbers
ndash For ldquoAlertsrdquo onlyhellip not for notification type messages
ndash Only for emergencies categorized as
bull Imminent Threat (Severity Urgency Certainty)
bull AMBER Child Abduction Emergency
bull Presidential ( Cannot Opt-Out )
CMAS is the result of Public-Private
Partnership
ndash cellular carriers FEMA and rules per the FCC
CMAS capability is
free to alerters and
alertees ndash no usage
or text message
charges
12
WEACMAS
bull Status
ldquoFCC Regulatory startrdquo date for wireless carriers is April 7 2012
Early launch of capability to NYC completed in Dec 2011
As of March 28th
5 carriers connected to IPAWS ATampT T-Mobile Sprint US Cellular Verizon Wireless
26 carriers are in process
110 more have opted-in per FCC website
Carrier network readiness and handset availability varies
Carrier is the only source of info for networkhandset status info
Access to CMAS for WEA is only via IPAWS
13
WEA Compatible Phones so farhellip
ATampT Wireless Sprint
HTC EVO 3D
HTC EVO Design 4G
Kyocera Brio
Kyocera Duracore
Kyocera DuraMax
LG Marque
Samsung Galaxy SII
Samsung Transform
Ultra
Samsung Trender
Sanyo Inuendo
Sanyo Milano
Sanyo Vero
T-Mobile
LG DoublePlaytrade
Nokia Lumia 710
T-Mobilereg myTouchreg
T-Mobilereg myTouchreg Q
T-Mobilereg myTouchreg 4G
Samsung Galaxy Blaze 4G
Verizon Wireless
Droid 2 Global by Motorola
Droid Pro by Motorola
Droid X2 by Motorola
Motorola Citrustrade
LG Cosmostrade 2
LG Reveretrade
LG Enlightentrade
Carrier Info Webpage links
- httpwwwattcomesupportarticlejspsid=KB409415fbid=E6ou0RK9fNq
- httpcommunitysprintcombawservletJiveServletdownloadBody2811-102-1-
2310Wireless20Emergency20Alert20FAQpdf
- httpwwwt-mobilecomshopphonesfeatures=a9140e65-fb7b-42f2-88e5-454b2ed235af
- httpsupportverizonwirelesscomclcfaqsWireless20Serviceemergency_alerts_faqhtml
- httpwwwuscellularcomuscellularsupportfaqfaqDetailsjsptopic=wireless-emergency-
alertshtml
Samsung Galaxy SII
Samsung Captivate
Glide
Motorola Atrix 2
US Cellular
Samsung Character with software
update available by visiting a Service
Technician at a US Cellular retail store
More handsets coming soon
14
Examples of WEA messages on phones
observed in NYC testing
15
Federal Government Roles in WEACMAS
FCCrsquos Public Safety amp Homeland Security Bureau is the regulatory authority for
CMAS
ndash Requirements for participation in the voluntary Commercial Mobile Alert System are defined in Title 47 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 10
FEMArsquos IPAWS-OPEN is the ldquoFederal Alert Gatewayrdquo defined in the FCC rules
ndash Authenticates public alerting authorities
ndash Provides technical interface to carriers
For regulatory questions
ndash see the FCCrsquos website at httptransitionfccgovpshsservicescmashtml
ndash or contact Gregory Cooke Associate Chief Policy and Licensing Division Public Safety amp Homeland Security Bureau Federal Communications Commission (202) 418-2351 GregoryCookefccgov
Local Availability When will CMASWEA be in my area
Per the FCC carriers to begin offering WEA service on April 7 2012
ndash Howeverhellip contact the FCC and your local carriers for details
ndash At this time only Sprint T-Mobile Verizon Wireless ATampT and US Cellular are connected to the IPAWS CMAS gateway
ndash Only Sprint has declared readiness to broadcast WEAs in all service areas
ndash ATampT Verizon Wireless T-Mobile have declared readiness in NYC
Monitor the IPAWS web page for updates providing
ndash Link to a CTIA Wireless Association web page with list of carriers participating in WEACMAS
ndash List of Wireless Carrier Points of Contact for WEA information
17
NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio
The National Weather Service (NWS) All-Hazards Emergency Message Collection
System or HazCollect can be accessed through IPAWS
HazCollect enables emergency alert messages from local alerting authorities to be
broadcast over local NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio transmitters
Permission to access Hazcollect must be coordinated and approved through the
NWS in coordination with your local Weather Forecast Office
minus additional info at httpwwwnwsnoaagovoshazcollect
HazCollect interface between FEMA IPAWS and NOAA has been in place since 2010
18
Internet Services Applications
Internet web services and applications that choose may request access to monitor
and retrieve public alerts in CAP format from IPAWS
minus Soon IPAWS Public Alerts Feed is in final development
Services then post or distribute emergency alerts information
minus eg Googleorg Public Alerts web page publishes active alerts retrieved from NOAA and
the USGS at wwwgoogleorgpublicalerts
19
How to become an IPAWS user
20
Caveats
To leverage the IPAWS capabilities and public alerting channels
Need to implement or obtain an IPAWS-compatible software tool
ndash ie a CAP compliant tool that interoperates with IPAWS-OPEN
ndash To date 13 vendors have demonstrated successful posting of a digitally signed CAP public alert to IPAWS in the test environment
bull list of vendors developing compatible tools is on IPAWS website
ndash Four grant programs include language that can be used to enhance existing or establish new alert and warning programs
Need StateTerritorialTribal authorization for Public Alerting Authority in your area
Need to coordinate with your local EAS Participants to carry your message
Need to coordinate with your local NOAA NWS Weather Forecast Office for approval to
broadcast Non Weather Emergency Messages over NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio
Also note that CMASWEA is not deployed everywhere yet and not all handset are
compatible Likely to take several years for wide spread coverage to be deployed
21
What do you need to do to use IPAWS
1 You need an IPAWS-compatible software tool
ndash List of vendors developing compatible tools is on IPAWS website
2 Execute a security Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with DHSFEMA
bull Formalizes approval for message exchange between your system and IPAWS-OPEN system ndash the MOA application is on the IPAWS website
The MOA establishes an IPAWS Collaborative Operating Group (COG)
account for your organization
bull COGs may be established for Stateterritorial regional or local level organizations
bull COG owners administer their own member accounts through their software system
Once the these steps are complete a digital certificate is issued for installation on your IPAWS-compatible tool that is used to digitally sign all of your messages
You now have the ability to exchange alert information only with other COGs
If your organization also seeks public alerting authority through IPAWS an
additional application is requiredhellip
Info and forms are at
httpwwwfemagovemergencyipawsalerting_authoritiesshtm2
22
Application for Public Alerting Authority
If your organization wants to leverage IPAWS public alerting channels
a few additional steps are required
3 Complete an additional application for public alerting authority on behalf of the COG organization is required (public alerting application is available by request sent to IPAWSdhsgov)
The application will ask you to identify
the IPAWS public alerting channels to be used (EAS WEACMAS HazCollect)
the geographic extent of alerting authority (Statewide Multi-county Single county)
the Event Codes (from EASSAME) the organization is authorized to use - this must be consistent with State and local EAS and other local Operating Plans
4 Complete EMI Independent Study Course IS-247 ldquoIntegrated Public Alert and Warning Systemrdquo
Why does FEMA need State or other formal validation of your ldquoalerting authorityrdquo
ndash Ensures that alerting permissions are coordinated and consistent with State Territorial Tribal EAS and AMBER Alert plans or other state and local public warning plans
ndash Preferably your public alerting application should be routed and signed by a designated state authority before being submitted to FEMA IPAWS has found a designated authority for most states Request info for your state from IPAWSdhsgov
23
How to sign up for IPAWS Step 1 -- Select IPAWS compatible software
FEMA does not provide a ldquofront endrdquo user
interface
FEMA works with public and private third party
developers who design their software or
equipment to be compatible with IPAWS
For a list of developers see
httpwwwfemagovpdfemergencyipawsop
en_developerspdf
Some vendors have submitted their products
for testing by the FEMA Supporting
Technologies Evaluation Program (STEP) A
list of products that have completed testing is
on the Responder Knowledge Base -
httpwwwrkbus search ldquoIPAWSrdquo
24
How to sign up for IPAWS Step 2 ndash Apply for a Memorandum of Agreement with FEMA
Application and instructions are available
from the Website
Form includes your contact and system
information
A custom MOA is returned to you for
signature
Must be signed by an official authorized to
execute such agreements
MOA includes security notification and
recordkeeping requirements
A copy of FEMA executed MOA is returned
with a digital certificate used to configure
your system
How to sign up for IPAWS Step 3 ndash Apply for public alerting permissions
Only needed if you want to use IPAWS for
public alerting (vs interoperability only)
Application instructions and state reviewer
contact information are sent to you as part
of the MOA process
Form includes
ndash Systems desired (ie EAS CMAS HazCollect)
ndash Geographic area of alerting authority (FIPS codes)
ndash Event code options (eg CEM etc)
Complete the form and send to your state
reviewer for signature verifying consistency
with state plans and current practice
Return the signed form to FEMA
26
How to sign up for IPAWS Step 4 ndash Complete IPAWS Web-based training
Can be done at any time
EMI Independent Study course IS-247 httptrainingfemagovEMIWebISis247asp
Approximately two hours
ndash Lesson 1 Introduction to IPAWS
ndash Lesson 2 Appropriate Effective and Accessible Alert and Warning Messages
ndash Lesson 3 Common Alerting Protocol Message Composition
Complete a final exam and receive a
training certificate from EMI
For COG POC forward a copy of your
training certification to complete the MOA
process
For all other COG members retain on file
27
EMI Independent Study course for Alerting Authorities (IS-247)
On-line at FEMA Emergency
Management Institute
httptrainingfemagovEMIWe
bISis247asp
ndash Independent study course
ndash Approx 2 hours to complete
ndash Provides
bull increased awareness of the benefits of using IPAWS for effective public warnings
bull skills to draft more appropriate effective and accessible warning messages and
bull best practices in the effective use of Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) to reach all members of their communities
28
FEMA IPAWS Language in Federal Grant Programs
Funding from the Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) Tribal Homeland
Security Grant Program (THSGP) and Interoperable Emergency Communications
Grants Program (IECGP) may be used to enhance existing or establish new alert
and warning programs
Organizations seeking grants are encouraged to contact FEMA Grants Office and
IPAWS Office prior to initiating program activities
ndash program guidance tools resources and updates are available
ndash contact IPAWS Office at ipawsdhsgov
Grants can be used for planning and equipment purchases
ndash Planning development or enhancement of public alert and warning plans interoperability governing bodies development or enhancement of alert and warning assessments and inventories development or enhancement of alert and warning protocols planning for emerging technologies
ndash Equipment design construction implementation enhancement replacement and maintenance of emergency response communications systems and equipment planning procurement and deployment of emerging technology systems
Remember FEMA grant business is done through the State---
counties locals private entities etc must go throughcoordinate
with the State to obtain grant funds
29
Information for your vendor
Three documents define CAP as it will be implemented and used in IPAWS
ndash OASIS CAP Standard v12
ndash IPAWS Specification to the CAP Standard(CAP v12 IPAWS USA Profile v10)
ndash CAP to EAS Implementation Guide
An IPAWS-OPEN Developers Guide is available via request to IPAWSdhsgov
Monthly Webinars for System Developers - see IPAWS web page for schedule and
archives httpwwwfemagovemergencyipawsworking_groupshtm
39 Vendors have declared intent to develop IPAWS public alert posting interoperating
tools - 13 Vendors have demonstrated successful posting of a digitally signed CAP
public alert to IPAWS in the test environment
bull Alerting Solutions Inc Next Generation CAP Alert
bull Buffalo Computer Graphics Inc DisasterLan
bull CellCast Technologies AggregatorGateway and EAGLE
Alerts
bull Communications Laboratories Inc The Emergency
Management Network (EMnet)
bull Digital Alert Systems (A Subsidiary of Monroe
Electronics) HALO CAP EAS Alert server
DASDECDASDEC-II CAP EAS encoderdecoder
DASDEC Message Originator and the DASDEC
R189R189SE One-Net CAP EAS encoderdecoder
OneNet Message Originator
bull Emergency Communications Network CodeRED
bull Everbridge Inc Everbridge Aware Everbridge Matrix
and Everbridge SmartGIS
bull Eye Street Solutions On-The-Go Alerting
bull GovComm Inc GovComm
bull MyStateUSA Alert Sense
bull NC4 E Team
bull SwiftReach Networks Inc Swift911 Emergency
Notification System
bull Trilithic Inc EASy Series CAPEAS
FirmwareSoftware
30
For more information
Email the IPAWS inbox IPAWSdhsgov
IPAWS Website
httpwwwfemagovemergencyipaws
EMI Independent Study Course IS-247
httptrainingfemagovEMIWebISis247asp
Mailing list for IPAWS Webinar notices
httpservicegovdeliverycomservicesubscribehtmlcode
=USDHSFEMA_165
31
IPAWS Program Office POCs
AntwaneJohnsondhsgov
Office (202) 646-4383
Director Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Division
WadeWitmerdhsgov
Office (202) 646-2523
Deputy Director Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Division
MarkLucerodhsgov
Office (202) 646-1386
Chief Engineering Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Division
State amp Local officials using IPAWS
1 AK Kenai Peninsula Borough Office of Emergency
Management
2 CA Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff
3 CA San Diego County Office of Emergency Services
4 CO Colorado Division of Emergency Management
5 FL Miami-Dade County Office of Emergency Management
6 HI Hawaii State Civil Defense
7 KS Sedgwick County Emergency Management
8 KY Daviess County Kentucky Emergency Management
9 KY Kentucky Division of Emergency Management
10 KY Madison County Kentucky EMACSEPP
11 MD Cecil County Department of Emergency Services
12 MD Maryland Emergency Management Agency
13 NJ New Jersey State Police
14 NY New York City Office of Emergency Management
15 OH Ashtabula County Board of Commissioners
32
1 AK State of Alaska Division of Homeland Security and
Emergency Management
2 AZ Arizona Division of Emergency Management (ADEM)
3 DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency
4 FL Florida Division of Emergency Management Agency
5 IA Johnson County Emergency Management Agency
6 ID Idaho Bureau of Homeland Security
7 IN Delaware County Emergency Management Agency
8 IN Grant County Emergency Management Agency
9 IN Jackson County EMA
10 IN Jay County Emergency Management Agency
11 IN Wayne County Emergency Management Agency
12 KY Lexington Fayette Urban County Government
13 MI City of Lansing Emergency Management
14 NY New York State Office of Emergency Management
15 OH Geauga County Sheriff
16 TX City of Kirby
17 US NOAANational Weather Service
Currently connected
Applications in process
As of 27 March
NOAA plans to be operational for all areas
of the US in May Only alerts for the most
severe weather will be sent as WEA
33
Additional IPAWS Information Resources
Developed for StateLocal public safety and EAS Participants to use for EAS test
preparation information and education activities
ndash State Toolkit for IPAWS Adoption
bull
ndash EAS Best Practices Guide bull
ndash EAS Test Informational Toolkit
bull
Technical and procedural info on how to
configure EAS equipment industry best
practices history and info on how to use
EAS
General EAS and Nationwide EAS Test
Information recommended practical
approaches for EAS public awareness
campaigns tools for customization of EAS
for State and local government
Information to assist state county and local
government officials in adopting
incorporating and using the Common
Alerting Protocol (CAP) and IPAWS
34
Additional Info
CAP Message is
created in alerting
tool and sent to the
IPAWS-OPEN
How IPAWS Workshellip
IPAWS-OPEN
verifies digital
signature
validates CAP file
and determines
where it goes
Dissemination
channels either
receive a pushed
message or poll for
a message from
IPAWS-OPEN
Alerts broadcast to
local consumer
devices
38
FEMA Responder Knowledge Base Website
Posts Supplier Declarations of Conformance to IPAWS CAP specifications
Goto httpswwwrkbussearchcfmtypeid=5
bull 10 vendor declarations
and test reports posted
FEMA NIMS Supporting
Technology Evaluation
Program (NIMS STEP) to
continuing testing for IPAWS
CAP specifications
IPAWS Architecture ndash including National EAS components
39
LocalStateOGA
systems and
infrastructure
Private Sector Industry systems and infrastructure
FEMA IPAWS
infrastructure
FEMA PEP Stations
XM Radio
NPR
Hybrid FEMA IPAWS and Private Sector infrastructure
President
White House
infrastructure
FEMA
Operations
Centers
IPAWShellip So what
Why should a local or state organization go to the trouble of integrating with
IPAWS
A local system integrated with IPAWS can at the same time as activation of
your local public alerting systems also distribute your alert message to
ndash your participating local radio and TV EAS participants
ndash local NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio
AND
ndash broadcast a Wireless Emergency Alert to cell phones and
ndash deliver the alert message to participating Internet services and applications
IPAWS Public Alerting Channels
Concept LocalNPPORO alerting integration with IPAWS
cell phones
web applications
widgets sites
social media
Emergency Alert System
Commercial Mobile Alert
System (CMAS)
Internet Services
NOAA HazCollect
Local
Authorities
NWS
IPAWS
OPEN
Local Unique Alerting
Systems
Local Public
All Radio and TV
Emergency
NPP
OROs
State
Authorities
Others
IPAWS Public Alerting Channels
Emergency Alert System and IPAWS CAP
All EAS Participants are required to monitor IPAWS for a national EAS
emergency alert message
FCC deadline for EAS participants to begin receiving CAP formatted alerts
from IPAWS is June 30 2012
ndash Some participants have already installed updated equipment and are monitoring the IPAWS EAS Feed
ndash 4 test messages (RWTs) per week are posted on the IPAWS EAS Feed
State and Local authorities can use IPAWS to route alerts to local EAS
stations
IPAWS should complement - but not replace - the systems you are currently
using for EAS
EAS Participants are defined by the FCCrsquos EAS rules in CFR 47 Part 11 and include
all radio and television broadcast cable satellite and wireline providers (eg Verizon
FiOS or ATT Uverse)
10
How does the EAS Feed work
Alerts sent to IPAWS-OPEN by federal state and local alerting authorities are
posted to the IPAWS EAS Feed hosted at the FEMA data centers
EAS Participants configure their EAS devices to monitor the IPAWS EAS Feed
minus local locationFIPS codes for the participating station
minus what alerts they will broadcast in accordance with local and state agreementspolicies
minus the IPAWS EAS Feed URL (could also monitor a state or local CAP alert server)
EAS devices poll the EAS feed for relevant active alerts fitting the stations profile
Appropriate Alerts are retrieved and broadcast in accordance with the State EAS
Plan and any agreements with local officials
11
Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS)
IPAWS is the only way emergency
managers can access the Commercial
Mobile Alert System (CMAS) to send
Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA)
Enables authorized public safety officials to
send 90 character geographically
targeted emergency alerts to cellular
phones in a danger zone
Uses ldquocell broadcastrdquo technology to avoid
network congestion
Cellular carrier participation voluntary
ndash 142 carriers have opted-in
Citizens may opt-out of receiving alerts
ndash New phones are delivered opted-in
Significantly Different from SMSemail based
alerting systems
ndash Not subscription based -- true location based alerting
ndash Sends alerts to phones in an area - not to a database of phone numbers
ndash For ldquoAlertsrdquo onlyhellip not for notification type messages
ndash Only for emergencies categorized as
bull Imminent Threat (Severity Urgency Certainty)
bull AMBER Child Abduction Emergency
bull Presidential ( Cannot Opt-Out )
CMAS is the result of Public-Private
Partnership
ndash cellular carriers FEMA and rules per the FCC
CMAS capability is
free to alerters and
alertees ndash no usage
or text message
charges
12
WEACMAS
bull Status
ldquoFCC Regulatory startrdquo date for wireless carriers is April 7 2012
Early launch of capability to NYC completed in Dec 2011
As of March 28th
5 carriers connected to IPAWS ATampT T-Mobile Sprint US Cellular Verizon Wireless
26 carriers are in process
110 more have opted-in per FCC website
Carrier network readiness and handset availability varies
Carrier is the only source of info for networkhandset status info
Access to CMAS for WEA is only via IPAWS
13
WEA Compatible Phones so farhellip
ATampT Wireless Sprint
HTC EVO 3D
HTC EVO Design 4G
Kyocera Brio
Kyocera Duracore
Kyocera DuraMax
LG Marque
Samsung Galaxy SII
Samsung Transform
Ultra
Samsung Trender
Sanyo Inuendo
Sanyo Milano
Sanyo Vero
T-Mobile
LG DoublePlaytrade
Nokia Lumia 710
T-Mobilereg myTouchreg
T-Mobilereg myTouchreg Q
T-Mobilereg myTouchreg 4G
Samsung Galaxy Blaze 4G
Verizon Wireless
Droid 2 Global by Motorola
Droid Pro by Motorola
Droid X2 by Motorola
Motorola Citrustrade
LG Cosmostrade 2
LG Reveretrade
LG Enlightentrade
Carrier Info Webpage links
- httpwwwattcomesupportarticlejspsid=KB409415fbid=E6ou0RK9fNq
- httpcommunitysprintcombawservletJiveServletdownloadBody2811-102-1-
2310Wireless20Emergency20Alert20FAQpdf
- httpwwwt-mobilecomshopphonesfeatures=a9140e65-fb7b-42f2-88e5-454b2ed235af
- httpsupportverizonwirelesscomclcfaqsWireless20Serviceemergency_alerts_faqhtml
- httpwwwuscellularcomuscellularsupportfaqfaqDetailsjsptopic=wireless-emergency-
alertshtml
Samsung Galaxy SII
Samsung Captivate
Glide
Motorola Atrix 2
US Cellular
Samsung Character with software
update available by visiting a Service
Technician at a US Cellular retail store
More handsets coming soon
14
Examples of WEA messages on phones
observed in NYC testing
15
Federal Government Roles in WEACMAS
FCCrsquos Public Safety amp Homeland Security Bureau is the regulatory authority for
CMAS
ndash Requirements for participation in the voluntary Commercial Mobile Alert System are defined in Title 47 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 10
FEMArsquos IPAWS-OPEN is the ldquoFederal Alert Gatewayrdquo defined in the FCC rules
ndash Authenticates public alerting authorities
ndash Provides technical interface to carriers
For regulatory questions
ndash see the FCCrsquos website at httptransitionfccgovpshsservicescmashtml
ndash or contact Gregory Cooke Associate Chief Policy and Licensing Division Public Safety amp Homeland Security Bureau Federal Communications Commission (202) 418-2351 GregoryCookefccgov
Local Availability When will CMASWEA be in my area
Per the FCC carriers to begin offering WEA service on April 7 2012
ndash Howeverhellip contact the FCC and your local carriers for details
ndash At this time only Sprint T-Mobile Verizon Wireless ATampT and US Cellular are connected to the IPAWS CMAS gateway
ndash Only Sprint has declared readiness to broadcast WEAs in all service areas
ndash ATampT Verizon Wireless T-Mobile have declared readiness in NYC
Monitor the IPAWS web page for updates providing
ndash Link to a CTIA Wireless Association web page with list of carriers participating in WEACMAS
ndash List of Wireless Carrier Points of Contact for WEA information
17
NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio
The National Weather Service (NWS) All-Hazards Emergency Message Collection
System or HazCollect can be accessed through IPAWS
HazCollect enables emergency alert messages from local alerting authorities to be
broadcast over local NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio transmitters
Permission to access Hazcollect must be coordinated and approved through the
NWS in coordination with your local Weather Forecast Office
minus additional info at httpwwwnwsnoaagovoshazcollect
HazCollect interface between FEMA IPAWS and NOAA has been in place since 2010
18
Internet Services Applications
Internet web services and applications that choose may request access to monitor
and retrieve public alerts in CAP format from IPAWS
minus Soon IPAWS Public Alerts Feed is in final development
Services then post or distribute emergency alerts information
minus eg Googleorg Public Alerts web page publishes active alerts retrieved from NOAA and
the USGS at wwwgoogleorgpublicalerts
19
How to become an IPAWS user
20
Caveats
To leverage the IPAWS capabilities and public alerting channels
Need to implement or obtain an IPAWS-compatible software tool
ndash ie a CAP compliant tool that interoperates with IPAWS-OPEN
ndash To date 13 vendors have demonstrated successful posting of a digitally signed CAP public alert to IPAWS in the test environment
bull list of vendors developing compatible tools is on IPAWS website
ndash Four grant programs include language that can be used to enhance existing or establish new alert and warning programs
Need StateTerritorialTribal authorization for Public Alerting Authority in your area
Need to coordinate with your local EAS Participants to carry your message
Need to coordinate with your local NOAA NWS Weather Forecast Office for approval to
broadcast Non Weather Emergency Messages over NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio
Also note that CMASWEA is not deployed everywhere yet and not all handset are
compatible Likely to take several years for wide spread coverage to be deployed
21
What do you need to do to use IPAWS
1 You need an IPAWS-compatible software tool
ndash List of vendors developing compatible tools is on IPAWS website
2 Execute a security Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with DHSFEMA
bull Formalizes approval for message exchange between your system and IPAWS-OPEN system ndash the MOA application is on the IPAWS website
The MOA establishes an IPAWS Collaborative Operating Group (COG)
account for your organization
bull COGs may be established for Stateterritorial regional or local level organizations
bull COG owners administer their own member accounts through their software system
Once the these steps are complete a digital certificate is issued for installation on your IPAWS-compatible tool that is used to digitally sign all of your messages
You now have the ability to exchange alert information only with other COGs
If your organization also seeks public alerting authority through IPAWS an
additional application is requiredhellip
Info and forms are at
httpwwwfemagovemergencyipawsalerting_authoritiesshtm2
22
Application for Public Alerting Authority
If your organization wants to leverage IPAWS public alerting channels
a few additional steps are required
3 Complete an additional application for public alerting authority on behalf of the COG organization is required (public alerting application is available by request sent to IPAWSdhsgov)
The application will ask you to identify
the IPAWS public alerting channels to be used (EAS WEACMAS HazCollect)
the geographic extent of alerting authority (Statewide Multi-county Single county)
the Event Codes (from EASSAME) the organization is authorized to use - this must be consistent with State and local EAS and other local Operating Plans
4 Complete EMI Independent Study Course IS-247 ldquoIntegrated Public Alert and Warning Systemrdquo
Why does FEMA need State or other formal validation of your ldquoalerting authorityrdquo
ndash Ensures that alerting permissions are coordinated and consistent with State Territorial Tribal EAS and AMBER Alert plans or other state and local public warning plans
ndash Preferably your public alerting application should be routed and signed by a designated state authority before being submitted to FEMA IPAWS has found a designated authority for most states Request info for your state from IPAWSdhsgov
23
How to sign up for IPAWS Step 1 -- Select IPAWS compatible software
FEMA does not provide a ldquofront endrdquo user
interface
FEMA works with public and private third party
developers who design their software or
equipment to be compatible with IPAWS
For a list of developers see
httpwwwfemagovpdfemergencyipawsop
en_developerspdf
Some vendors have submitted their products
for testing by the FEMA Supporting
Technologies Evaluation Program (STEP) A
list of products that have completed testing is
on the Responder Knowledge Base -
httpwwwrkbus search ldquoIPAWSrdquo
24
How to sign up for IPAWS Step 2 ndash Apply for a Memorandum of Agreement with FEMA
Application and instructions are available
from the Website
Form includes your contact and system
information
A custom MOA is returned to you for
signature
Must be signed by an official authorized to
execute such agreements
MOA includes security notification and
recordkeeping requirements
A copy of FEMA executed MOA is returned
with a digital certificate used to configure
your system
How to sign up for IPAWS Step 3 ndash Apply for public alerting permissions
Only needed if you want to use IPAWS for
public alerting (vs interoperability only)
Application instructions and state reviewer
contact information are sent to you as part
of the MOA process
Form includes
ndash Systems desired (ie EAS CMAS HazCollect)
ndash Geographic area of alerting authority (FIPS codes)
ndash Event code options (eg CEM etc)
Complete the form and send to your state
reviewer for signature verifying consistency
with state plans and current practice
Return the signed form to FEMA
26
How to sign up for IPAWS Step 4 ndash Complete IPAWS Web-based training
Can be done at any time
EMI Independent Study course IS-247 httptrainingfemagovEMIWebISis247asp
Approximately two hours
ndash Lesson 1 Introduction to IPAWS
ndash Lesson 2 Appropriate Effective and Accessible Alert and Warning Messages
ndash Lesson 3 Common Alerting Protocol Message Composition
Complete a final exam and receive a
training certificate from EMI
For COG POC forward a copy of your
training certification to complete the MOA
process
For all other COG members retain on file
27
EMI Independent Study course for Alerting Authorities (IS-247)
On-line at FEMA Emergency
Management Institute
httptrainingfemagovEMIWe
bISis247asp
ndash Independent study course
ndash Approx 2 hours to complete
ndash Provides
bull increased awareness of the benefits of using IPAWS for effective public warnings
bull skills to draft more appropriate effective and accessible warning messages and
bull best practices in the effective use of Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) to reach all members of their communities
28
FEMA IPAWS Language in Federal Grant Programs
Funding from the Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) Tribal Homeland
Security Grant Program (THSGP) and Interoperable Emergency Communications
Grants Program (IECGP) may be used to enhance existing or establish new alert
and warning programs
Organizations seeking grants are encouraged to contact FEMA Grants Office and
IPAWS Office prior to initiating program activities
ndash program guidance tools resources and updates are available
ndash contact IPAWS Office at ipawsdhsgov
Grants can be used for planning and equipment purchases
ndash Planning development or enhancement of public alert and warning plans interoperability governing bodies development or enhancement of alert and warning assessments and inventories development or enhancement of alert and warning protocols planning for emerging technologies
ndash Equipment design construction implementation enhancement replacement and maintenance of emergency response communications systems and equipment planning procurement and deployment of emerging technology systems
Remember FEMA grant business is done through the State---
counties locals private entities etc must go throughcoordinate
with the State to obtain grant funds
29
Information for your vendor
Three documents define CAP as it will be implemented and used in IPAWS
ndash OASIS CAP Standard v12
ndash IPAWS Specification to the CAP Standard(CAP v12 IPAWS USA Profile v10)
ndash CAP to EAS Implementation Guide
An IPAWS-OPEN Developers Guide is available via request to IPAWSdhsgov
Monthly Webinars for System Developers - see IPAWS web page for schedule and
archives httpwwwfemagovemergencyipawsworking_groupshtm
39 Vendors have declared intent to develop IPAWS public alert posting interoperating
tools - 13 Vendors have demonstrated successful posting of a digitally signed CAP
public alert to IPAWS in the test environment
bull Alerting Solutions Inc Next Generation CAP Alert
bull Buffalo Computer Graphics Inc DisasterLan
bull CellCast Technologies AggregatorGateway and EAGLE
Alerts
bull Communications Laboratories Inc The Emergency
Management Network (EMnet)
bull Digital Alert Systems (A Subsidiary of Monroe
Electronics) HALO CAP EAS Alert server
DASDECDASDEC-II CAP EAS encoderdecoder
DASDEC Message Originator and the DASDEC
R189R189SE One-Net CAP EAS encoderdecoder
OneNet Message Originator
bull Emergency Communications Network CodeRED
bull Everbridge Inc Everbridge Aware Everbridge Matrix
and Everbridge SmartGIS
bull Eye Street Solutions On-The-Go Alerting
bull GovComm Inc GovComm
bull MyStateUSA Alert Sense
bull NC4 E Team
bull SwiftReach Networks Inc Swift911 Emergency
Notification System
bull Trilithic Inc EASy Series CAPEAS
FirmwareSoftware
30
For more information
Email the IPAWS inbox IPAWSdhsgov
IPAWS Website
httpwwwfemagovemergencyipaws
EMI Independent Study Course IS-247
httptrainingfemagovEMIWebISis247asp
Mailing list for IPAWS Webinar notices
httpservicegovdeliverycomservicesubscribehtmlcode
=USDHSFEMA_165
31
IPAWS Program Office POCs
AntwaneJohnsondhsgov
Office (202) 646-4383
Director Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Division
WadeWitmerdhsgov
Office (202) 646-2523
Deputy Director Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Division
MarkLucerodhsgov
Office (202) 646-1386
Chief Engineering Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Division
State amp Local officials using IPAWS
1 AK Kenai Peninsula Borough Office of Emergency
Management
2 CA Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff
3 CA San Diego County Office of Emergency Services
4 CO Colorado Division of Emergency Management
5 FL Miami-Dade County Office of Emergency Management
6 HI Hawaii State Civil Defense
7 KS Sedgwick County Emergency Management
8 KY Daviess County Kentucky Emergency Management
9 KY Kentucky Division of Emergency Management
10 KY Madison County Kentucky EMACSEPP
11 MD Cecil County Department of Emergency Services
12 MD Maryland Emergency Management Agency
13 NJ New Jersey State Police
14 NY New York City Office of Emergency Management
15 OH Ashtabula County Board of Commissioners
32
1 AK State of Alaska Division of Homeland Security and
Emergency Management
2 AZ Arizona Division of Emergency Management (ADEM)
3 DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency
4 FL Florida Division of Emergency Management Agency
5 IA Johnson County Emergency Management Agency
6 ID Idaho Bureau of Homeland Security
7 IN Delaware County Emergency Management Agency
8 IN Grant County Emergency Management Agency
9 IN Jackson County EMA
10 IN Jay County Emergency Management Agency
11 IN Wayne County Emergency Management Agency
12 KY Lexington Fayette Urban County Government
13 MI City of Lansing Emergency Management
14 NY New York State Office of Emergency Management
15 OH Geauga County Sheriff
16 TX City of Kirby
17 US NOAANational Weather Service
Currently connected
Applications in process
As of 27 March
NOAA plans to be operational for all areas
of the US in May Only alerts for the most
severe weather will be sent as WEA
33
Additional IPAWS Information Resources
Developed for StateLocal public safety and EAS Participants to use for EAS test
preparation information and education activities
ndash State Toolkit for IPAWS Adoption
bull
ndash EAS Best Practices Guide bull
ndash EAS Test Informational Toolkit
bull
Technical and procedural info on how to
configure EAS equipment industry best
practices history and info on how to use
EAS
General EAS and Nationwide EAS Test
Information recommended practical
approaches for EAS public awareness
campaigns tools for customization of EAS
for State and local government
Information to assist state county and local
government officials in adopting
incorporating and using the Common
Alerting Protocol (CAP) and IPAWS
34
Additional Info
CAP Message is
created in alerting
tool and sent to the
IPAWS-OPEN
How IPAWS Workshellip
IPAWS-OPEN
verifies digital
signature
validates CAP file
and determines
where it goes
Dissemination
channels either
receive a pushed
message or poll for
a message from
IPAWS-OPEN
Alerts broadcast to
local consumer
devices
38
FEMA Responder Knowledge Base Website
Posts Supplier Declarations of Conformance to IPAWS CAP specifications
Goto httpswwwrkbussearchcfmtypeid=5
bull 10 vendor declarations
and test reports posted
FEMA NIMS Supporting
Technology Evaluation
Program (NIMS STEP) to
continuing testing for IPAWS
CAP specifications
IPAWS Architecture ndash including National EAS components
39
LocalStateOGA
systems and
infrastructure
Private Sector Industry systems and infrastructure
FEMA IPAWS
infrastructure
FEMA PEP Stations
XM Radio
NPR
Hybrid FEMA IPAWS and Private Sector infrastructure
President
White House
infrastructure
FEMA
Operations
Centers
IPAWS Public Alerting Channels
Concept LocalNPPORO alerting integration with IPAWS
cell phones
web applications
widgets sites
social media
Emergency Alert System
Commercial Mobile Alert
System (CMAS)
Internet Services
NOAA HazCollect
Local
Authorities
NWS
IPAWS
OPEN
Local Unique Alerting
Systems
Local Public
All Radio and TV
Emergency
NPP
OROs
State
Authorities
Others
IPAWS Public Alerting Channels
Emergency Alert System and IPAWS CAP
All EAS Participants are required to monitor IPAWS for a national EAS
emergency alert message
FCC deadline for EAS participants to begin receiving CAP formatted alerts
from IPAWS is June 30 2012
ndash Some participants have already installed updated equipment and are monitoring the IPAWS EAS Feed
ndash 4 test messages (RWTs) per week are posted on the IPAWS EAS Feed
State and Local authorities can use IPAWS to route alerts to local EAS
stations
IPAWS should complement - but not replace - the systems you are currently
using for EAS
EAS Participants are defined by the FCCrsquos EAS rules in CFR 47 Part 11 and include
all radio and television broadcast cable satellite and wireline providers (eg Verizon
FiOS or ATT Uverse)
10
How does the EAS Feed work
Alerts sent to IPAWS-OPEN by federal state and local alerting authorities are
posted to the IPAWS EAS Feed hosted at the FEMA data centers
EAS Participants configure their EAS devices to monitor the IPAWS EAS Feed
minus local locationFIPS codes for the participating station
minus what alerts they will broadcast in accordance with local and state agreementspolicies
minus the IPAWS EAS Feed URL (could also monitor a state or local CAP alert server)
EAS devices poll the EAS feed for relevant active alerts fitting the stations profile
Appropriate Alerts are retrieved and broadcast in accordance with the State EAS
Plan and any agreements with local officials
11
Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS)
IPAWS is the only way emergency
managers can access the Commercial
Mobile Alert System (CMAS) to send
Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA)
Enables authorized public safety officials to
send 90 character geographically
targeted emergency alerts to cellular
phones in a danger zone
Uses ldquocell broadcastrdquo technology to avoid
network congestion
Cellular carrier participation voluntary
ndash 142 carriers have opted-in
Citizens may opt-out of receiving alerts
ndash New phones are delivered opted-in
Significantly Different from SMSemail based
alerting systems
ndash Not subscription based -- true location based alerting
ndash Sends alerts to phones in an area - not to a database of phone numbers
ndash For ldquoAlertsrdquo onlyhellip not for notification type messages
ndash Only for emergencies categorized as
bull Imminent Threat (Severity Urgency Certainty)
bull AMBER Child Abduction Emergency
bull Presidential ( Cannot Opt-Out )
CMAS is the result of Public-Private
Partnership
ndash cellular carriers FEMA and rules per the FCC
CMAS capability is
free to alerters and
alertees ndash no usage
or text message
charges
12
WEACMAS
bull Status
ldquoFCC Regulatory startrdquo date for wireless carriers is April 7 2012
Early launch of capability to NYC completed in Dec 2011
As of March 28th
5 carriers connected to IPAWS ATampT T-Mobile Sprint US Cellular Verizon Wireless
26 carriers are in process
110 more have opted-in per FCC website
Carrier network readiness and handset availability varies
Carrier is the only source of info for networkhandset status info
Access to CMAS for WEA is only via IPAWS
13
WEA Compatible Phones so farhellip
ATampT Wireless Sprint
HTC EVO 3D
HTC EVO Design 4G
Kyocera Brio
Kyocera Duracore
Kyocera DuraMax
LG Marque
Samsung Galaxy SII
Samsung Transform
Ultra
Samsung Trender
Sanyo Inuendo
Sanyo Milano
Sanyo Vero
T-Mobile
LG DoublePlaytrade
Nokia Lumia 710
T-Mobilereg myTouchreg
T-Mobilereg myTouchreg Q
T-Mobilereg myTouchreg 4G
Samsung Galaxy Blaze 4G
Verizon Wireless
Droid 2 Global by Motorola
Droid Pro by Motorola
Droid X2 by Motorola
Motorola Citrustrade
LG Cosmostrade 2
LG Reveretrade
LG Enlightentrade
Carrier Info Webpage links
- httpwwwattcomesupportarticlejspsid=KB409415fbid=E6ou0RK9fNq
- httpcommunitysprintcombawservletJiveServletdownloadBody2811-102-1-
2310Wireless20Emergency20Alert20FAQpdf
- httpwwwt-mobilecomshopphonesfeatures=a9140e65-fb7b-42f2-88e5-454b2ed235af
- httpsupportverizonwirelesscomclcfaqsWireless20Serviceemergency_alerts_faqhtml
- httpwwwuscellularcomuscellularsupportfaqfaqDetailsjsptopic=wireless-emergency-
alertshtml
Samsung Galaxy SII
Samsung Captivate
Glide
Motorola Atrix 2
US Cellular
Samsung Character with software
update available by visiting a Service
Technician at a US Cellular retail store
More handsets coming soon
14
Examples of WEA messages on phones
observed in NYC testing
15
Federal Government Roles in WEACMAS
FCCrsquos Public Safety amp Homeland Security Bureau is the regulatory authority for
CMAS
ndash Requirements for participation in the voluntary Commercial Mobile Alert System are defined in Title 47 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 10
FEMArsquos IPAWS-OPEN is the ldquoFederal Alert Gatewayrdquo defined in the FCC rules
ndash Authenticates public alerting authorities
ndash Provides technical interface to carriers
For regulatory questions
ndash see the FCCrsquos website at httptransitionfccgovpshsservicescmashtml
ndash or contact Gregory Cooke Associate Chief Policy and Licensing Division Public Safety amp Homeland Security Bureau Federal Communications Commission (202) 418-2351 GregoryCookefccgov
Local Availability When will CMASWEA be in my area
Per the FCC carriers to begin offering WEA service on April 7 2012
ndash Howeverhellip contact the FCC and your local carriers for details
ndash At this time only Sprint T-Mobile Verizon Wireless ATampT and US Cellular are connected to the IPAWS CMAS gateway
ndash Only Sprint has declared readiness to broadcast WEAs in all service areas
ndash ATampT Verizon Wireless T-Mobile have declared readiness in NYC
Monitor the IPAWS web page for updates providing
ndash Link to a CTIA Wireless Association web page with list of carriers participating in WEACMAS
ndash List of Wireless Carrier Points of Contact for WEA information
17
NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio
The National Weather Service (NWS) All-Hazards Emergency Message Collection
System or HazCollect can be accessed through IPAWS
HazCollect enables emergency alert messages from local alerting authorities to be
broadcast over local NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio transmitters
Permission to access Hazcollect must be coordinated and approved through the
NWS in coordination with your local Weather Forecast Office
minus additional info at httpwwwnwsnoaagovoshazcollect
HazCollect interface between FEMA IPAWS and NOAA has been in place since 2010
18
Internet Services Applications
Internet web services and applications that choose may request access to monitor
and retrieve public alerts in CAP format from IPAWS
minus Soon IPAWS Public Alerts Feed is in final development
Services then post or distribute emergency alerts information
minus eg Googleorg Public Alerts web page publishes active alerts retrieved from NOAA and
the USGS at wwwgoogleorgpublicalerts
19
How to become an IPAWS user
20
Caveats
To leverage the IPAWS capabilities and public alerting channels
Need to implement or obtain an IPAWS-compatible software tool
ndash ie a CAP compliant tool that interoperates with IPAWS-OPEN
ndash To date 13 vendors have demonstrated successful posting of a digitally signed CAP public alert to IPAWS in the test environment
bull list of vendors developing compatible tools is on IPAWS website
ndash Four grant programs include language that can be used to enhance existing or establish new alert and warning programs
Need StateTerritorialTribal authorization for Public Alerting Authority in your area
Need to coordinate with your local EAS Participants to carry your message
Need to coordinate with your local NOAA NWS Weather Forecast Office for approval to
broadcast Non Weather Emergency Messages over NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio
Also note that CMASWEA is not deployed everywhere yet and not all handset are
compatible Likely to take several years for wide spread coverage to be deployed
21
What do you need to do to use IPAWS
1 You need an IPAWS-compatible software tool
ndash List of vendors developing compatible tools is on IPAWS website
2 Execute a security Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with DHSFEMA
bull Formalizes approval for message exchange between your system and IPAWS-OPEN system ndash the MOA application is on the IPAWS website
The MOA establishes an IPAWS Collaborative Operating Group (COG)
account for your organization
bull COGs may be established for Stateterritorial regional or local level organizations
bull COG owners administer their own member accounts through their software system
Once the these steps are complete a digital certificate is issued for installation on your IPAWS-compatible tool that is used to digitally sign all of your messages
You now have the ability to exchange alert information only with other COGs
If your organization also seeks public alerting authority through IPAWS an
additional application is requiredhellip
Info and forms are at
httpwwwfemagovemergencyipawsalerting_authoritiesshtm2
22
Application for Public Alerting Authority
If your organization wants to leverage IPAWS public alerting channels
a few additional steps are required
3 Complete an additional application for public alerting authority on behalf of the COG organization is required (public alerting application is available by request sent to IPAWSdhsgov)
The application will ask you to identify
the IPAWS public alerting channels to be used (EAS WEACMAS HazCollect)
the geographic extent of alerting authority (Statewide Multi-county Single county)
the Event Codes (from EASSAME) the organization is authorized to use - this must be consistent with State and local EAS and other local Operating Plans
4 Complete EMI Independent Study Course IS-247 ldquoIntegrated Public Alert and Warning Systemrdquo
Why does FEMA need State or other formal validation of your ldquoalerting authorityrdquo
ndash Ensures that alerting permissions are coordinated and consistent with State Territorial Tribal EAS and AMBER Alert plans or other state and local public warning plans
ndash Preferably your public alerting application should be routed and signed by a designated state authority before being submitted to FEMA IPAWS has found a designated authority for most states Request info for your state from IPAWSdhsgov
23
How to sign up for IPAWS Step 1 -- Select IPAWS compatible software
FEMA does not provide a ldquofront endrdquo user
interface
FEMA works with public and private third party
developers who design their software or
equipment to be compatible with IPAWS
For a list of developers see
httpwwwfemagovpdfemergencyipawsop
en_developerspdf
Some vendors have submitted their products
for testing by the FEMA Supporting
Technologies Evaluation Program (STEP) A
list of products that have completed testing is
on the Responder Knowledge Base -
httpwwwrkbus search ldquoIPAWSrdquo
24
How to sign up for IPAWS Step 2 ndash Apply for a Memorandum of Agreement with FEMA
Application and instructions are available
from the Website
Form includes your contact and system
information
A custom MOA is returned to you for
signature
Must be signed by an official authorized to
execute such agreements
MOA includes security notification and
recordkeeping requirements
A copy of FEMA executed MOA is returned
with a digital certificate used to configure
your system
How to sign up for IPAWS Step 3 ndash Apply for public alerting permissions
Only needed if you want to use IPAWS for
public alerting (vs interoperability only)
Application instructions and state reviewer
contact information are sent to you as part
of the MOA process
Form includes
ndash Systems desired (ie EAS CMAS HazCollect)
ndash Geographic area of alerting authority (FIPS codes)
ndash Event code options (eg CEM etc)
Complete the form and send to your state
reviewer for signature verifying consistency
with state plans and current practice
Return the signed form to FEMA
26
How to sign up for IPAWS Step 4 ndash Complete IPAWS Web-based training
Can be done at any time
EMI Independent Study course IS-247 httptrainingfemagovEMIWebISis247asp
Approximately two hours
ndash Lesson 1 Introduction to IPAWS
ndash Lesson 2 Appropriate Effective and Accessible Alert and Warning Messages
ndash Lesson 3 Common Alerting Protocol Message Composition
Complete a final exam and receive a
training certificate from EMI
For COG POC forward a copy of your
training certification to complete the MOA
process
For all other COG members retain on file
27
EMI Independent Study course for Alerting Authorities (IS-247)
On-line at FEMA Emergency
Management Institute
httptrainingfemagovEMIWe
bISis247asp
ndash Independent study course
ndash Approx 2 hours to complete
ndash Provides
bull increased awareness of the benefits of using IPAWS for effective public warnings
bull skills to draft more appropriate effective and accessible warning messages and
bull best practices in the effective use of Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) to reach all members of their communities
28
FEMA IPAWS Language in Federal Grant Programs
Funding from the Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) Tribal Homeland
Security Grant Program (THSGP) and Interoperable Emergency Communications
Grants Program (IECGP) may be used to enhance existing or establish new alert
and warning programs
Organizations seeking grants are encouraged to contact FEMA Grants Office and
IPAWS Office prior to initiating program activities
ndash program guidance tools resources and updates are available
ndash contact IPAWS Office at ipawsdhsgov
Grants can be used for planning and equipment purchases
ndash Planning development or enhancement of public alert and warning plans interoperability governing bodies development or enhancement of alert and warning assessments and inventories development or enhancement of alert and warning protocols planning for emerging technologies
ndash Equipment design construction implementation enhancement replacement and maintenance of emergency response communications systems and equipment planning procurement and deployment of emerging technology systems
Remember FEMA grant business is done through the State---
counties locals private entities etc must go throughcoordinate
with the State to obtain grant funds
29
Information for your vendor
Three documents define CAP as it will be implemented and used in IPAWS
ndash OASIS CAP Standard v12
ndash IPAWS Specification to the CAP Standard(CAP v12 IPAWS USA Profile v10)
ndash CAP to EAS Implementation Guide
An IPAWS-OPEN Developers Guide is available via request to IPAWSdhsgov
Monthly Webinars for System Developers - see IPAWS web page for schedule and
archives httpwwwfemagovemergencyipawsworking_groupshtm
39 Vendors have declared intent to develop IPAWS public alert posting interoperating
tools - 13 Vendors have demonstrated successful posting of a digitally signed CAP
public alert to IPAWS in the test environment
bull Alerting Solutions Inc Next Generation CAP Alert
bull Buffalo Computer Graphics Inc DisasterLan
bull CellCast Technologies AggregatorGateway and EAGLE
Alerts
bull Communications Laboratories Inc The Emergency
Management Network (EMnet)
bull Digital Alert Systems (A Subsidiary of Monroe
Electronics) HALO CAP EAS Alert server
DASDECDASDEC-II CAP EAS encoderdecoder
DASDEC Message Originator and the DASDEC
R189R189SE One-Net CAP EAS encoderdecoder
OneNet Message Originator
bull Emergency Communications Network CodeRED
bull Everbridge Inc Everbridge Aware Everbridge Matrix
and Everbridge SmartGIS
bull Eye Street Solutions On-The-Go Alerting
bull GovComm Inc GovComm
bull MyStateUSA Alert Sense
bull NC4 E Team
bull SwiftReach Networks Inc Swift911 Emergency
Notification System
bull Trilithic Inc EASy Series CAPEAS
FirmwareSoftware
30
For more information
Email the IPAWS inbox IPAWSdhsgov
IPAWS Website
httpwwwfemagovemergencyipaws
EMI Independent Study Course IS-247
httptrainingfemagovEMIWebISis247asp
Mailing list for IPAWS Webinar notices
httpservicegovdeliverycomservicesubscribehtmlcode
=USDHSFEMA_165
31
IPAWS Program Office POCs
AntwaneJohnsondhsgov
Office (202) 646-4383
Director Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Division
WadeWitmerdhsgov
Office (202) 646-2523
Deputy Director Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Division
MarkLucerodhsgov
Office (202) 646-1386
Chief Engineering Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Division
State amp Local officials using IPAWS
1 AK Kenai Peninsula Borough Office of Emergency
Management
2 CA Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff
3 CA San Diego County Office of Emergency Services
4 CO Colorado Division of Emergency Management
5 FL Miami-Dade County Office of Emergency Management
6 HI Hawaii State Civil Defense
7 KS Sedgwick County Emergency Management
8 KY Daviess County Kentucky Emergency Management
9 KY Kentucky Division of Emergency Management
10 KY Madison County Kentucky EMACSEPP
11 MD Cecil County Department of Emergency Services
12 MD Maryland Emergency Management Agency
13 NJ New Jersey State Police
14 NY New York City Office of Emergency Management
15 OH Ashtabula County Board of Commissioners
32
1 AK State of Alaska Division of Homeland Security and
Emergency Management
2 AZ Arizona Division of Emergency Management (ADEM)
3 DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency
4 FL Florida Division of Emergency Management Agency
5 IA Johnson County Emergency Management Agency
6 ID Idaho Bureau of Homeland Security
7 IN Delaware County Emergency Management Agency
8 IN Grant County Emergency Management Agency
9 IN Jackson County EMA
10 IN Jay County Emergency Management Agency
11 IN Wayne County Emergency Management Agency
12 KY Lexington Fayette Urban County Government
13 MI City of Lansing Emergency Management
14 NY New York State Office of Emergency Management
15 OH Geauga County Sheriff
16 TX City of Kirby
17 US NOAANational Weather Service
Currently connected
Applications in process
As of 27 March
NOAA plans to be operational for all areas
of the US in May Only alerts for the most
severe weather will be sent as WEA
33
Additional IPAWS Information Resources
Developed for StateLocal public safety and EAS Participants to use for EAS test
preparation information and education activities
ndash State Toolkit for IPAWS Adoption
bull
ndash EAS Best Practices Guide bull
ndash EAS Test Informational Toolkit
bull
Technical and procedural info on how to
configure EAS equipment industry best
practices history and info on how to use
EAS
General EAS and Nationwide EAS Test
Information recommended practical
approaches for EAS public awareness
campaigns tools for customization of EAS
for State and local government
Information to assist state county and local
government officials in adopting
incorporating and using the Common
Alerting Protocol (CAP) and IPAWS
34
Additional Info
CAP Message is
created in alerting
tool and sent to the
IPAWS-OPEN
How IPAWS Workshellip
IPAWS-OPEN
verifies digital
signature
validates CAP file
and determines
where it goes
Dissemination
channels either
receive a pushed
message or poll for
a message from
IPAWS-OPEN
Alerts broadcast to
local consumer
devices
38
FEMA Responder Knowledge Base Website
Posts Supplier Declarations of Conformance to IPAWS CAP specifications
Goto httpswwwrkbussearchcfmtypeid=5
bull 10 vendor declarations
and test reports posted
FEMA NIMS Supporting
Technology Evaluation
Program (NIMS STEP) to
continuing testing for IPAWS
CAP specifications
IPAWS Architecture ndash including National EAS components
39
LocalStateOGA
systems and
infrastructure
Private Sector Industry systems and infrastructure
FEMA IPAWS
infrastructure
FEMA PEP Stations
XM Radio
NPR
Hybrid FEMA IPAWS and Private Sector infrastructure
President
White House
infrastructure
FEMA
Operations
Centers
IPAWS Public Alerting Channels
Emergency Alert System and IPAWS CAP
All EAS Participants are required to monitor IPAWS for a national EAS
emergency alert message
FCC deadline for EAS participants to begin receiving CAP formatted alerts
from IPAWS is June 30 2012
ndash Some participants have already installed updated equipment and are monitoring the IPAWS EAS Feed
ndash 4 test messages (RWTs) per week are posted on the IPAWS EAS Feed
State and Local authorities can use IPAWS to route alerts to local EAS
stations
IPAWS should complement - but not replace - the systems you are currently
using for EAS
EAS Participants are defined by the FCCrsquos EAS rules in CFR 47 Part 11 and include
all radio and television broadcast cable satellite and wireline providers (eg Verizon
FiOS or ATT Uverse)
10
How does the EAS Feed work
Alerts sent to IPAWS-OPEN by federal state and local alerting authorities are
posted to the IPAWS EAS Feed hosted at the FEMA data centers
EAS Participants configure their EAS devices to monitor the IPAWS EAS Feed
minus local locationFIPS codes for the participating station
minus what alerts they will broadcast in accordance with local and state agreementspolicies
minus the IPAWS EAS Feed URL (could also monitor a state or local CAP alert server)
EAS devices poll the EAS feed for relevant active alerts fitting the stations profile
Appropriate Alerts are retrieved and broadcast in accordance with the State EAS
Plan and any agreements with local officials
11
Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS)
IPAWS is the only way emergency
managers can access the Commercial
Mobile Alert System (CMAS) to send
Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA)
Enables authorized public safety officials to
send 90 character geographically
targeted emergency alerts to cellular
phones in a danger zone
Uses ldquocell broadcastrdquo technology to avoid
network congestion
Cellular carrier participation voluntary
ndash 142 carriers have opted-in
Citizens may opt-out of receiving alerts
ndash New phones are delivered opted-in
Significantly Different from SMSemail based
alerting systems
ndash Not subscription based -- true location based alerting
ndash Sends alerts to phones in an area - not to a database of phone numbers
ndash For ldquoAlertsrdquo onlyhellip not for notification type messages
ndash Only for emergencies categorized as
bull Imminent Threat (Severity Urgency Certainty)
bull AMBER Child Abduction Emergency
bull Presidential ( Cannot Opt-Out )
CMAS is the result of Public-Private
Partnership
ndash cellular carriers FEMA and rules per the FCC
CMAS capability is
free to alerters and
alertees ndash no usage
or text message
charges
12
WEACMAS
bull Status
ldquoFCC Regulatory startrdquo date for wireless carriers is April 7 2012
Early launch of capability to NYC completed in Dec 2011
As of March 28th
5 carriers connected to IPAWS ATampT T-Mobile Sprint US Cellular Verizon Wireless
26 carriers are in process
110 more have opted-in per FCC website
Carrier network readiness and handset availability varies
Carrier is the only source of info for networkhandset status info
Access to CMAS for WEA is only via IPAWS
13
WEA Compatible Phones so farhellip
ATampT Wireless Sprint
HTC EVO 3D
HTC EVO Design 4G
Kyocera Brio
Kyocera Duracore
Kyocera DuraMax
LG Marque
Samsung Galaxy SII
Samsung Transform
Ultra
Samsung Trender
Sanyo Inuendo
Sanyo Milano
Sanyo Vero
T-Mobile
LG DoublePlaytrade
Nokia Lumia 710
T-Mobilereg myTouchreg
T-Mobilereg myTouchreg Q
T-Mobilereg myTouchreg 4G
Samsung Galaxy Blaze 4G
Verizon Wireless
Droid 2 Global by Motorola
Droid Pro by Motorola
Droid X2 by Motorola
Motorola Citrustrade
LG Cosmostrade 2
LG Reveretrade
LG Enlightentrade
Carrier Info Webpage links
- httpwwwattcomesupportarticlejspsid=KB409415fbid=E6ou0RK9fNq
- httpcommunitysprintcombawservletJiveServletdownloadBody2811-102-1-
2310Wireless20Emergency20Alert20FAQpdf
- httpwwwt-mobilecomshopphonesfeatures=a9140e65-fb7b-42f2-88e5-454b2ed235af
- httpsupportverizonwirelesscomclcfaqsWireless20Serviceemergency_alerts_faqhtml
- httpwwwuscellularcomuscellularsupportfaqfaqDetailsjsptopic=wireless-emergency-
alertshtml
Samsung Galaxy SII
Samsung Captivate
Glide
Motorola Atrix 2
US Cellular
Samsung Character with software
update available by visiting a Service
Technician at a US Cellular retail store
More handsets coming soon
14
Examples of WEA messages on phones
observed in NYC testing
15
Federal Government Roles in WEACMAS
FCCrsquos Public Safety amp Homeland Security Bureau is the regulatory authority for
CMAS
ndash Requirements for participation in the voluntary Commercial Mobile Alert System are defined in Title 47 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 10
FEMArsquos IPAWS-OPEN is the ldquoFederal Alert Gatewayrdquo defined in the FCC rules
ndash Authenticates public alerting authorities
ndash Provides technical interface to carriers
For regulatory questions
ndash see the FCCrsquos website at httptransitionfccgovpshsservicescmashtml
ndash or contact Gregory Cooke Associate Chief Policy and Licensing Division Public Safety amp Homeland Security Bureau Federal Communications Commission (202) 418-2351 GregoryCookefccgov
Local Availability When will CMASWEA be in my area
Per the FCC carriers to begin offering WEA service on April 7 2012
ndash Howeverhellip contact the FCC and your local carriers for details
ndash At this time only Sprint T-Mobile Verizon Wireless ATampT and US Cellular are connected to the IPAWS CMAS gateway
ndash Only Sprint has declared readiness to broadcast WEAs in all service areas
ndash ATampT Verizon Wireless T-Mobile have declared readiness in NYC
Monitor the IPAWS web page for updates providing
ndash Link to a CTIA Wireless Association web page with list of carriers participating in WEACMAS
ndash List of Wireless Carrier Points of Contact for WEA information
17
NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio
The National Weather Service (NWS) All-Hazards Emergency Message Collection
System or HazCollect can be accessed through IPAWS
HazCollect enables emergency alert messages from local alerting authorities to be
broadcast over local NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio transmitters
Permission to access Hazcollect must be coordinated and approved through the
NWS in coordination with your local Weather Forecast Office
minus additional info at httpwwwnwsnoaagovoshazcollect
HazCollect interface between FEMA IPAWS and NOAA has been in place since 2010
18
Internet Services Applications
Internet web services and applications that choose may request access to monitor
and retrieve public alerts in CAP format from IPAWS
minus Soon IPAWS Public Alerts Feed is in final development
Services then post or distribute emergency alerts information
minus eg Googleorg Public Alerts web page publishes active alerts retrieved from NOAA and
the USGS at wwwgoogleorgpublicalerts
19
How to become an IPAWS user
20
Caveats
To leverage the IPAWS capabilities and public alerting channels
Need to implement or obtain an IPAWS-compatible software tool
ndash ie a CAP compliant tool that interoperates with IPAWS-OPEN
ndash To date 13 vendors have demonstrated successful posting of a digitally signed CAP public alert to IPAWS in the test environment
bull list of vendors developing compatible tools is on IPAWS website
ndash Four grant programs include language that can be used to enhance existing or establish new alert and warning programs
Need StateTerritorialTribal authorization for Public Alerting Authority in your area
Need to coordinate with your local EAS Participants to carry your message
Need to coordinate with your local NOAA NWS Weather Forecast Office for approval to
broadcast Non Weather Emergency Messages over NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio
Also note that CMASWEA is not deployed everywhere yet and not all handset are
compatible Likely to take several years for wide spread coverage to be deployed
21
What do you need to do to use IPAWS
1 You need an IPAWS-compatible software tool
ndash List of vendors developing compatible tools is on IPAWS website
2 Execute a security Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with DHSFEMA
bull Formalizes approval for message exchange between your system and IPAWS-OPEN system ndash the MOA application is on the IPAWS website
The MOA establishes an IPAWS Collaborative Operating Group (COG)
account for your organization
bull COGs may be established for Stateterritorial regional or local level organizations
bull COG owners administer their own member accounts through their software system
Once the these steps are complete a digital certificate is issued for installation on your IPAWS-compatible tool that is used to digitally sign all of your messages
You now have the ability to exchange alert information only with other COGs
If your organization also seeks public alerting authority through IPAWS an
additional application is requiredhellip
Info and forms are at
httpwwwfemagovemergencyipawsalerting_authoritiesshtm2
22
Application for Public Alerting Authority
If your organization wants to leverage IPAWS public alerting channels
a few additional steps are required
3 Complete an additional application for public alerting authority on behalf of the COG organization is required (public alerting application is available by request sent to IPAWSdhsgov)
The application will ask you to identify
the IPAWS public alerting channels to be used (EAS WEACMAS HazCollect)
the geographic extent of alerting authority (Statewide Multi-county Single county)
the Event Codes (from EASSAME) the organization is authorized to use - this must be consistent with State and local EAS and other local Operating Plans
4 Complete EMI Independent Study Course IS-247 ldquoIntegrated Public Alert and Warning Systemrdquo
Why does FEMA need State or other formal validation of your ldquoalerting authorityrdquo
ndash Ensures that alerting permissions are coordinated and consistent with State Territorial Tribal EAS and AMBER Alert plans or other state and local public warning plans
ndash Preferably your public alerting application should be routed and signed by a designated state authority before being submitted to FEMA IPAWS has found a designated authority for most states Request info for your state from IPAWSdhsgov
23
How to sign up for IPAWS Step 1 -- Select IPAWS compatible software
FEMA does not provide a ldquofront endrdquo user
interface
FEMA works with public and private third party
developers who design their software or
equipment to be compatible with IPAWS
For a list of developers see
httpwwwfemagovpdfemergencyipawsop
en_developerspdf
Some vendors have submitted their products
for testing by the FEMA Supporting
Technologies Evaluation Program (STEP) A
list of products that have completed testing is
on the Responder Knowledge Base -
httpwwwrkbus search ldquoIPAWSrdquo
24
How to sign up for IPAWS Step 2 ndash Apply for a Memorandum of Agreement with FEMA
Application and instructions are available
from the Website
Form includes your contact and system
information
A custom MOA is returned to you for
signature
Must be signed by an official authorized to
execute such agreements
MOA includes security notification and
recordkeeping requirements
A copy of FEMA executed MOA is returned
with a digital certificate used to configure
your system
How to sign up for IPAWS Step 3 ndash Apply for public alerting permissions
Only needed if you want to use IPAWS for
public alerting (vs interoperability only)
Application instructions and state reviewer
contact information are sent to you as part
of the MOA process
Form includes
ndash Systems desired (ie EAS CMAS HazCollect)
ndash Geographic area of alerting authority (FIPS codes)
ndash Event code options (eg CEM etc)
Complete the form and send to your state
reviewer for signature verifying consistency
with state plans and current practice
Return the signed form to FEMA
26
How to sign up for IPAWS Step 4 ndash Complete IPAWS Web-based training
Can be done at any time
EMI Independent Study course IS-247 httptrainingfemagovEMIWebISis247asp
Approximately two hours
ndash Lesson 1 Introduction to IPAWS
ndash Lesson 2 Appropriate Effective and Accessible Alert and Warning Messages
ndash Lesson 3 Common Alerting Protocol Message Composition
Complete a final exam and receive a
training certificate from EMI
For COG POC forward a copy of your
training certification to complete the MOA
process
For all other COG members retain on file
27
EMI Independent Study course for Alerting Authorities (IS-247)
On-line at FEMA Emergency
Management Institute
httptrainingfemagovEMIWe
bISis247asp
ndash Independent study course
ndash Approx 2 hours to complete
ndash Provides
bull increased awareness of the benefits of using IPAWS for effective public warnings
bull skills to draft more appropriate effective and accessible warning messages and
bull best practices in the effective use of Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) to reach all members of their communities
28
FEMA IPAWS Language in Federal Grant Programs
Funding from the Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) Tribal Homeland
Security Grant Program (THSGP) and Interoperable Emergency Communications
Grants Program (IECGP) may be used to enhance existing or establish new alert
and warning programs
Organizations seeking grants are encouraged to contact FEMA Grants Office and
IPAWS Office prior to initiating program activities
ndash program guidance tools resources and updates are available
ndash contact IPAWS Office at ipawsdhsgov
Grants can be used for planning and equipment purchases
ndash Planning development or enhancement of public alert and warning plans interoperability governing bodies development or enhancement of alert and warning assessments and inventories development or enhancement of alert and warning protocols planning for emerging technologies
ndash Equipment design construction implementation enhancement replacement and maintenance of emergency response communications systems and equipment planning procurement and deployment of emerging technology systems
Remember FEMA grant business is done through the State---
counties locals private entities etc must go throughcoordinate
with the State to obtain grant funds
29
Information for your vendor
Three documents define CAP as it will be implemented and used in IPAWS
ndash OASIS CAP Standard v12
ndash IPAWS Specification to the CAP Standard(CAP v12 IPAWS USA Profile v10)
ndash CAP to EAS Implementation Guide
An IPAWS-OPEN Developers Guide is available via request to IPAWSdhsgov
Monthly Webinars for System Developers - see IPAWS web page for schedule and
archives httpwwwfemagovemergencyipawsworking_groupshtm
39 Vendors have declared intent to develop IPAWS public alert posting interoperating
tools - 13 Vendors have demonstrated successful posting of a digitally signed CAP
public alert to IPAWS in the test environment
bull Alerting Solutions Inc Next Generation CAP Alert
bull Buffalo Computer Graphics Inc DisasterLan
bull CellCast Technologies AggregatorGateway and EAGLE
Alerts
bull Communications Laboratories Inc The Emergency
Management Network (EMnet)
bull Digital Alert Systems (A Subsidiary of Monroe
Electronics) HALO CAP EAS Alert server
DASDECDASDEC-II CAP EAS encoderdecoder
DASDEC Message Originator and the DASDEC
R189R189SE One-Net CAP EAS encoderdecoder
OneNet Message Originator
bull Emergency Communications Network CodeRED
bull Everbridge Inc Everbridge Aware Everbridge Matrix
and Everbridge SmartGIS
bull Eye Street Solutions On-The-Go Alerting
bull GovComm Inc GovComm
bull MyStateUSA Alert Sense
bull NC4 E Team
bull SwiftReach Networks Inc Swift911 Emergency
Notification System
bull Trilithic Inc EASy Series CAPEAS
FirmwareSoftware
30
For more information
Email the IPAWS inbox IPAWSdhsgov
IPAWS Website
httpwwwfemagovemergencyipaws
EMI Independent Study Course IS-247
httptrainingfemagovEMIWebISis247asp
Mailing list for IPAWS Webinar notices
httpservicegovdeliverycomservicesubscribehtmlcode
=USDHSFEMA_165
31
IPAWS Program Office POCs
AntwaneJohnsondhsgov
Office (202) 646-4383
Director Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Division
WadeWitmerdhsgov
Office (202) 646-2523
Deputy Director Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Division
MarkLucerodhsgov
Office (202) 646-1386
Chief Engineering Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Division
State amp Local officials using IPAWS
1 AK Kenai Peninsula Borough Office of Emergency
Management
2 CA Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff
3 CA San Diego County Office of Emergency Services
4 CO Colorado Division of Emergency Management
5 FL Miami-Dade County Office of Emergency Management
6 HI Hawaii State Civil Defense
7 KS Sedgwick County Emergency Management
8 KY Daviess County Kentucky Emergency Management
9 KY Kentucky Division of Emergency Management
10 KY Madison County Kentucky EMACSEPP
11 MD Cecil County Department of Emergency Services
12 MD Maryland Emergency Management Agency
13 NJ New Jersey State Police
14 NY New York City Office of Emergency Management
15 OH Ashtabula County Board of Commissioners
32
1 AK State of Alaska Division of Homeland Security and
Emergency Management
2 AZ Arizona Division of Emergency Management (ADEM)
3 DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency
4 FL Florida Division of Emergency Management Agency
5 IA Johnson County Emergency Management Agency
6 ID Idaho Bureau of Homeland Security
7 IN Delaware County Emergency Management Agency
8 IN Grant County Emergency Management Agency
9 IN Jackson County EMA
10 IN Jay County Emergency Management Agency
11 IN Wayne County Emergency Management Agency
12 KY Lexington Fayette Urban County Government
13 MI City of Lansing Emergency Management
14 NY New York State Office of Emergency Management
15 OH Geauga County Sheriff
16 TX City of Kirby
17 US NOAANational Weather Service
Currently connected
Applications in process
As of 27 March
NOAA plans to be operational for all areas
of the US in May Only alerts for the most
severe weather will be sent as WEA
33
Additional IPAWS Information Resources
Developed for StateLocal public safety and EAS Participants to use for EAS test
preparation information and education activities
ndash State Toolkit for IPAWS Adoption
bull
ndash EAS Best Practices Guide bull
ndash EAS Test Informational Toolkit
bull
Technical and procedural info on how to
configure EAS equipment industry best
practices history and info on how to use
EAS
General EAS and Nationwide EAS Test
Information recommended practical
approaches for EAS public awareness
campaigns tools for customization of EAS
for State and local government
Information to assist state county and local
government officials in adopting
incorporating and using the Common
Alerting Protocol (CAP) and IPAWS
34
Additional Info
CAP Message is
created in alerting
tool and sent to the
IPAWS-OPEN
How IPAWS Workshellip
IPAWS-OPEN
verifies digital
signature
validates CAP file
and determines
where it goes
Dissemination
channels either
receive a pushed
message or poll for
a message from
IPAWS-OPEN
Alerts broadcast to
local consumer
devices
38
FEMA Responder Knowledge Base Website
Posts Supplier Declarations of Conformance to IPAWS CAP specifications
Goto httpswwwrkbussearchcfmtypeid=5
bull 10 vendor declarations
and test reports posted
FEMA NIMS Supporting
Technology Evaluation
Program (NIMS STEP) to
continuing testing for IPAWS
CAP specifications
IPAWS Architecture ndash including National EAS components
39
LocalStateOGA
systems and
infrastructure
Private Sector Industry systems and infrastructure
FEMA IPAWS
infrastructure
FEMA PEP Stations
XM Radio
NPR
Hybrid FEMA IPAWS and Private Sector infrastructure
President
White House
infrastructure
FEMA
Operations
Centers
Emergency Alert System and IPAWS CAP
All EAS Participants are required to monitor IPAWS for a national EAS
emergency alert message
FCC deadline for EAS participants to begin receiving CAP formatted alerts
from IPAWS is June 30 2012
ndash Some participants have already installed updated equipment and are monitoring the IPAWS EAS Feed
ndash 4 test messages (RWTs) per week are posted on the IPAWS EAS Feed
State and Local authorities can use IPAWS to route alerts to local EAS
stations
IPAWS should complement - but not replace - the systems you are currently
using for EAS
EAS Participants are defined by the FCCrsquos EAS rules in CFR 47 Part 11 and include
all radio and television broadcast cable satellite and wireline providers (eg Verizon
FiOS or ATT Uverse)
10
How does the EAS Feed work
Alerts sent to IPAWS-OPEN by federal state and local alerting authorities are
posted to the IPAWS EAS Feed hosted at the FEMA data centers
EAS Participants configure their EAS devices to monitor the IPAWS EAS Feed
minus local locationFIPS codes for the participating station
minus what alerts they will broadcast in accordance with local and state agreementspolicies
minus the IPAWS EAS Feed URL (could also monitor a state or local CAP alert server)
EAS devices poll the EAS feed for relevant active alerts fitting the stations profile
Appropriate Alerts are retrieved and broadcast in accordance with the State EAS
Plan and any agreements with local officials
11
Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS)
IPAWS is the only way emergency
managers can access the Commercial
Mobile Alert System (CMAS) to send
Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA)
Enables authorized public safety officials to
send 90 character geographically
targeted emergency alerts to cellular
phones in a danger zone
Uses ldquocell broadcastrdquo technology to avoid
network congestion
Cellular carrier participation voluntary
ndash 142 carriers have opted-in
Citizens may opt-out of receiving alerts
ndash New phones are delivered opted-in
Significantly Different from SMSemail based
alerting systems
ndash Not subscription based -- true location based alerting
ndash Sends alerts to phones in an area - not to a database of phone numbers
ndash For ldquoAlertsrdquo onlyhellip not for notification type messages
ndash Only for emergencies categorized as
bull Imminent Threat (Severity Urgency Certainty)
bull AMBER Child Abduction Emergency
bull Presidential ( Cannot Opt-Out )
CMAS is the result of Public-Private
Partnership
ndash cellular carriers FEMA and rules per the FCC
CMAS capability is
free to alerters and
alertees ndash no usage
or text message
charges
12
WEACMAS
bull Status
ldquoFCC Regulatory startrdquo date for wireless carriers is April 7 2012
Early launch of capability to NYC completed in Dec 2011
As of March 28th
5 carriers connected to IPAWS ATampT T-Mobile Sprint US Cellular Verizon Wireless
26 carriers are in process
110 more have opted-in per FCC website
Carrier network readiness and handset availability varies
Carrier is the only source of info for networkhandset status info
Access to CMAS for WEA is only via IPAWS
13
WEA Compatible Phones so farhellip
ATampT Wireless Sprint
HTC EVO 3D
HTC EVO Design 4G
Kyocera Brio
Kyocera Duracore
Kyocera DuraMax
LG Marque
Samsung Galaxy SII
Samsung Transform
Ultra
Samsung Trender
Sanyo Inuendo
Sanyo Milano
Sanyo Vero
T-Mobile
LG DoublePlaytrade
Nokia Lumia 710
T-Mobilereg myTouchreg
T-Mobilereg myTouchreg Q
T-Mobilereg myTouchreg 4G
Samsung Galaxy Blaze 4G
Verizon Wireless
Droid 2 Global by Motorola
Droid Pro by Motorola
Droid X2 by Motorola
Motorola Citrustrade
LG Cosmostrade 2
LG Reveretrade
LG Enlightentrade
Carrier Info Webpage links
- httpwwwattcomesupportarticlejspsid=KB409415fbid=E6ou0RK9fNq
- httpcommunitysprintcombawservletJiveServletdownloadBody2811-102-1-
2310Wireless20Emergency20Alert20FAQpdf
- httpwwwt-mobilecomshopphonesfeatures=a9140e65-fb7b-42f2-88e5-454b2ed235af
- httpsupportverizonwirelesscomclcfaqsWireless20Serviceemergency_alerts_faqhtml
- httpwwwuscellularcomuscellularsupportfaqfaqDetailsjsptopic=wireless-emergency-
alertshtml
Samsung Galaxy SII
Samsung Captivate
Glide
Motorola Atrix 2
US Cellular
Samsung Character with software
update available by visiting a Service
Technician at a US Cellular retail store
More handsets coming soon
14
Examples of WEA messages on phones
observed in NYC testing
15
Federal Government Roles in WEACMAS
FCCrsquos Public Safety amp Homeland Security Bureau is the regulatory authority for
CMAS
ndash Requirements for participation in the voluntary Commercial Mobile Alert System are defined in Title 47 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 10
FEMArsquos IPAWS-OPEN is the ldquoFederal Alert Gatewayrdquo defined in the FCC rules
ndash Authenticates public alerting authorities
ndash Provides technical interface to carriers
For regulatory questions
ndash see the FCCrsquos website at httptransitionfccgovpshsservicescmashtml
ndash or contact Gregory Cooke Associate Chief Policy and Licensing Division Public Safety amp Homeland Security Bureau Federal Communications Commission (202) 418-2351 GregoryCookefccgov
Local Availability When will CMASWEA be in my area
Per the FCC carriers to begin offering WEA service on April 7 2012
ndash Howeverhellip contact the FCC and your local carriers for details
ndash At this time only Sprint T-Mobile Verizon Wireless ATampT and US Cellular are connected to the IPAWS CMAS gateway
ndash Only Sprint has declared readiness to broadcast WEAs in all service areas
ndash ATampT Verizon Wireless T-Mobile have declared readiness in NYC
Monitor the IPAWS web page for updates providing
ndash Link to a CTIA Wireless Association web page with list of carriers participating in WEACMAS
ndash List of Wireless Carrier Points of Contact for WEA information
17
NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio
The National Weather Service (NWS) All-Hazards Emergency Message Collection
System or HazCollect can be accessed through IPAWS
HazCollect enables emergency alert messages from local alerting authorities to be
broadcast over local NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio transmitters
Permission to access Hazcollect must be coordinated and approved through the
NWS in coordination with your local Weather Forecast Office
minus additional info at httpwwwnwsnoaagovoshazcollect
HazCollect interface between FEMA IPAWS and NOAA has been in place since 2010
18
Internet Services Applications
Internet web services and applications that choose may request access to monitor
and retrieve public alerts in CAP format from IPAWS
minus Soon IPAWS Public Alerts Feed is in final development
Services then post or distribute emergency alerts information
minus eg Googleorg Public Alerts web page publishes active alerts retrieved from NOAA and
the USGS at wwwgoogleorgpublicalerts
19
How to become an IPAWS user
20
Caveats
To leverage the IPAWS capabilities and public alerting channels
Need to implement or obtain an IPAWS-compatible software tool
ndash ie a CAP compliant tool that interoperates with IPAWS-OPEN
ndash To date 13 vendors have demonstrated successful posting of a digitally signed CAP public alert to IPAWS in the test environment
bull list of vendors developing compatible tools is on IPAWS website
ndash Four grant programs include language that can be used to enhance existing or establish new alert and warning programs
Need StateTerritorialTribal authorization for Public Alerting Authority in your area
Need to coordinate with your local EAS Participants to carry your message
Need to coordinate with your local NOAA NWS Weather Forecast Office for approval to
broadcast Non Weather Emergency Messages over NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio
Also note that CMASWEA is not deployed everywhere yet and not all handset are
compatible Likely to take several years for wide spread coverage to be deployed
21
What do you need to do to use IPAWS
1 You need an IPAWS-compatible software tool
ndash List of vendors developing compatible tools is on IPAWS website
2 Execute a security Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with DHSFEMA
bull Formalizes approval for message exchange between your system and IPAWS-OPEN system ndash the MOA application is on the IPAWS website
The MOA establishes an IPAWS Collaborative Operating Group (COG)
account for your organization
bull COGs may be established for Stateterritorial regional or local level organizations
bull COG owners administer their own member accounts through their software system
Once the these steps are complete a digital certificate is issued for installation on your IPAWS-compatible tool that is used to digitally sign all of your messages
You now have the ability to exchange alert information only with other COGs
If your organization also seeks public alerting authority through IPAWS an
additional application is requiredhellip
Info and forms are at
httpwwwfemagovemergencyipawsalerting_authoritiesshtm2
22
Application for Public Alerting Authority
If your organization wants to leverage IPAWS public alerting channels
a few additional steps are required
3 Complete an additional application for public alerting authority on behalf of the COG organization is required (public alerting application is available by request sent to IPAWSdhsgov)
The application will ask you to identify
the IPAWS public alerting channels to be used (EAS WEACMAS HazCollect)
the geographic extent of alerting authority (Statewide Multi-county Single county)
the Event Codes (from EASSAME) the organization is authorized to use - this must be consistent with State and local EAS and other local Operating Plans
4 Complete EMI Independent Study Course IS-247 ldquoIntegrated Public Alert and Warning Systemrdquo
Why does FEMA need State or other formal validation of your ldquoalerting authorityrdquo
ndash Ensures that alerting permissions are coordinated and consistent with State Territorial Tribal EAS and AMBER Alert plans or other state and local public warning plans
ndash Preferably your public alerting application should be routed and signed by a designated state authority before being submitted to FEMA IPAWS has found a designated authority for most states Request info for your state from IPAWSdhsgov
23
How to sign up for IPAWS Step 1 -- Select IPAWS compatible software
FEMA does not provide a ldquofront endrdquo user
interface
FEMA works with public and private third party
developers who design their software or
equipment to be compatible with IPAWS
For a list of developers see
httpwwwfemagovpdfemergencyipawsop
en_developerspdf
Some vendors have submitted their products
for testing by the FEMA Supporting
Technologies Evaluation Program (STEP) A
list of products that have completed testing is
on the Responder Knowledge Base -
httpwwwrkbus search ldquoIPAWSrdquo
24
How to sign up for IPAWS Step 2 ndash Apply for a Memorandum of Agreement with FEMA
Application and instructions are available
from the Website
Form includes your contact and system
information
A custom MOA is returned to you for
signature
Must be signed by an official authorized to
execute such agreements
MOA includes security notification and
recordkeeping requirements
A copy of FEMA executed MOA is returned
with a digital certificate used to configure
your system
How to sign up for IPAWS Step 3 ndash Apply for public alerting permissions
Only needed if you want to use IPAWS for
public alerting (vs interoperability only)
Application instructions and state reviewer
contact information are sent to you as part
of the MOA process
Form includes
ndash Systems desired (ie EAS CMAS HazCollect)
ndash Geographic area of alerting authority (FIPS codes)
ndash Event code options (eg CEM etc)
Complete the form and send to your state
reviewer for signature verifying consistency
with state plans and current practice
Return the signed form to FEMA
26
How to sign up for IPAWS Step 4 ndash Complete IPAWS Web-based training
Can be done at any time
EMI Independent Study course IS-247 httptrainingfemagovEMIWebISis247asp
Approximately two hours
ndash Lesson 1 Introduction to IPAWS
ndash Lesson 2 Appropriate Effective and Accessible Alert and Warning Messages
ndash Lesson 3 Common Alerting Protocol Message Composition
Complete a final exam and receive a
training certificate from EMI
For COG POC forward a copy of your
training certification to complete the MOA
process
For all other COG members retain on file
27
EMI Independent Study course for Alerting Authorities (IS-247)
On-line at FEMA Emergency
Management Institute
httptrainingfemagovEMIWe
bISis247asp
ndash Independent study course
ndash Approx 2 hours to complete
ndash Provides
bull increased awareness of the benefits of using IPAWS for effective public warnings
bull skills to draft more appropriate effective and accessible warning messages and
bull best practices in the effective use of Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) to reach all members of their communities
28
FEMA IPAWS Language in Federal Grant Programs
Funding from the Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) Tribal Homeland
Security Grant Program (THSGP) and Interoperable Emergency Communications
Grants Program (IECGP) may be used to enhance existing or establish new alert
and warning programs
Organizations seeking grants are encouraged to contact FEMA Grants Office and
IPAWS Office prior to initiating program activities
ndash program guidance tools resources and updates are available
ndash contact IPAWS Office at ipawsdhsgov
Grants can be used for planning and equipment purchases
ndash Planning development or enhancement of public alert and warning plans interoperability governing bodies development or enhancement of alert and warning assessments and inventories development or enhancement of alert and warning protocols planning for emerging technologies
ndash Equipment design construction implementation enhancement replacement and maintenance of emergency response communications systems and equipment planning procurement and deployment of emerging technology systems
Remember FEMA grant business is done through the State---
counties locals private entities etc must go throughcoordinate
with the State to obtain grant funds
29
Information for your vendor
Three documents define CAP as it will be implemented and used in IPAWS
ndash OASIS CAP Standard v12
ndash IPAWS Specification to the CAP Standard(CAP v12 IPAWS USA Profile v10)
ndash CAP to EAS Implementation Guide
An IPAWS-OPEN Developers Guide is available via request to IPAWSdhsgov
Monthly Webinars for System Developers - see IPAWS web page for schedule and
archives httpwwwfemagovemergencyipawsworking_groupshtm
39 Vendors have declared intent to develop IPAWS public alert posting interoperating
tools - 13 Vendors have demonstrated successful posting of a digitally signed CAP
public alert to IPAWS in the test environment
bull Alerting Solutions Inc Next Generation CAP Alert
bull Buffalo Computer Graphics Inc DisasterLan
bull CellCast Technologies AggregatorGateway and EAGLE
Alerts
bull Communications Laboratories Inc The Emergency
Management Network (EMnet)
bull Digital Alert Systems (A Subsidiary of Monroe
Electronics) HALO CAP EAS Alert server
DASDECDASDEC-II CAP EAS encoderdecoder
DASDEC Message Originator and the DASDEC
R189R189SE One-Net CAP EAS encoderdecoder
OneNet Message Originator
bull Emergency Communications Network CodeRED
bull Everbridge Inc Everbridge Aware Everbridge Matrix
and Everbridge SmartGIS
bull Eye Street Solutions On-The-Go Alerting
bull GovComm Inc GovComm
bull MyStateUSA Alert Sense
bull NC4 E Team
bull SwiftReach Networks Inc Swift911 Emergency
Notification System
bull Trilithic Inc EASy Series CAPEAS
FirmwareSoftware
30
For more information
Email the IPAWS inbox IPAWSdhsgov
IPAWS Website
httpwwwfemagovemergencyipaws
EMI Independent Study Course IS-247
httptrainingfemagovEMIWebISis247asp
Mailing list for IPAWS Webinar notices
httpservicegovdeliverycomservicesubscribehtmlcode
=USDHSFEMA_165
31
IPAWS Program Office POCs
AntwaneJohnsondhsgov
Office (202) 646-4383
Director Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Division
WadeWitmerdhsgov
Office (202) 646-2523
Deputy Director Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Division
MarkLucerodhsgov
Office (202) 646-1386
Chief Engineering Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Division
State amp Local officials using IPAWS
1 AK Kenai Peninsula Borough Office of Emergency
Management
2 CA Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff
3 CA San Diego County Office of Emergency Services
4 CO Colorado Division of Emergency Management
5 FL Miami-Dade County Office of Emergency Management
6 HI Hawaii State Civil Defense
7 KS Sedgwick County Emergency Management
8 KY Daviess County Kentucky Emergency Management
9 KY Kentucky Division of Emergency Management
10 KY Madison County Kentucky EMACSEPP
11 MD Cecil County Department of Emergency Services
12 MD Maryland Emergency Management Agency
13 NJ New Jersey State Police
14 NY New York City Office of Emergency Management
15 OH Ashtabula County Board of Commissioners
32
1 AK State of Alaska Division of Homeland Security and
Emergency Management
2 AZ Arizona Division of Emergency Management (ADEM)
3 DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency
4 FL Florida Division of Emergency Management Agency
5 IA Johnson County Emergency Management Agency
6 ID Idaho Bureau of Homeland Security
7 IN Delaware County Emergency Management Agency
8 IN Grant County Emergency Management Agency
9 IN Jackson County EMA
10 IN Jay County Emergency Management Agency
11 IN Wayne County Emergency Management Agency
12 KY Lexington Fayette Urban County Government
13 MI City of Lansing Emergency Management
14 NY New York State Office of Emergency Management
15 OH Geauga County Sheriff
16 TX City of Kirby
17 US NOAANational Weather Service
Currently connected
Applications in process
As of 27 March
NOAA plans to be operational for all areas
of the US in May Only alerts for the most
severe weather will be sent as WEA
33
Additional IPAWS Information Resources
Developed for StateLocal public safety and EAS Participants to use for EAS test
preparation information and education activities
ndash State Toolkit for IPAWS Adoption
bull
ndash EAS Best Practices Guide bull
ndash EAS Test Informational Toolkit
bull
Technical and procedural info on how to
configure EAS equipment industry best
practices history and info on how to use
EAS
General EAS and Nationwide EAS Test
Information recommended practical
approaches for EAS public awareness
campaigns tools for customization of EAS
for State and local government
Information to assist state county and local
government officials in adopting
incorporating and using the Common
Alerting Protocol (CAP) and IPAWS
34
Additional Info
CAP Message is
created in alerting
tool and sent to the
IPAWS-OPEN
How IPAWS Workshellip
IPAWS-OPEN
verifies digital
signature
validates CAP file
and determines
where it goes
Dissemination
channels either
receive a pushed
message or poll for
a message from
IPAWS-OPEN
Alerts broadcast to
local consumer
devices
38
FEMA Responder Knowledge Base Website
Posts Supplier Declarations of Conformance to IPAWS CAP specifications
Goto httpswwwrkbussearchcfmtypeid=5
bull 10 vendor declarations
and test reports posted
FEMA NIMS Supporting
Technology Evaluation
Program (NIMS STEP) to
continuing testing for IPAWS
CAP specifications
IPAWS Architecture ndash including National EAS components
39
LocalStateOGA
systems and
infrastructure
Private Sector Industry systems and infrastructure
FEMA IPAWS
infrastructure
FEMA PEP Stations
XM Radio
NPR
Hybrid FEMA IPAWS and Private Sector infrastructure
President
White House
infrastructure
FEMA
Operations
Centers
10
How does the EAS Feed work
Alerts sent to IPAWS-OPEN by federal state and local alerting authorities are
posted to the IPAWS EAS Feed hosted at the FEMA data centers
EAS Participants configure their EAS devices to monitor the IPAWS EAS Feed
minus local locationFIPS codes for the participating station
minus what alerts they will broadcast in accordance with local and state agreementspolicies
minus the IPAWS EAS Feed URL (could also monitor a state or local CAP alert server)
EAS devices poll the EAS feed for relevant active alerts fitting the stations profile
Appropriate Alerts are retrieved and broadcast in accordance with the State EAS
Plan and any agreements with local officials
11
Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS)
IPAWS is the only way emergency
managers can access the Commercial
Mobile Alert System (CMAS) to send
Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA)
Enables authorized public safety officials to
send 90 character geographically
targeted emergency alerts to cellular
phones in a danger zone
Uses ldquocell broadcastrdquo technology to avoid
network congestion
Cellular carrier participation voluntary
ndash 142 carriers have opted-in
Citizens may opt-out of receiving alerts
ndash New phones are delivered opted-in
Significantly Different from SMSemail based
alerting systems
ndash Not subscription based -- true location based alerting
ndash Sends alerts to phones in an area - not to a database of phone numbers
ndash For ldquoAlertsrdquo onlyhellip not for notification type messages
ndash Only for emergencies categorized as
bull Imminent Threat (Severity Urgency Certainty)
bull AMBER Child Abduction Emergency
bull Presidential ( Cannot Opt-Out )
CMAS is the result of Public-Private
Partnership
ndash cellular carriers FEMA and rules per the FCC
CMAS capability is
free to alerters and
alertees ndash no usage
or text message
charges
12
WEACMAS
bull Status
ldquoFCC Regulatory startrdquo date for wireless carriers is April 7 2012
Early launch of capability to NYC completed in Dec 2011
As of March 28th
5 carriers connected to IPAWS ATampT T-Mobile Sprint US Cellular Verizon Wireless
26 carriers are in process
110 more have opted-in per FCC website
Carrier network readiness and handset availability varies
Carrier is the only source of info for networkhandset status info
Access to CMAS for WEA is only via IPAWS
13
WEA Compatible Phones so farhellip
ATampT Wireless Sprint
HTC EVO 3D
HTC EVO Design 4G
Kyocera Brio
Kyocera Duracore
Kyocera DuraMax
LG Marque
Samsung Galaxy SII
Samsung Transform
Ultra
Samsung Trender
Sanyo Inuendo
Sanyo Milano
Sanyo Vero
T-Mobile
LG DoublePlaytrade
Nokia Lumia 710
T-Mobilereg myTouchreg
T-Mobilereg myTouchreg Q
T-Mobilereg myTouchreg 4G
Samsung Galaxy Blaze 4G
Verizon Wireless
Droid 2 Global by Motorola
Droid Pro by Motorola
Droid X2 by Motorola
Motorola Citrustrade
LG Cosmostrade 2
LG Reveretrade
LG Enlightentrade
Carrier Info Webpage links
- httpwwwattcomesupportarticlejspsid=KB409415fbid=E6ou0RK9fNq
- httpcommunitysprintcombawservletJiveServletdownloadBody2811-102-1-
2310Wireless20Emergency20Alert20FAQpdf
- httpwwwt-mobilecomshopphonesfeatures=a9140e65-fb7b-42f2-88e5-454b2ed235af
- httpsupportverizonwirelesscomclcfaqsWireless20Serviceemergency_alerts_faqhtml
- httpwwwuscellularcomuscellularsupportfaqfaqDetailsjsptopic=wireless-emergency-
alertshtml
Samsung Galaxy SII
Samsung Captivate
Glide
Motorola Atrix 2
US Cellular
Samsung Character with software
update available by visiting a Service
Technician at a US Cellular retail store
More handsets coming soon
14
Examples of WEA messages on phones
observed in NYC testing
15
Federal Government Roles in WEACMAS
FCCrsquos Public Safety amp Homeland Security Bureau is the regulatory authority for
CMAS
ndash Requirements for participation in the voluntary Commercial Mobile Alert System are defined in Title 47 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 10
FEMArsquos IPAWS-OPEN is the ldquoFederal Alert Gatewayrdquo defined in the FCC rules
ndash Authenticates public alerting authorities
ndash Provides technical interface to carriers
For regulatory questions
ndash see the FCCrsquos website at httptransitionfccgovpshsservicescmashtml
ndash or contact Gregory Cooke Associate Chief Policy and Licensing Division Public Safety amp Homeland Security Bureau Federal Communications Commission (202) 418-2351 GregoryCookefccgov
Local Availability When will CMASWEA be in my area
Per the FCC carriers to begin offering WEA service on April 7 2012
ndash Howeverhellip contact the FCC and your local carriers for details
ndash At this time only Sprint T-Mobile Verizon Wireless ATampT and US Cellular are connected to the IPAWS CMAS gateway
ndash Only Sprint has declared readiness to broadcast WEAs in all service areas
ndash ATampT Verizon Wireless T-Mobile have declared readiness in NYC
Monitor the IPAWS web page for updates providing
ndash Link to a CTIA Wireless Association web page with list of carriers participating in WEACMAS
ndash List of Wireless Carrier Points of Contact for WEA information
17
NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio
The National Weather Service (NWS) All-Hazards Emergency Message Collection
System or HazCollect can be accessed through IPAWS
HazCollect enables emergency alert messages from local alerting authorities to be
broadcast over local NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio transmitters
Permission to access Hazcollect must be coordinated and approved through the
NWS in coordination with your local Weather Forecast Office
minus additional info at httpwwwnwsnoaagovoshazcollect
HazCollect interface between FEMA IPAWS and NOAA has been in place since 2010
18
Internet Services Applications
Internet web services and applications that choose may request access to monitor
and retrieve public alerts in CAP format from IPAWS
minus Soon IPAWS Public Alerts Feed is in final development
Services then post or distribute emergency alerts information
minus eg Googleorg Public Alerts web page publishes active alerts retrieved from NOAA and
the USGS at wwwgoogleorgpublicalerts
19
How to become an IPAWS user
20
Caveats
To leverage the IPAWS capabilities and public alerting channels
Need to implement or obtain an IPAWS-compatible software tool
ndash ie a CAP compliant tool that interoperates with IPAWS-OPEN
ndash To date 13 vendors have demonstrated successful posting of a digitally signed CAP public alert to IPAWS in the test environment
bull list of vendors developing compatible tools is on IPAWS website
ndash Four grant programs include language that can be used to enhance existing or establish new alert and warning programs
Need StateTerritorialTribal authorization for Public Alerting Authority in your area
Need to coordinate with your local EAS Participants to carry your message
Need to coordinate with your local NOAA NWS Weather Forecast Office for approval to
broadcast Non Weather Emergency Messages over NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio
Also note that CMASWEA is not deployed everywhere yet and not all handset are
compatible Likely to take several years for wide spread coverage to be deployed
21
What do you need to do to use IPAWS
1 You need an IPAWS-compatible software tool
ndash List of vendors developing compatible tools is on IPAWS website
2 Execute a security Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with DHSFEMA
bull Formalizes approval for message exchange between your system and IPAWS-OPEN system ndash the MOA application is on the IPAWS website
The MOA establishes an IPAWS Collaborative Operating Group (COG)
account for your organization
bull COGs may be established for Stateterritorial regional or local level organizations
bull COG owners administer their own member accounts through their software system
Once the these steps are complete a digital certificate is issued for installation on your IPAWS-compatible tool that is used to digitally sign all of your messages
You now have the ability to exchange alert information only with other COGs
If your organization also seeks public alerting authority through IPAWS an
additional application is requiredhellip
Info and forms are at
httpwwwfemagovemergencyipawsalerting_authoritiesshtm2
22
Application for Public Alerting Authority
If your organization wants to leverage IPAWS public alerting channels
a few additional steps are required
3 Complete an additional application for public alerting authority on behalf of the COG organization is required (public alerting application is available by request sent to IPAWSdhsgov)
The application will ask you to identify
the IPAWS public alerting channels to be used (EAS WEACMAS HazCollect)
the geographic extent of alerting authority (Statewide Multi-county Single county)
the Event Codes (from EASSAME) the organization is authorized to use - this must be consistent with State and local EAS and other local Operating Plans
4 Complete EMI Independent Study Course IS-247 ldquoIntegrated Public Alert and Warning Systemrdquo
Why does FEMA need State or other formal validation of your ldquoalerting authorityrdquo
ndash Ensures that alerting permissions are coordinated and consistent with State Territorial Tribal EAS and AMBER Alert plans or other state and local public warning plans
ndash Preferably your public alerting application should be routed and signed by a designated state authority before being submitted to FEMA IPAWS has found a designated authority for most states Request info for your state from IPAWSdhsgov
23
How to sign up for IPAWS Step 1 -- Select IPAWS compatible software
FEMA does not provide a ldquofront endrdquo user
interface
FEMA works with public and private third party
developers who design their software or
equipment to be compatible with IPAWS
For a list of developers see
httpwwwfemagovpdfemergencyipawsop
en_developerspdf
Some vendors have submitted their products
for testing by the FEMA Supporting
Technologies Evaluation Program (STEP) A
list of products that have completed testing is
on the Responder Knowledge Base -
httpwwwrkbus search ldquoIPAWSrdquo
24
How to sign up for IPAWS Step 2 ndash Apply for a Memorandum of Agreement with FEMA
Application and instructions are available
from the Website
Form includes your contact and system
information
A custom MOA is returned to you for
signature
Must be signed by an official authorized to
execute such agreements
MOA includes security notification and
recordkeeping requirements
A copy of FEMA executed MOA is returned
with a digital certificate used to configure
your system
How to sign up for IPAWS Step 3 ndash Apply for public alerting permissions
Only needed if you want to use IPAWS for
public alerting (vs interoperability only)
Application instructions and state reviewer
contact information are sent to you as part
of the MOA process
Form includes
ndash Systems desired (ie EAS CMAS HazCollect)
ndash Geographic area of alerting authority (FIPS codes)
ndash Event code options (eg CEM etc)
Complete the form and send to your state
reviewer for signature verifying consistency
with state plans and current practice
Return the signed form to FEMA
26
How to sign up for IPAWS Step 4 ndash Complete IPAWS Web-based training
Can be done at any time
EMI Independent Study course IS-247 httptrainingfemagovEMIWebISis247asp
Approximately two hours
ndash Lesson 1 Introduction to IPAWS
ndash Lesson 2 Appropriate Effective and Accessible Alert and Warning Messages
ndash Lesson 3 Common Alerting Protocol Message Composition
Complete a final exam and receive a
training certificate from EMI
For COG POC forward a copy of your
training certification to complete the MOA
process
For all other COG members retain on file
27
EMI Independent Study course for Alerting Authorities (IS-247)
On-line at FEMA Emergency
Management Institute
httptrainingfemagovEMIWe
bISis247asp
ndash Independent study course
ndash Approx 2 hours to complete
ndash Provides
bull increased awareness of the benefits of using IPAWS for effective public warnings
bull skills to draft more appropriate effective and accessible warning messages and
bull best practices in the effective use of Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) to reach all members of their communities
28
FEMA IPAWS Language in Federal Grant Programs
Funding from the Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) Tribal Homeland
Security Grant Program (THSGP) and Interoperable Emergency Communications
Grants Program (IECGP) may be used to enhance existing or establish new alert
and warning programs
Organizations seeking grants are encouraged to contact FEMA Grants Office and
IPAWS Office prior to initiating program activities
ndash program guidance tools resources and updates are available
ndash contact IPAWS Office at ipawsdhsgov
Grants can be used for planning and equipment purchases
ndash Planning development or enhancement of public alert and warning plans interoperability governing bodies development or enhancement of alert and warning assessments and inventories development or enhancement of alert and warning protocols planning for emerging technologies
ndash Equipment design construction implementation enhancement replacement and maintenance of emergency response communications systems and equipment planning procurement and deployment of emerging technology systems
Remember FEMA grant business is done through the State---
counties locals private entities etc must go throughcoordinate
with the State to obtain grant funds
29
Information for your vendor
Three documents define CAP as it will be implemented and used in IPAWS
ndash OASIS CAP Standard v12
ndash IPAWS Specification to the CAP Standard(CAP v12 IPAWS USA Profile v10)
ndash CAP to EAS Implementation Guide
An IPAWS-OPEN Developers Guide is available via request to IPAWSdhsgov
Monthly Webinars for System Developers - see IPAWS web page for schedule and
archives httpwwwfemagovemergencyipawsworking_groupshtm
39 Vendors have declared intent to develop IPAWS public alert posting interoperating
tools - 13 Vendors have demonstrated successful posting of a digitally signed CAP
public alert to IPAWS in the test environment
bull Alerting Solutions Inc Next Generation CAP Alert
bull Buffalo Computer Graphics Inc DisasterLan
bull CellCast Technologies AggregatorGateway and EAGLE
Alerts
bull Communications Laboratories Inc The Emergency
Management Network (EMnet)
bull Digital Alert Systems (A Subsidiary of Monroe
Electronics) HALO CAP EAS Alert server
DASDECDASDEC-II CAP EAS encoderdecoder
DASDEC Message Originator and the DASDEC
R189R189SE One-Net CAP EAS encoderdecoder
OneNet Message Originator
bull Emergency Communications Network CodeRED
bull Everbridge Inc Everbridge Aware Everbridge Matrix
and Everbridge SmartGIS
bull Eye Street Solutions On-The-Go Alerting
bull GovComm Inc GovComm
bull MyStateUSA Alert Sense
bull NC4 E Team
bull SwiftReach Networks Inc Swift911 Emergency
Notification System
bull Trilithic Inc EASy Series CAPEAS
FirmwareSoftware
30
For more information
Email the IPAWS inbox IPAWSdhsgov
IPAWS Website
httpwwwfemagovemergencyipaws
EMI Independent Study Course IS-247
httptrainingfemagovEMIWebISis247asp
Mailing list for IPAWS Webinar notices
httpservicegovdeliverycomservicesubscribehtmlcode
=USDHSFEMA_165
31
IPAWS Program Office POCs
AntwaneJohnsondhsgov
Office (202) 646-4383
Director Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Division
WadeWitmerdhsgov
Office (202) 646-2523
Deputy Director Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Division
MarkLucerodhsgov
Office (202) 646-1386
Chief Engineering Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Division
State amp Local officials using IPAWS
1 AK Kenai Peninsula Borough Office of Emergency
Management
2 CA Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff
3 CA San Diego County Office of Emergency Services
4 CO Colorado Division of Emergency Management
5 FL Miami-Dade County Office of Emergency Management
6 HI Hawaii State Civil Defense
7 KS Sedgwick County Emergency Management
8 KY Daviess County Kentucky Emergency Management
9 KY Kentucky Division of Emergency Management
10 KY Madison County Kentucky EMACSEPP
11 MD Cecil County Department of Emergency Services
12 MD Maryland Emergency Management Agency
13 NJ New Jersey State Police
14 NY New York City Office of Emergency Management
15 OH Ashtabula County Board of Commissioners
32
1 AK State of Alaska Division of Homeland Security and
Emergency Management
2 AZ Arizona Division of Emergency Management (ADEM)
3 DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency
4 FL Florida Division of Emergency Management Agency
5 IA Johnson County Emergency Management Agency
6 ID Idaho Bureau of Homeland Security
7 IN Delaware County Emergency Management Agency
8 IN Grant County Emergency Management Agency
9 IN Jackson County EMA
10 IN Jay County Emergency Management Agency
11 IN Wayne County Emergency Management Agency
12 KY Lexington Fayette Urban County Government
13 MI City of Lansing Emergency Management
14 NY New York State Office of Emergency Management
15 OH Geauga County Sheriff
16 TX City of Kirby
17 US NOAANational Weather Service
Currently connected
Applications in process
As of 27 March
NOAA plans to be operational for all areas
of the US in May Only alerts for the most
severe weather will be sent as WEA
33
Additional IPAWS Information Resources
Developed for StateLocal public safety and EAS Participants to use for EAS test
preparation information and education activities
ndash State Toolkit for IPAWS Adoption
bull
ndash EAS Best Practices Guide bull
ndash EAS Test Informational Toolkit
bull
Technical and procedural info on how to
configure EAS equipment industry best
practices history and info on how to use
EAS
General EAS and Nationwide EAS Test
Information recommended practical
approaches for EAS public awareness
campaigns tools for customization of EAS
for State and local government
Information to assist state county and local
government officials in adopting
incorporating and using the Common
Alerting Protocol (CAP) and IPAWS
34
Additional Info
CAP Message is
created in alerting
tool and sent to the
IPAWS-OPEN
How IPAWS Workshellip
IPAWS-OPEN
verifies digital
signature
validates CAP file
and determines
where it goes
Dissemination
channels either
receive a pushed
message or poll for
a message from
IPAWS-OPEN
Alerts broadcast to
local consumer
devices
38
FEMA Responder Knowledge Base Website
Posts Supplier Declarations of Conformance to IPAWS CAP specifications
Goto httpswwwrkbussearchcfmtypeid=5
bull 10 vendor declarations
and test reports posted
FEMA NIMS Supporting
Technology Evaluation
Program (NIMS STEP) to
continuing testing for IPAWS
CAP specifications
IPAWS Architecture ndash including National EAS components
39
LocalStateOGA
systems and
infrastructure
Private Sector Industry systems and infrastructure
FEMA IPAWS
infrastructure
FEMA PEP Stations
XM Radio
NPR
Hybrid FEMA IPAWS and Private Sector infrastructure
President
White House
infrastructure
FEMA
Operations
Centers
11
Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS)
IPAWS is the only way emergency
managers can access the Commercial
Mobile Alert System (CMAS) to send
Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA)
Enables authorized public safety officials to
send 90 character geographically
targeted emergency alerts to cellular
phones in a danger zone
Uses ldquocell broadcastrdquo technology to avoid
network congestion
Cellular carrier participation voluntary
ndash 142 carriers have opted-in
Citizens may opt-out of receiving alerts
ndash New phones are delivered opted-in
Significantly Different from SMSemail based
alerting systems
ndash Not subscription based -- true location based alerting
ndash Sends alerts to phones in an area - not to a database of phone numbers
ndash For ldquoAlertsrdquo onlyhellip not for notification type messages
ndash Only for emergencies categorized as
bull Imminent Threat (Severity Urgency Certainty)
bull AMBER Child Abduction Emergency
bull Presidential ( Cannot Opt-Out )
CMAS is the result of Public-Private
Partnership
ndash cellular carriers FEMA and rules per the FCC
CMAS capability is
free to alerters and
alertees ndash no usage
or text message
charges
12
WEACMAS
bull Status
ldquoFCC Regulatory startrdquo date for wireless carriers is April 7 2012
Early launch of capability to NYC completed in Dec 2011
As of March 28th
5 carriers connected to IPAWS ATampT T-Mobile Sprint US Cellular Verizon Wireless
26 carriers are in process
110 more have opted-in per FCC website
Carrier network readiness and handset availability varies
Carrier is the only source of info for networkhandset status info
Access to CMAS for WEA is only via IPAWS
13
WEA Compatible Phones so farhellip
ATampT Wireless Sprint
HTC EVO 3D
HTC EVO Design 4G
Kyocera Brio
Kyocera Duracore
Kyocera DuraMax
LG Marque
Samsung Galaxy SII
Samsung Transform
Ultra
Samsung Trender
Sanyo Inuendo
Sanyo Milano
Sanyo Vero
T-Mobile
LG DoublePlaytrade
Nokia Lumia 710
T-Mobilereg myTouchreg
T-Mobilereg myTouchreg Q
T-Mobilereg myTouchreg 4G
Samsung Galaxy Blaze 4G
Verizon Wireless
Droid 2 Global by Motorola
Droid Pro by Motorola
Droid X2 by Motorola
Motorola Citrustrade
LG Cosmostrade 2
LG Reveretrade
LG Enlightentrade
Carrier Info Webpage links
- httpwwwattcomesupportarticlejspsid=KB409415fbid=E6ou0RK9fNq
- httpcommunitysprintcombawservletJiveServletdownloadBody2811-102-1-
2310Wireless20Emergency20Alert20FAQpdf
- httpwwwt-mobilecomshopphonesfeatures=a9140e65-fb7b-42f2-88e5-454b2ed235af
- httpsupportverizonwirelesscomclcfaqsWireless20Serviceemergency_alerts_faqhtml
- httpwwwuscellularcomuscellularsupportfaqfaqDetailsjsptopic=wireless-emergency-
alertshtml
Samsung Galaxy SII
Samsung Captivate
Glide
Motorola Atrix 2
US Cellular
Samsung Character with software
update available by visiting a Service
Technician at a US Cellular retail store
More handsets coming soon
14
Examples of WEA messages on phones
observed in NYC testing
15
Federal Government Roles in WEACMAS
FCCrsquos Public Safety amp Homeland Security Bureau is the regulatory authority for
CMAS
ndash Requirements for participation in the voluntary Commercial Mobile Alert System are defined in Title 47 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 10
FEMArsquos IPAWS-OPEN is the ldquoFederal Alert Gatewayrdquo defined in the FCC rules
ndash Authenticates public alerting authorities
ndash Provides technical interface to carriers
For regulatory questions
ndash see the FCCrsquos website at httptransitionfccgovpshsservicescmashtml
ndash or contact Gregory Cooke Associate Chief Policy and Licensing Division Public Safety amp Homeland Security Bureau Federal Communications Commission (202) 418-2351 GregoryCookefccgov
Local Availability When will CMASWEA be in my area
Per the FCC carriers to begin offering WEA service on April 7 2012
ndash Howeverhellip contact the FCC and your local carriers for details
ndash At this time only Sprint T-Mobile Verizon Wireless ATampT and US Cellular are connected to the IPAWS CMAS gateway
ndash Only Sprint has declared readiness to broadcast WEAs in all service areas
ndash ATampT Verizon Wireless T-Mobile have declared readiness in NYC
Monitor the IPAWS web page for updates providing
ndash Link to a CTIA Wireless Association web page with list of carriers participating in WEACMAS
ndash List of Wireless Carrier Points of Contact for WEA information
17
NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio
The National Weather Service (NWS) All-Hazards Emergency Message Collection
System or HazCollect can be accessed through IPAWS
HazCollect enables emergency alert messages from local alerting authorities to be
broadcast over local NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio transmitters
Permission to access Hazcollect must be coordinated and approved through the
NWS in coordination with your local Weather Forecast Office
minus additional info at httpwwwnwsnoaagovoshazcollect
HazCollect interface between FEMA IPAWS and NOAA has been in place since 2010
18
Internet Services Applications
Internet web services and applications that choose may request access to monitor
and retrieve public alerts in CAP format from IPAWS
minus Soon IPAWS Public Alerts Feed is in final development
Services then post or distribute emergency alerts information
minus eg Googleorg Public Alerts web page publishes active alerts retrieved from NOAA and
the USGS at wwwgoogleorgpublicalerts
19
How to become an IPAWS user
20
Caveats
To leverage the IPAWS capabilities and public alerting channels
Need to implement or obtain an IPAWS-compatible software tool
ndash ie a CAP compliant tool that interoperates with IPAWS-OPEN
ndash To date 13 vendors have demonstrated successful posting of a digitally signed CAP public alert to IPAWS in the test environment
bull list of vendors developing compatible tools is on IPAWS website
ndash Four grant programs include language that can be used to enhance existing or establish new alert and warning programs
Need StateTerritorialTribal authorization for Public Alerting Authority in your area
Need to coordinate with your local EAS Participants to carry your message
Need to coordinate with your local NOAA NWS Weather Forecast Office for approval to
broadcast Non Weather Emergency Messages over NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio
Also note that CMASWEA is not deployed everywhere yet and not all handset are
compatible Likely to take several years for wide spread coverage to be deployed
21
What do you need to do to use IPAWS
1 You need an IPAWS-compatible software tool
ndash List of vendors developing compatible tools is on IPAWS website
2 Execute a security Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with DHSFEMA
bull Formalizes approval for message exchange between your system and IPAWS-OPEN system ndash the MOA application is on the IPAWS website
The MOA establishes an IPAWS Collaborative Operating Group (COG)
account for your organization
bull COGs may be established for Stateterritorial regional or local level organizations
bull COG owners administer their own member accounts through their software system
Once the these steps are complete a digital certificate is issued for installation on your IPAWS-compatible tool that is used to digitally sign all of your messages
You now have the ability to exchange alert information only with other COGs
If your organization also seeks public alerting authority through IPAWS an
additional application is requiredhellip
Info and forms are at
httpwwwfemagovemergencyipawsalerting_authoritiesshtm2
22
Application for Public Alerting Authority
If your organization wants to leverage IPAWS public alerting channels
a few additional steps are required
3 Complete an additional application for public alerting authority on behalf of the COG organization is required (public alerting application is available by request sent to IPAWSdhsgov)
The application will ask you to identify
the IPAWS public alerting channels to be used (EAS WEACMAS HazCollect)
the geographic extent of alerting authority (Statewide Multi-county Single county)
the Event Codes (from EASSAME) the organization is authorized to use - this must be consistent with State and local EAS and other local Operating Plans
4 Complete EMI Independent Study Course IS-247 ldquoIntegrated Public Alert and Warning Systemrdquo
Why does FEMA need State or other formal validation of your ldquoalerting authorityrdquo
ndash Ensures that alerting permissions are coordinated and consistent with State Territorial Tribal EAS and AMBER Alert plans or other state and local public warning plans
ndash Preferably your public alerting application should be routed and signed by a designated state authority before being submitted to FEMA IPAWS has found a designated authority for most states Request info for your state from IPAWSdhsgov
23
How to sign up for IPAWS Step 1 -- Select IPAWS compatible software
FEMA does not provide a ldquofront endrdquo user
interface
FEMA works with public and private third party
developers who design their software or
equipment to be compatible with IPAWS
For a list of developers see
httpwwwfemagovpdfemergencyipawsop
en_developerspdf
Some vendors have submitted their products
for testing by the FEMA Supporting
Technologies Evaluation Program (STEP) A
list of products that have completed testing is
on the Responder Knowledge Base -
httpwwwrkbus search ldquoIPAWSrdquo
24
How to sign up for IPAWS Step 2 ndash Apply for a Memorandum of Agreement with FEMA
Application and instructions are available
from the Website
Form includes your contact and system
information
A custom MOA is returned to you for
signature
Must be signed by an official authorized to
execute such agreements
MOA includes security notification and
recordkeeping requirements
A copy of FEMA executed MOA is returned
with a digital certificate used to configure
your system
How to sign up for IPAWS Step 3 ndash Apply for public alerting permissions
Only needed if you want to use IPAWS for
public alerting (vs interoperability only)
Application instructions and state reviewer
contact information are sent to you as part
of the MOA process
Form includes
ndash Systems desired (ie EAS CMAS HazCollect)
ndash Geographic area of alerting authority (FIPS codes)
ndash Event code options (eg CEM etc)
Complete the form and send to your state
reviewer for signature verifying consistency
with state plans and current practice
Return the signed form to FEMA
26
How to sign up for IPAWS Step 4 ndash Complete IPAWS Web-based training
Can be done at any time
EMI Independent Study course IS-247 httptrainingfemagovEMIWebISis247asp
Approximately two hours
ndash Lesson 1 Introduction to IPAWS
ndash Lesson 2 Appropriate Effective and Accessible Alert and Warning Messages
ndash Lesson 3 Common Alerting Protocol Message Composition
Complete a final exam and receive a
training certificate from EMI
For COG POC forward a copy of your
training certification to complete the MOA
process
For all other COG members retain on file
27
EMI Independent Study course for Alerting Authorities (IS-247)
On-line at FEMA Emergency
Management Institute
httptrainingfemagovEMIWe
bISis247asp
ndash Independent study course
ndash Approx 2 hours to complete
ndash Provides
bull increased awareness of the benefits of using IPAWS for effective public warnings
bull skills to draft more appropriate effective and accessible warning messages and
bull best practices in the effective use of Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) to reach all members of their communities
28
FEMA IPAWS Language in Federal Grant Programs
Funding from the Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) Tribal Homeland
Security Grant Program (THSGP) and Interoperable Emergency Communications
Grants Program (IECGP) may be used to enhance existing or establish new alert
and warning programs
Organizations seeking grants are encouraged to contact FEMA Grants Office and
IPAWS Office prior to initiating program activities
ndash program guidance tools resources and updates are available
ndash contact IPAWS Office at ipawsdhsgov
Grants can be used for planning and equipment purchases
ndash Planning development or enhancement of public alert and warning plans interoperability governing bodies development or enhancement of alert and warning assessments and inventories development or enhancement of alert and warning protocols planning for emerging technologies
ndash Equipment design construction implementation enhancement replacement and maintenance of emergency response communications systems and equipment planning procurement and deployment of emerging technology systems
Remember FEMA grant business is done through the State---
counties locals private entities etc must go throughcoordinate
with the State to obtain grant funds
29
Information for your vendor
Three documents define CAP as it will be implemented and used in IPAWS
ndash OASIS CAP Standard v12
ndash IPAWS Specification to the CAP Standard(CAP v12 IPAWS USA Profile v10)
ndash CAP to EAS Implementation Guide
An IPAWS-OPEN Developers Guide is available via request to IPAWSdhsgov
Monthly Webinars for System Developers - see IPAWS web page for schedule and
archives httpwwwfemagovemergencyipawsworking_groupshtm
39 Vendors have declared intent to develop IPAWS public alert posting interoperating
tools - 13 Vendors have demonstrated successful posting of a digitally signed CAP
public alert to IPAWS in the test environment
bull Alerting Solutions Inc Next Generation CAP Alert
bull Buffalo Computer Graphics Inc DisasterLan
bull CellCast Technologies AggregatorGateway and EAGLE
Alerts
bull Communications Laboratories Inc The Emergency
Management Network (EMnet)
bull Digital Alert Systems (A Subsidiary of Monroe
Electronics) HALO CAP EAS Alert server
DASDECDASDEC-II CAP EAS encoderdecoder
DASDEC Message Originator and the DASDEC
R189R189SE One-Net CAP EAS encoderdecoder
OneNet Message Originator
bull Emergency Communications Network CodeRED
bull Everbridge Inc Everbridge Aware Everbridge Matrix
and Everbridge SmartGIS
bull Eye Street Solutions On-The-Go Alerting
bull GovComm Inc GovComm
bull MyStateUSA Alert Sense
bull NC4 E Team
bull SwiftReach Networks Inc Swift911 Emergency
Notification System
bull Trilithic Inc EASy Series CAPEAS
FirmwareSoftware
30
For more information
Email the IPAWS inbox IPAWSdhsgov
IPAWS Website
httpwwwfemagovemergencyipaws
EMI Independent Study Course IS-247
httptrainingfemagovEMIWebISis247asp
Mailing list for IPAWS Webinar notices
httpservicegovdeliverycomservicesubscribehtmlcode
=USDHSFEMA_165
31
IPAWS Program Office POCs
AntwaneJohnsondhsgov
Office (202) 646-4383
Director Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Division
WadeWitmerdhsgov
Office (202) 646-2523
Deputy Director Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Division
MarkLucerodhsgov
Office (202) 646-1386
Chief Engineering Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Division
State amp Local officials using IPAWS
1 AK Kenai Peninsula Borough Office of Emergency
Management
2 CA Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff
3 CA San Diego County Office of Emergency Services
4 CO Colorado Division of Emergency Management
5 FL Miami-Dade County Office of Emergency Management
6 HI Hawaii State Civil Defense
7 KS Sedgwick County Emergency Management
8 KY Daviess County Kentucky Emergency Management
9 KY Kentucky Division of Emergency Management
10 KY Madison County Kentucky EMACSEPP
11 MD Cecil County Department of Emergency Services
12 MD Maryland Emergency Management Agency
13 NJ New Jersey State Police
14 NY New York City Office of Emergency Management
15 OH Ashtabula County Board of Commissioners
32
1 AK State of Alaska Division of Homeland Security and
Emergency Management
2 AZ Arizona Division of Emergency Management (ADEM)
3 DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency
4 FL Florida Division of Emergency Management Agency
5 IA Johnson County Emergency Management Agency
6 ID Idaho Bureau of Homeland Security
7 IN Delaware County Emergency Management Agency
8 IN Grant County Emergency Management Agency
9 IN Jackson County EMA
10 IN Jay County Emergency Management Agency
11 IN Wayne County Emergency Management Agency
12 KY Lexington Fayette Urban County Government
13 MI City of Lansing Emergency Management
14 NY New York State Office of Emergency Management
15 OH Geauga County Sheriff
16 TX City of Kirby
17 US NOAANational Weather Service
Currently connected
Applications in process
As of 27 March
NOAA plans to be operational for all areas
of the US in May Only alerts for the most
severe weather will be sent as WEA
33
Additional IPAWS Information Resources
Developed for StateLocal public safety and EAS Participants to use for EAS test
preparation information and education activities
ndash State Toolkit for IPAWS Adoption
bull
ndash EAS Best Practices Guide bull
ndash EAS Test Informational Toolkit
bull
Technical and procedural info on how to
configure EAS equipment industry best
practices history and info on how to use
EAS
General EAS and Nationwide EAS Test
Information recommended practical
approaches for EAS public awareness
campaigns tools for customization of EAS
for State and local government
Information to assist state county and local
government officials in adopting
incorporating and using the Common
Alerting Protocol (CAP) and IPAWS
34
Additional Info
CAP Message is
created in alerting
tool and sent to the
IPAWS-OPEN
How IPAWS Workshellip
IPAWS-OPEN
verifies digital
signature
validates CAP file
and determines
where it goes
Dissemination
channels either
receive a pushed
message or poll for
a message from
IPAWS-OPEN
Alerts broadcast to
local consumer
devices
38
FEMA Responder Knowledge Base Website
Posts Supplier Declarations of Conformance to IPAWS CAP specifications
Goto httpswwwrkbussearchcfmtypeid=5
bull 10 vendor declarations
and test reports posted
FEMA NIMS Supporting
Technology Evaluation
Program (NIMS STEP) to
continuing testing for IPAWS
CAP specifications
IPAWS Architecture ndash including National EAS components
39
LocalStateOGA
systems and
infrastructure
Private Sector Industry systems and infrastructure
FEMA IPAWS
infrastructure
FEMA PEP Stations
XM Radio
NPR
Hybrid FEMA IPAWS and Private Sector infrastructure
President
White House
infrastructure
FEMA
Operations
Centers
12
WEACMAS
bull Status
ldquoFCC Regulatory startrdquo date for wireless carriers is April 7 2012
Early launch of capability to NYC completed in Dec 2011
As of March 28th
5 carriers connected to IPAWS ATampT T-Mobile Sprint US Cellular Verizon Wireless
26 carriers are in process
110 more have opted-in per FCC website
Carrier network readiness and handset availability varies
Carrier is the only source of info for networkhandset status info
Access to CMAS for WEA is only via IPAWS
13
WEA Compatible Phones so farhellip
ATampT Wireless Sprint
HTC EVO 3D
HTC EVO Design 4G
Kyocera Brio
Kyocera Duracore
Kyocera DuraMax
LG Marque
Samsung Galaxy SII
Samsung Transform
Ultra
Samsung Trender
Sanyo Inuendo
Sanyo Milano
Sanyo Vero
T-Mobile
LG DoublePlaytrade
Nokia Lumia 710
T-Mobilereg myTouchreg
T-Mobilereg myTouchreg Q
T-Mobilereg myTouchreg 4G
Samsung Galaxy Blaze 4G
Verizon Wireless
Droid 2 Global by Motorola
Droid Pro by Motorola
Droid X2 by Motorola
Motorola Citrustrade
LG Cosmostrade 2
LG Reveretrade
LG Enlightentrade
Carrier Info Webpage links
- httpwwwattcomesupportarticlejspsid=KB409415fbid=E6ou0RK9fNq
- httpcommunitysprintcombawservletJiveServletdownloadBody2811-102-1-
2310Wireless20Emergency20Alert20FAQpdf
- httpwwwt-mobilecomshopphonesfeatures=a9140e65-fb7b-42f2-88e5-454b2ed235af
- httpsupportverizonwirelesscomclcfaqsWireless20Serviceemergency_alerts_faqhtml
- httpwwwuscellularcomuscellularsupportfaqfaqDetailsjsptopic=wireless-emergency-
alertshtml
Samsung Galaxy SII
Samsung Captivate
Glide
Motorola Atrix 2
US Cellular
Samsung Character with software
update available by visiting a Service
Technician at a US Cellular retail store
More handsets coming soon
14
Examples of WEA messages on phones
observed in NYC testing
15
Federal Government Roles in WEACMAS
FCCrsquos Public Safety amp Homeland Security Bureau is the regulatory authority for
CMAS
ndash Requirements for participation in the voluntary Commercial Mobile Alert System are defined in Title 47 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 10
FEMArsquos IPAWS-OPEN is the ldquoFederal Alert Gatewayrdquo defined in the FCC rules
ndash Authenticates public alerting authorities
ndash Provides technical interface to carriers
For regulatory questions
ndash see the FCCrsquos website at httptransitionfccgovpshsservicescmashtml
ndash or contact Gregory Cooke Associate Chief Policy and Licensing Division Public Safety amp Homeland Security Bureau Federal Communications Commission (202) 418-2351 GregoryCookefccgov
Local Availability When will CMASWEA be in my area
Per the FCC carriers to begin offering WEA service on April 7 2012
ndash Howeverhellip contact the FCC and your local carriers for details
ndash At this time only Sprint T-Mobile Verizon Wireless ATampT and US Cellular are connected to the IPAWS CMAS gateway
ndash Only Sprint has declared readiness to broadcast WEAs in all service areas
ndash ATampT Verizon Wireless T-Mobile have declared readiness in NYC
Monitor the IPAWS web page for updates providing
ndash Link to a CTIA Wireless Association web page with list of carriers participating in WEACMAS
ndash List of Wireless Carrier Points of Contact for WEA information
17
NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio
The National Weather Service (NWS) All-Hazards Emergency Message Collection
System or HazCollect can be accessed through IPAWS
HazCollect enables emergency alert messages from local alerting authorities to be
broadcast over local NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio transmitters
Permission to access Hazcollect must be coordinated and approved through the
NWS in coordination with your local Weather Forecast Office
minus additional info at httpwwwnwsnoaagovoshazcollect
HazCollect interface between FEMA IPAWS and NOAA has been in place since 2010
18
Internet Services Applications
Internet web services and applications that choose may request access to monitor
and retrieve public alerts in CAP format from IPAWS
minus Soon IPAWS Public Alerts Feed is in final development
Services then post or distribute emergency alerts information
minus eg Googleorg Public Alerts web page publishes active alerts retrieved from NOAA and
the USGS at wwwgoogleorgpublicalerts
19
How to become an IPAWS user
20
Caveats
To leverage the IPAWS capabilities and public alerting channels
Need to implement or obtain an IPAWS-compatible software tool
ndash ie a CAP compliant tool that interoperates with IPAWS-OPEN
ndash To date 13 vendors have demonstrated successful posting of a digitally signed CAP public alert to IPAWS in the test environment
bull list of vendors developing compatible tools is on IPAWS website
ndash Four grant programs include language that can be used to enhance existing or establish new alert and warning programs
Need StateTerritorialTribal authorization for Public Alerting Authority in your area
Need to coordinate with your local EAS Participants to carry your message
Need to coordinate with your local NOAA NWS Weather Forecast Office for approval to
broadcast Non Weather Emergency Messages over NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio
Also note that CMASWEA is not deployed everywhere yet and not all handset are
compatible Likely to take several years for wide spread coverage to be deployed
21
What do you need to do to use IPAWS
1 You need an IPAWS-compatible software tool
ndash List of vendors developing compatible tools is on IPAWS website
2 Execute a security Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with DHSFEMA
bull Formalizes approval for message exchange between your system and IPAWS-OPEN system ndash the MOA application is on the IPAWS website
The MOA establishes an IPAWS Collaborative Operating Group (COG)
account for your organization
bull COGs may be established for Stateterritorial regional or local level organizations
bull COG owners administer their own member accounts through their software system
Once the these steps are complete a digital certificate is issued for installation on your IPAWS-compatible tool that is used to digitally sign all of your messages
You now have the ability to exchange alert information only with other COGs
If your organization also seeks public alerting authority through IPAWS an
additional application is requiredhellip
Info and forms are at
httpwwwfemagovemergencyipawsalerting_authoritiesshtm2
22
Application for Public Alerting Authority
If your organization wants to leverage IPAWS public alerting channels
a few additional steps are required
3 Complete an additional application for public alerting authority on behalf of the COG organization is required (public alerting application is available by request sent to IPAWSdhsgov)
The application will ask you to identify
the IPAWS public alerting channels to be used (EAS WEACMAS HazCollect)
the geographic extent of alerting authority (Statewide Multi-county Single county)
the Event Codes (from EASSAME) the organization is authorized to use - this must be consistent with State and local EAS and other local Operating Plans
4 Complete EMI Independent Study Course IS-247 ldquoIntegrated Public Alert and Warning Systemrdquo
Why does FEMA need State or other formal validation of your ldquoalerting authorityrdquo
ndash Ensures that alerting permissions are coordinated and consistent with State Territorial Tribal EAS and AMBER Alert plans or other state and local public warning plans
ndash Preferably your public alerting application should be routed and signed by a designated state authority before being submitted to FEMA IPAWS has found a designated authority for most states Request info for your state from IPAWSdhsgov
23
How to sign up for IPAWS Step 1 -- Select IPAWS compatible software
FEMA does not provide a ldquofront endrdquo user
interface
FEMA works with public and private third party
developers who design their software or
equipment to be compatible with IPAWS
For a list of developers see
httpwwwfemagovpdfemergencyipawsop
en_developerspdf
Some vendors have submitted their products
for testing by the FEMA Supporting
Technologies Evaluation Program (STEP) A
list of products that have completed testing is
on the Responder Knowledge Base -
httpwwwrkbus search ldquoIPAWSrdquo
24
How to sign up for IPAWS Step 2 ndash Apply for a Memorandum of Agreement with FEMA
Application and instructions are available
from the Website
Form includes your contact and system
information
A custom MOA is returned to you for
signature
Must be signed by an official authorized to
execute such agreements
MOA includes security notification and
recordkeeping requirements
A copy of FEMA executed MOA is returned
with a digital certificate used to configure
your system
How to sign up for IPAWS Step 3 ndash Apply for public alerting permissions
Only needed if you want to use IPAWS for
public alerting (vs interoperability only)
Application instructions and state reviewer
contact information are sent to you as part
of the MOA process
Form includes
ndash Systems desired (ie EAS CMAS HazCollect)
ndash Geographic area of alerting authority (FIPS codes)
ndash Event code options (eg CEM etc)
Complete the form and send to your state
reviewer for signature verifying consistency
with state plans and current practice
Return the signed form to FEMA
26
How to sign up for IPAWS Step 4 ndash Complete IPAWS Web-based training
Can be done at any time
EMI Independent Study course IS-247 httptrainingfemagovEMIWebISis247asp
Approximately two hours
ndash Lesson 1 Introduction to IPAWS
ndash Lesson 2 Appropriate Effective and Accessible Alert and Warning Messages
ndash Lesson 3 Common Alerting Protocol Message Composition
Complete a final exam and receive a
training certificate from EMI
For COG POC forward a copy of your
training certification to complete the MOA
process
For all other COG members retain on file
27
EMI Independent Study course for Alerting Authorities (IS-247)
On-line at FEMA Emergency
Management Institute
httptrainingfemagovEMIWe
bISis247asp
ndash Independent study course
ndash Approx 2 hours to complete
ndash Provides
bull increased awareness of the benefits of using IPAWS for effective public warnings
bull skills to draft more appropriate effective and accessible warning messages and
bull best practices in the effective use of Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) to reach all members of their communities
28
FEMA IPAWS Language in Federal Grant Programs
Funding from the Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) Tribal Homeland
Security Grant Program (THSGP) and Interoperable Emergency Communications
Grants Program (IECGP) may be used to enhance existing or establish new alert
and warning programs
Organizations seeking grants are encouraged to contact FEMA Grants Office and
IPAWS Office prior to initiating program activities
ndash program guidance tools resources and updates are available
ndash contact IPAWS Office at ipawsdhsgov
Grants can be used for planning and equipment purchases
ndash Planning development or enhancement of public alert and warning plans interoperability governing bodies development or enhancement of alert and warning assessments and inventories development or enhancement of alert and warning protocols planning for emerging technologies
ndash Equipment design construction implementation enhancement replacement and maintenance of emergency response communications systems and equipment planning procurement and deployment of emerging technology systems
Remember FEMA grant business is done through the State---
counties locals private entities etc must go throughcoordinate
with the State to obtain grant funds
29
Information for your vendor
Three documents define CAP as it will be implemented and used in IPAWS
ndash OASIS CAP Standard v12
ndash IPAWS Specification to the CAP Standard(CAP v12 IPAWS USA Profile v10)
ndash CAP to EAS Implementation Guide
An IPAWS-OPEN Developers Guide is available via request to IPAWSdhsgov
Monthly Webinars for System Developers - see IPAWS web page for schedule and
archives httpwwwfemagovemergencyipawsworking_groupshtm
39 Vendors have declared intent to develop IPAWS public alert posting interoperating
tools - 13 Vendors have demonstrated successful posting of a digitally signed CAP
public alert to IPAWS in the test environment
bull Alerting Solutions Inc Next Generation CAP Alert
bull Buffalo Computer Graphics Inc DisasterLan
bull CellCast Technologies AggregatorGateway and EAGLE
Alerts
bull Communications Laboratories Inc The Emergency
Management Network (EMnet)
bull Digital Alert Systems (A Subsidiary of Monroe
Electronics) HALO CAP EAS Alert server
DASDECDASDEC-II CAP EAS encoderdecoder
DASDEC Message Originator and the DASDEC
R189R189SE One-Net CAP EAS encoderdecoder
OneNet Message Originator
bull Emergency Communications Network CodeRED
bull Everbridge Inc Everbridge Aware Everbridge Matrix
and Everbridge SmartGIS
bull Eye Street Solutions On-The-Go Alerting
bull GovComm Inc GovComm
bull MyStateUSA Alert Sense
bull NC4 E Team
bull SwiftReach Networks Inc Swift911 Emergency
Notification System
bull Trilithic Inc EASy Series CAPEAS
FirmwareSoftware
30
For more information
Email the IPAWS inbox IPAWSdhsgov
IPAWS Website
httpwwwfemagovemergencyipaws
EMI Independent Study Course IS-247
httptrainingfemagovEMIWebISis247asp
Mailing list for IPAWS Webinar notices
httpservicegovdeliverycomservicesubscribehtmlcode
=USDHSFEMA_165
31
IPAWS Program Office POCs
AntwaneJohnsondhsgov
Office (202) 646-4383
Director Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Division
WadeWitmerdhsgov
Office (202) 646-2523
Deputy Director Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Division
MarkLucerodhsgov
Office (202) 646-1386
Chief Engineering Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Division
State amp Local officials using IPAWS
1 AK Kenai Peninsula Borough Office of Emergency
Management
2 CA Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff
3 CA San Diego County Office of Emergency Services
4 CO Colorado Division of Emergency Management
5 FL Miami-Dade County Office of Emergency Management
6 HI Hawaii State Civil Defense
7 KS Sedgwick County Emergency Management
8 KY Daviess County Kentucky Emergency Management
9 KY Kentucky Division of Emergency Management
10 KY Madison County Kentucky EMACSEPP
11 MD Cecil County Department of Emergency Services
12 MD Maryland Emergency Management Agency
13 NJ New Jersey State Police
14 NY New York City Office of Emergency Management
15 OH Ashtabula County Board of Commissioners
32
1 AK State of Alaska Division of Homeland Security and
Emergency Management
2 AZ Arizona Division of Emergency Management (ADEM)
3 DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency
4 FL Florida Division of Emergency Management Agency
5 IA Johnson County Emergency Management Agency
6 ID Idaho Bureau of Homeland Security
7 IN Delaware County Emergency Management Agency
8 IN Grant County Emergency Management Agency
9 IN Jackson County EMA
10 IN Jay County Emergency Management Agency
11 IN Wayne County Emergency Management Agency
12 KY Lexington Fayette Urban County Government
13 MI City of Lansing Emergency Management
14 NY New York State Office of Emergency Management
15 OH Geauga County Sheriff
16 TX City of Kirby
17 US NOAANational Weather Service
Currently connected
Applications in process
As of 27 March
NOAA plans to be operational for all areas
of the US in May Only alerts for the most
severe weather will be sent as WEA
33
Additional IPAWS Information Resources
Developed for StateLocal public safety and EAS Participants to use for EAS test
preparation information and education activities
ndash State Toolkit for IPAWS Adoption
bull
ndash EAS Best Practices Guide bull
ndash EAS Test Informational Toolkit
bull
Technical and procedural info on how to
configure EAS equipment industry best
practices history and info on how to use
EAS
General EAS and Nationwide EAS Test
Information recommended practical
approaches for EAS public awareness
campaigns tools for customization of EAS
for State and local government
Information to assist state county and local
government officials in adopting
incorporating and using the Common
Alerting Protocol (CAP) and IPAWS
34
Additional Info
CAP Message is
created in alerting
tool and sent to the
IPAWS-OPEN
How IPAWS Workshellip
IPAWS-OPEN
verifies digital
signature
validates CAP file
and determines
where it goes
Dissemination
channels either
receive a pushed
message or poll for
a message from
IPAWS-OPEN
Alerts broadcast to
local consumer
devices
38
FEMA Responder Knowledge Base Website
Posts Supplier Declarations of Conformance to IPAWS CAP specifications
Goto httpswwwrkbussearchcfmtypeid=5
bull 10 vendor declarations
and test reports posted
FEMA NIMS Supporting
Technology Evaluation
Program (NIMS STEP) to
continuing testing for IPAWS
CAP specifications
IPAWS Architecture ndash including National EAS components
39
LocalStateOGA
systems and
infrastructure
Private Sector Industry systems and infrastructure
FEMA IPAWS
infrastructure
FEMA PEP Stations
XM Radio
NPR
Hybrid FEMA IPAWS and Private Sector infrastructure
President
White House
infrastructure
FEMA
Operations
Centers
13
WEA Compatible Phones so farhellip
ATampT Wireless Sprint
HTC EVO 3D
HTC EVO Design 4G
Kyocera Brio
Kyocera Duracore
Kyocera DuraMax
LG Marque
Samsung Galaxy SII
Samsung Transform
Ultra
Samsung Trender
Sanyo Inuendo
Sanyo Milano
Sanyo Vero
T-Mobile
LG DoublePlaytrade
Nokia Lumia 710
T-Mobilereg myTouchreg
T-Mobilereg myTouchreg Q
T-Mobilereg myTouchreg 4G
Samsung Galaxy Blaze 4G
Verizon Wireless
Droid 2 Global by Motorola
Droid Pro by Motorola
Droid X2 by Motorola
Motorola Citrustrade
LG Cosmostrade 2
LG Reveretrade
LG Enlightentrade
Carrier Info Webpage links
- httpwwwattcomesupportarticlejspsid=KB409415fbid=E6ou0RK9fNq
- httpcommunitysprintcombawservletJiveServletdownloadBody2811-102-1-
2310Wireless20Emergency20Alert20FAQpdf
- httpwwwt-mobilecomshopphonesfeatures=a9140e65-fb7b-42f2-88e5-454b2ed235af
- httpsupportverizonwirelesscomclcfaqsWireless20Serviceemergency_alerts_faqhtml
- httpwwwuscellularcomuscellularsupportfaqfaqDetailsjsptopic=wireless-emergency-
alertshtml
Samsung Galaxy SII
Samsung Captivate
Glide
Motorola Atrix 2
US Cellular
Samsung Character with software
update available by visiting a Service
Technician at a US Cellular retail store
More handsets coming soon
14
Examples of WEA messages on phones
observed in NYC testing
15
Federal Government Roles in WEACMAS
FCCrsquos Public Safety amp Homeland Security Bureau is the regulatory authority for
CMAS
ndash Requirements for participation in the voluntary Commercial Mobile Alert System are defined in Title 47 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 10
FEMArsquos IPAWS-OPEN is the ldquoFederal Alert Gatewayrdquo defined in the FCC rules
ndash Authenticates public alerting authorities
ndash Provides technical interface to carriers
For regulatory questions
ndash see the FCCrsquos website at httptransitionfccgovpshsservicescmashtml
ndash or contact Gregory Cooke Associate Chief Policy and Licensing Division Public Safety amp Homeland Security Bureau Federal Communications Commission (202) 418-2351 GregoryCookefccgov
Local Availability When will CMASWEA be in my area
Per the FCC carriers to begin offering WEA service on April 7 2012
ndash Howeverhellip contact the FCC and your local carriers for details
ndash At this time only Sprint T-Mobile Verizon Wireless ATampT and US Cellular are connected to the IPAWS CMAS gateway
ndash Only Sprint has declared readiness to broadcast WEAs in all service areas
ndash ATampT Verizon Wireless T-Mobile have declared readiness in NYC
Monitor the IPAWS web page for updates providing
ndash Link to a CTIA Wireless Association web page with list of carriers participating in WEACMAS
ndash List of Wireless Carrier Points of Contact for WEA information
17
NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio
The National Weather Service (NWS) All-Hazards Emergency Message Collection
System or HazCollect can be accessed through IPAWS
HazCollect enables emergency alert messages from local alerting authorities to be
broadcast over local NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio transmitters
Permission to access Hazcollect must be coordinated and approved through the
NWS in coordination with your local Weather Forecast Office
minus additional info at httpwwwnwsnoaagovoshazcollect
HazCollect interface between FEMA IPAWS and NOAA has been in place since 2010
18
Internet Services Applications
Internet web services and applications that choose may request access to monitor
and retrieve public alerts in CAP format from IPAWS
minus Soon IPAWS Public Alerts Feed is in final development
Services then post or distribute emergency alerts information
minus eg Googleorg Public Alerts web page publishes active alerts retrieved from NOAA and
the USGS at wwwgoogleorgpublicalerts
19
How to become an IPAWS user
20
Caveats
To leverage the IPAWS capabilities and public alerting channels
Need to implement or obtain an IPAWS-compatible software tool
ndash ie a CAP compliant tool that interoperates with IPAWS-OPEN
ndash To date 13 vendors have demonstrated successful posting of a digitally signed CAP public alert to IPAWS in the test environment
bull list of vendors developing compatible tools is on IPAWS website
ndash Four grant programs include language that can be used to enhance existing or establish new alert and warning programs
Need StateTerritorialTribal authorization for Public Alerting Authority in your area
Need to coordinate with your local EAS Participants to carry your message
Need to coordinate with your local NOAA NWS Weather Forecast Office for approval to
broadcast Non Weather Emergency Messages over NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio
Also note that CMASWEA is not deployed everywhere yet and not all handset are
compatible Likely to take several years for wide spread coverage to be deployed
21
What do you need to do to use IPAWS
1 You need an IPAWS-compatible software tool
ndash List of vendors developing compatible tools is on IPAWS website
2 Execute a security Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with DHSFEMA
bull Formalizes approval for message exchange between your system and IPAWS-OPEN system ndash the MOA application is on the IPAWS website
The MOA establishes an IPAWS Collaborative Operating Group (COG)
account for your organization
bull COGs may be established for Stateterritorial regional or local level organizations
bull COG owners administer their own member accounts through their software system
Once the these steps are complete a digital certificate is issued for installation on your IPAWS-compatible tool that is used to digitally sign all of your messages
You now have the ability to exchange alert information only with other COGs
If your organization also seeks public alerting authority through IPAWS an
additional application is requiredhellip
Info and forms are at
httpwwwfemagovemergencyipawsalerting_authoritiesshtm2
22
Application for Public Alerting Authority
If your organization wants to leverage IPAWS public alerting channels
a few additional steps are required
3 Complete an additional application for public alerting authority on behalf of the COG organization is required (public alerting application is available by request sent to IPAWSdhsgov)
The application will ask you to identify
the IPAWS public alerting channels to be used (EAS WEACMAS HazCollect)
the geographic extent of alerting authority (Statewide Multi-county Single county)
the Event Codes (from EASSAME) the organization is authorized to use - this must be consistent with State and local EAS and other local Operating Plans
4 Complete EMI Independent Study Course IS-247 ldquoIntegrated Public Alert and Warning Systemrdquo
Why does FEMA need State or other formal validation of your ldquoalerting authorityrdquo
ndash Ensures that alerting permissions are coordinated and consistent with State Territorial Tribal EAS and AMBER Alert plans or other state and local public warning plans
ndash Preferably your public alerting application should be routed and signed by a designated state authority before being submitted to FEMA IPAWS has found a designated authority for most states Request info for your state from IPAWSdhsgov
23
How to sign up for IPAWS Step 1 -- Select IPAWS compatible software
FEMA does not provide a ldquofront endrdquo user
interface
FEMA works with public and private third party
developers who design their software or
equipment to be compatible with IPAWS
For a list of developers see
httpwwwfemagovpdfemergencyipawsop
en_developerspdf
Some vendors have submitted their products
for testing by the FEMA Supporting
Technologies Evaluation Program (STEP) A
list of products that have completed testing is
on the Responder Knowledge Base -
httpwwwrkbus search ldquoIPAWSrdquo
24
How to sign up for IPAWS Step 2 ndash Apply for a Memorandum of Agreement with FEMA
Application and instructions are available
from the Website
Form includes your contact and system
information
A custom MOA is returned to you for
signature
Must be signed by an official authorized to
execute such agreements
MOA includes security notification and
recordkeeping requirements
A copy of FEMA executed MOA is returned
with a digital certificate used to configure
your system
How to sign up for IPAWS Step 3 ndash Apply for public alerting permissions
Only needed if you want to use IPAWS for
public alerting (vs interoperability only)
Application instructions and state reviewer
contact information are sent to you as part
of the MOA process
Form includes
ndash Systems desired (ie EAS CMAS HazCollect)
ndash Geographic area of alerting authority (FIPS codes)
ndash Event code options (eg CEM etc)
Complete the form and send to your state
reviewer for signature verifying consistency
with state plans and current practice
Return the signed form to FEMA
26
How to sign up for IPAWS Step 4 ndash Complete IPAWS Web-based training
Can be done at any time
EMI Independent Study course IS-247 httptrainingfemagovEMIWebISis247asp
Approximately two hours
ndash Lesson 1 Introduction to IPAWS
ndash Lesson 2 Appropriate Effective and Accessible Alert and Warning Messages
ndash Lesson 3 Common Alerting Protocol Message Composition
Complete a final exam and receive a
training certificate from EMI
For COG POC forward a copy of your
training certification to complete the MOA
process
For all other COG members retain on file
27
EMI Independent Study course for Alerting Authorities (IS-247)
On-line at FEMA Emergency
Management Institute
httptrainingfemagovEMIWe
bISis247asp
ndash Independent study course
ndash Approx 2 hours to complete
ndash Provides
bull increased awareness of the benefits of using IPAWS for effective public warnings
bull skills to draft more appropriate effective and accessible warning messages and
bull best practices in the effective use of Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) to reach all members of their communities
28
FEMA IPAWS Language in Federal Grant Programs
Funding from the Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) Tribal Homeland
Security Grant Program (THSGP) and Interoperable Emergency Communications
Grants Program (IECGP) may be used to enhance existing or establish new alert
and warning programs
Organizations seeking grants are encouraged to contact FEMA Grants Office and
IPAWS Office prior to initiating program activities
ndash program guidance tools resources and updates are available
ndash contact IPAWS Office at ipawsdhsgov
Grants can be used for planning and equipment purchases
ndash Planning development or enhancement of public alert and warning plans interoperability governing bodies development or enhancement of alert and warning assessments and inventories development or enhancement of alert and warning protocols planning for emerging technologies
ndash Equipment design construction implementation enhancement replacement and maintenance of emergency response communications systems and equipment planning procurement and deployment of emerging technology systems
Remember FEMA grant business is done through the State---
counties locals private entities etc must go throughcoordinate
with the State to obtain grant funds
29
Information for your vendor
Three documents define CAP as it will be implemented and used in IPAWS
ndash OASIS CAP Standard v12
ndash IPAWS Specification to the CAP Standard(CAP v12 IPAWS USA Profile v10)
ndash CAP to EAS Implementation Guide
An IPAWS-OPEN Developers Guide is available via request to IPAWSdhsgov
Monthly Webinars for System Developers - see IPAWS web page for schedule and
archives httpwwwfemagovemergencyipawsworking_groupshtm
39 Vendors have declared intent to develop IPAWS public alert posting interoperating
tools - 13 Vendors have demonstrated successful posting of a digitally signed CAP
public alert to IPAWS in the test environment
bull Alerting Solutions Inc Next Generation CAP Alert
bull Buffalo Computer Graphics Inc DisasterLan
bull CellCast Technologies AggregatorGateway and EAGLE
Alerts
bull Communications Laboratories Inc The Emergency
Management Network (EMnet)
bull Digital Alert Systems (A Subsidiary of Monroe
Electronics) HALO CAP EAS Alert server
DASDECDASDEC-II CAP EAS encoderdecoder
DASDEC Message Originator and the DASDEC
R189R189SE One-Net CAP EAS encoderdecoder
OneNet Message Originator
bull Emergency Communications Network CodeRED
bull Everbridge Inc Everbridge Aware Everbridge Matrix
and Everbridge SmartGIS
bull Eye Street Solutions On-The-Go Alerting
bull GovComm Inc GovComm
bull MyStateUSA Alert Sense
bull NC4 E Team
bull SwiftReach Networks Inc Swift911 Emergency
Notification System
bull Trilithic Inc EASy Series CAPEAS
FirmwareSoftware
30
For more information
Email the IPAWS inbox IPAWSdhsgov
IPAWS Website
httpwwwfemagovemergencyipaws
EMI Independent Study Course IS-247
httptrainingfemagovEMIWebISis247asp
Mailing list for IPAWS Webinar notices
httpservicegovdeliverycomservicesubscribehtmlcode
=USDHSFEMA_165
31
IPAWS Program Office POCs
AntwaneJohnsondhsgov
Office (202) 646-4383
Director Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Division
WadeWitmerdhsgov
Office (202) 646-2523
Deputy Director Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Division
MarkLucerodhsgov
Office (202) 646-1386
Chief Engineering Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Division
State amp Local officials using IPAWS
1 AK Kenai Peninsula Borough Office of Emergency
Management
2 CA Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff
3 CA San Diego County Office of Emergency Services
4 CO Colorado Division of Emergency Management
5 FL Miami-Dade County Office of Emergency Management
6 HI Hawaii State Civil Defense
7 KS Sedgwick County Emergency Management
8 KY Daviess County Kentucky Emergency Management
9 KY Kentucky Division of Emergency Management
10 KY Madison County Kentucky EMACSEPP
11 MD Cecil County Department of Emergency Services
12 MD Maryland Emergency Management Agency
13 NJ New Jersey State Police
14 NY New York City Office of Emergency Management
15 OH Ashtabula County Board of Commissioners
32
1 AK State of Alaska Division of Homeland Security and
Emergency Management
2 AZ Arizona Division of Emergency Management (ADEM)
3 DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency
4 FL Florida Division of Emergency Management Agency
5 IA Johnson County Emergency Management Agency
6 ID Idaho Bureau of Homeland Security
7 IN Delaware County Emergency Management Agency
8 IN Grant County Emergency Management Agency
9 IN Jackson County EMA
10 IN Jay County Emergency Management Agency
11 IN Wayne County Emergency Management Agency
12 KY Lexington Fayette Urban County Government
13 MI City of Lansing Emergency Management
14 NY New York State Office of Emergency Management
15 OH Geauga County Sheriff
16 TX City of Kirby
17 US NOAANational Weather Service
Currently connected
Applications in process
As of 27 March
NOAA plans to be operational for all areas
of the US in May Only alerts for the most
severe weather will be sent as WEA
33
Additional IPAWS Information Resources
Developed for StateLocal public safety and EAS Participants to use for EAS test
preparation information and education activities
ndash State Toolkit for IPAWS Adoption
bull
ndash EAS Best Practices Guide bull
ndash EAS Test Informational Toolkit
bull
Technical and procedural info on how to
configure EAS equipment industry best
practices history and info on how to use
EAS
General EAS and Nationwide EAS Test
Information recommended practical
approaches for EAS public awareness
campaigns tools for customization of EAS
for State and local government
Information to assist state county and local
government officials in adopting
incorporating and using the Common
Alerting Protocol (CAP) and IPAWS
34
Additional Info
CAP Message is
created in alerting
tool and sent to the
IPAWS-OPEN
How IPAWS Workshellip
IPAWS-OPEN
verifies digital
signature
validates CAP file
and determines
where it goes
Dissemination
channels either
receive a pushed
message or poll for
a message from
IPAWS-OPEN
Alerts broadcast to
local consumer
devices
38
FEMA Responder Knowledge Base Website
Posts Supplier Declarations of Conformance to IPAWS CAP specifications
Goto httpswwwrkbussearchcfmtypeid=5
bull 10 vendor declarations
and test reports posted
FEMA NIMS Supporting
Technology Evaluation
Program (NIMS STEP) to
continuing testing for IPAWS
CAP specifications
IPAWS Architecture ndash including National EAS components
39
LocalStateOGA
systems and
infrastructure
Private Sector Industry systems and infrastructure
FEMA IPAWS
infrastructure
FEMA PEP Stations
XM Radio
NPR
Hybrid FEMA IPAWS and Private Sector infrastructure
President
White House
infrastructure
FEMA
Operations
Centers
14
Examples of WEA messages on phones
observed in NYC testing
15
Federal Government Roles in WEACMAS
FCCrsquos Public Safety amp Homeland Security Bureau is the regulatory authority for
CMAS
ndash Requirements for participation in the voluntary Commercial Mobile Alert System are defined in Title 47 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 10
FEMArsquos IPAWS-OPEN is the ldquoFederal Alert Gatewayrdquo defined in the FCC rules
ndash Authenticates public alerting authorities
ndash Provides technical interface to carriers
For regulatory questions
ndash see the FCCrsquos website at httptransitionfccgovpshsservicescmashtml
ndash or contact Gregory Cooke Associate Chief Policy and Licensing Division Public Safety amp Homeland Security Bureau Federal Communications Commission (202) 418-2351 GregoryCookefccgov
Local Availability When will CMASWEA be in my area
Per the FCC carriers to begin offering WEA service on April 7 2012
ndash Howeverhellip contact the FCC and your local carriers for details
ndash At this time only Sprint T-Mobile Verizon Wireless ATampT and US Cellular are connected to the IPAWS CMAS gateway
ndash Only Sprint has declared readiness to broadcast WEAs in all service areas
ndash ATampT Verizon Wireless T-Mobile have declared readiness in NYC
Monitor the IPAWS web page for updates providing
ndash Link to a CTIA Wireless Association web page with list of carriers participating in WEACMAS
ndash List of Wireless Carrier Points of Contact for WEA information
17
NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio
The National Weather Service (NWS) All-Hazards Emergency Message Collection
System or HazCollect can be accessed through IPAWS
HazCollect enables emergency alert messages from local alerting authorities to be
broadcast over local NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio transmitters
Permission to access Hazcollect must be coordinated and approved through the
NWS in coordination with your local Weather Forecast Office
minus additional info at httpwwwnwsnoaagovoshazcollect
HazCollect interface between FEMA IPAWS and NOAA has been in place since 2010
18
Internet Services Applications
Internet web services and applications that choose may request access to monitor
and retrieve public alerts in CAP format from IPAWS
minus Soon IPAWS Public Alerts Feed is in final development
Services then post or distribute emergency alerts information
minus eg Googleorg Public Alerts web page publishes active alerts retrieved from NOAA and
the USGS at wwwgoogleorgpublicalerts
19
How to become an IPAWS user
20
Caveats
To leverage the IPAWS capabilities and public alerting channels
Need to implement or obtain an IPAWS-compatible software tool
ndash ie a CAP compliant tool that interoperates with IPAWS-OPEN
ndash To date 13 vendors have demonstrated successful posting of a digitally signed CAP public alert to IPAWS in the test environment
bull list of vendors developing compatible tools is on IPAWS website
ndash Four grant programs include language that can be used to enhance existing or establish new alert and warning programs
Need StateTerritorialTribal authorization for Public Alerting Authority in your area
Need to coordinate with your local EAS Participants to carry your message
Need to coordinate with your local NOAA NWS Weather Forecast Office for approval to
broadcast Non Weather Emergency Messages over NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio
Also note that CMASWEA is not deployed everywhere yet and not all handset are
compatible Likely to take several years for wide spread coverage to be deployed
21
What do you need to do to use IPAWS
1 You need an IPAWS-compatible software tool
ndash List of vendors developing compatible tools is on IPAWS website
2 Execute a security Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with DHSFEMA
bull Formalizes approval for message exchange between your system and IPAWS-OPEN system ndash the MOA application is on the IPAWS website
The MOA establishes an IPAWS Collaborative Operating Group (COG)
account for your organization
bull COGs may be established for Stateterritorial regional or local level organizations
bull COG owners administer their own member accounts through their software system
Once the these steps are complete a digital certificate is issued for installation on your IPAWS-compatible tool that is used to digitally sign all of your messages
You now have the ability to exchange alert information only with other COGs
If your organization also seeks public alerting authority through IPAWS an
additional application is requiredhellip
Info and forms are at
httpwwwfemagovemergencyipawsalerting_authoritiesshtm2
22
Application for Public Alerting Authority
If your organization wants to leverage IPAWS public alerting channels
a few additional steps are required
3 Complete an additional application for public alerting authority on behalf of the COG organization is required (public alerting application is available by request sent to IPAWSdhsgov)
The application will ask you to identify
the IPAWS public alerting channels to be used (EAS WEACMAS HazCollect)
the geographic extent of alerting authority (Statewide Multi-county Single county)
the Event Codes (from EASSAME) the organization is authorized to use - this must be consistent with State and local EAS and other local Operating Plans
4 Complete EMI Independent Study Course IS-247 ldquoIntegrated Public Alert and Warning Systemrdquo
Why does FEMA need State or other formal validation of your ldquoalerting authorityrdquo
ndash Ensures that alerting permissions are coordinated and consistent with State Territorial Tribal EAS and AMBER Alert plans or other state and local public warning plans
ndash Preferably your public alerting application should be routed and signed by a designated state authority before being submitted to FEMA IPAWS has found a designated authority for most states Request info for your state from IPAWSdhsgov
23
How to sign up for IPAWS Step 1 -- Select IPAWS compatible software
FEMA does not provide a ldquofront endrdquo user
interface
FEMA works with public and private third party
developers who design their software or
equipment to be compatible with IPAWS
For a list of developers see
httpwwwfemagovpdfemergencyipawsop
en_developerspdf
Some vendors have submitted their products
for testing by the FEMA Supporting
Technologies Evaluation Program (STEP) A
list of products that have completed testing is
on the Responder Knowledge Base -
httpwwwrkbus search ldquoIPAWSrdquo
24
How to sign up for IPAWS Step 2 ndash Apply for a Memorandum of Agreement with FEMA
Application and instructions are available
from the Website
Form includes your contact and system
information
A custom MOA is returned to you for
signature
Must be signed by an official authorized to
execute such agreements
MOA includes security notification and
recordkeeping requirements
A copy of FEMA executed MOA is returned
with a digital certificate used to configure
your system
How to sign up for IPAWS Step 3 ndash Apply for public alerting permissions
Only needed if you want to use IPAWS for
public alerting (vs interoperability only)
Application instructions and state reviewer
contact information are sent to you as part
of the MOA process
Form includes
ndash Systems desired (ie EAS CMAS HazCollect)
ndash Geographic area of alerting authority (FIPS codes)
ndash Event code options (eg CEM etc)
Complete the form and send to your state
reviewer for signature verifying consistency
with state plans and current practice
Return the signed form to FEMA
26
How to sign up for IPAWS Step 4 ndash Complete IPAWS Web-based training
Can be done at any time
EMI Independent Study course IS-247 httptrainingfemagovEMIWebISis247asp
Approximately two hours
ndash Lesson 1 Introduction to IPAWS
ndash Lesson 2 Appropriate Effective and Accessible Alert and Warning Messages
ndash Lesson 3 Common Alerting Protocol Message Composition
Complete a final exam and receive a
training certificate from EMI
For COG POC forward a copy of your
training certification to complete the MOA
process
For all other COG members retain on file
27
EMI Independent Study course for Alerting Authorities (IS-247)
On-line at FEMA Emergency
Management Institute
httptrainingfemagovEMIWe
bISis247asp
ndash Independent study course
ndash Approx 2 hours to complete
ndash Provides
bull increased awareness of the benefits of using IPAWS for effective public warnings
bull skills to draft more appropriate effective and accessible warning messages and
bull best practices in the effective use of Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) to reach all members of their communities
28
FEMA IPAWS Language in Federal Grant Programs
Funding from the Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) Tribal Homeland
Security Grant Program (THSGP) and Interoperable Emergency Communications
Grants Program (IECGP) may be used to enhance existing or establish new alert
and warning programs
Organizations seeking grants are encouraged to contact FEMA Grants Office and
IPAWS Office prior to initiating program activities
ndash program guidance tools resources and updates are available
ndash contact IPAWS Office at ipawsdhsgov
Grants can be used for planning and equipment purchases
ndash Planning development or enhancement of public alert and warning plans interoperability governing bodies development or enhancement of alert and warning assessments and inventories development or enhancement of alert and warning protocols planning for emerging technologies
ndash Equipment design construction implementation enhancement replacement and maintenance of emergency response communications systems and equipment planning procurement and deployment of emerging technology systems
Remember FEMA grant business is done through the State---
counties locals private entities etc must go throughcoordinate
with the State to obtain grant funds
29
Information for your vendor
Three documents define CAP as it will be implemented and used in IPAWS
ndash OASIS CAP Standard v12
ndash IPAWS Specification to the CAP Standard(CAP v12 IPAWS USA Profile v10)
ndash CAP to EAS Implementation Guide
An IPAWS-OPEN Developers Guide is available via request to IPAWSdhsgov
Monthly Webinars for System Developers - see IPAWS web page for schedule and
archives httpwwwfemagovemergencyipawsworking_groupshtm
39 Vendors have declared intent to develop IPAWS public alert posting interoperating
tools - 13 Vendors have demonstrated successful posting of a digitally signed CAP
public alert to IPAWS in the test environment
bull Alerting Solutions Inc Next Generation CAP Alert
bull Buffalo Computer Graphics Inc DisasterLan
bull CellCast Technologies AggregatorGateway and EAGLE
Alerts
bull Communications Laboratories Inc The Emergency
Management Network (EMnet)
bull Digital Alert Systems (A Subsidiary of Monroe
Electronics) HALO CAP EAS Alert server
DASDECDASDEC-II CAP EAS encoderdecoder
DASDEC Message Originator and the DASDEC
R189R189SE One-Net CAP EAS encoderdecoder
OneNet Message Originator
bull Emergency Communications Network CodeRED
bull Everbridge Inc Everbridge Aware Everbridge Matrix
and Everbridge SmartGIS
bull Eye Street Solutions On-The-Go Alerting
bull GovComm Inc GovComm
bull MyStateUSA Alert Sense
bull NC4 E Team
bull SwiftReach Networks Inc Swift911 Emergency
Notification System
bull Trilithic Inc EASy Series CAPEAS
FirmwareSoftware
30
For more information
Email the IPAWS inbox IPAWSdhsgov
IPAWS Website
httpwwwfemagovemergencyipaws
EMI Independent Study Course IS-247
httptrainingfemagovEMIWebISis247asp
Mailing list for IPAWS Webinar notices
httpservicegovdeliverycomservicesubscribehtmlcode
=USDHSFEMA_165
31
IPAWS Program Office POCs
AntwaneJohnsondhsgov
Office (202) 646-4383
Director Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Division
WadeWitmerdhsgov
Office (202) 646-2523
Deputy Director Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Division
MarkLucerodhsgov
Office (202) 646-1386
Chief Engineering Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Division
State amp Local officials using IPAWS
1 AK Kenai Peninsula Borough Office of Emergency
Management
2 CA Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff
3 CA San Diego County Office of Emergency Services
4 CO Colorado Division of Emergency Management
5 FL Miami-Dade County Office of Emergency Management
6 HI Hawaii State Civil Defense
7 KS Sedgwick County Emergency Management
8 KY Daviess County Kentucky Emergency Management
9 KY Kentucky Division of Emergency Management
10 KY Madison County Kentucky EMACSEPP
11 MD Cecil County Department of Emergency Services
12 MD Maryland Emergency Management Agency
13 NJ New Jersey State Police
14 NY New York City Office of Emergency Management
15 OH Ashtabula County Board of Commissioners
32
1 AK State of Alaska Division of Homeland Security and
Emergency Management
2 AZ Arizona Division of Emergency Management (ADEM)
3 DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency
4 FL Florida Division of Emergency Management Agency
5 IA Johnson County Emergency Management Agency
6 ID Idaho Bureau of Homeland Security
7 IN Delaware County Emergency Management Agency
8 IN Grant County Emergency Management Agency
9 IN Jackson County EMA
10 IN Jay County Emergency Management Agency
11 IN Wayne County Emergency Management Agency
12 KY Lexington Fayette Urban County Government
13 MI City of Lansing Emergency Management
14 NY New York State Office of Emergency Management
15 OH Geauga County Sheriff
16 TX City of Kirby
17 US NOAANational Weather Service
Currently connected
Applications in process
As of 27 March
NOAA plans to be operational for all areas
of the US in May Only alerts for the most
severe weather will be sent as WEA
33
Additional IPAWS Information Resources
Developed for StateLocal public safety and EAS Participants to use for EAS test
preparation information and education activities
ndash State Toolkit for IPAWS Adoption
bull
ndash EAS Best Practices Guide bull
ndash EAS Test Informational Toolkit
bull
Technical and procedural info on how to
configure EAS equipment industry best
practices history and info on how to use
EAS
General EAS and Nationwide EAS Test
Information recommended practical
approaches for EAS public awareness
campaigns tools for customization of EAS
for State and local government
Information to assist state county and local
government officials in adopting
incorporating and using the Common
Alerting Protocol (CAP) and IPAWS
34
Additional Info
CAP Message is
created in alerting
tool and sent to the
IPAWS-OPEN
How IPAWS Workshellip
IPAWS-OPEN
verifies digital
signature
validates CAP file
and determines
where it goes
Dissemination
channels either
receive a pushed
message or poll for
a message from
IPAWS-OPEN
Alerts broadcast to
local consumer
devices
38
FEMA Responder Knowledge Base Website
Posts Supplier Declarations of Conformance to IPAWS CAP specifications
Goto httpswwwrkbussearchcfmtypeid=5
bull 10 vendor declarations
and test reports posted
FEMA NIMS Supporting
Technology Evaluation
Program (NIMS STEP) to
continuing testing for IPAWS
CAP specifications
IPAWS Architecture ndash including National EAS components
39
LocalStateOGA
systems and
infrastructure
Private Sector Industry systems and infrastructure
FEMA IPAWS
infrastructure
FEMA PEP Stations
XM Radio
NPR
Hybrid FEMA IPAWS and Private Sector infrastructure
President
White House
infrastructure
FEMA
Operations
Centers
15
Federal Government Roles in WEACMAS
FCCrsquos Public Safety amp Homeland Security Bureau is the regulatory authority for
CMAS
ndash Requirements for participation in the voluntary Commercial Mobile Alert System are defined in Title 47 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 10
FEMArsquos IPAWS-OPEN is the ldquoFederal Alert Gatewayrdquo defined in the FCC rules
ndash Authenticates public alerting authorities
ndash Provides technical interface to carriers
For regulatory questions
ndash see the FCCrsquos website at httptransitionfccgovpshsservicescmashtml
ndash or contact Gregory Cooke Associate Chief Policy and Licensing Division Public Safety amp Homeland Security Bureau Federal Communications Commission (202) 418-2351 GregoryCookefccgov
Local Availability When will CMASWEA be in my area
Per the FCC carriers to begin offering WEA service on April 7 2012
ndash Howeverhellip contact the FCC and your local carriers for details
ndash At this time only Sprint T-Mobile Verizon Wireless ATampT and US Cellular are connected to the IPAWS CMAS gateway
ndash Only Sprint has declared readiness to broadcast WEAs in all service areas
ndash ATampT Verizon Wireless T-Mobile have declared readiness in NYC
Monitor the IPAWS web page for updates providing
ndash Link to a CTIA Wireless Association web page with list of carriers participating in WEACMAS
ndash List of Wireless Carrier Points of Contact for WEA information
17
NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio
The National Weather Service (NWS) All-Hazards Emergency Message Collection
System or HazCollect can be accessed through IPAWS
HazCollect enables emergency alert messages from local alerting authorities to be
broadcast over local NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio transmitters
Permission to access Hazcollect must be coordinated and approved through the
NWS in coordination with your local Weather Forecast Office
minus additional info at httpwwwnwsnoaagovoshazcollect
HazCollect interface between FEMA IPAWS and NOAA has been in place since 2010
18
Internet Services Applications
Internet web services and applications that choose may request access to monitor
and retrieve public alerts in CAP format from IPAWS
minus Soon IPAWS Public Alerts Feed is in final development
Services then post or distribute emergency alerts information
minus eg Googleorg Public Alerts web page publishes active alerts retrieved from NOAA and
the USGS at wwwgoogleorgpublicalerts
19
How to become an IPAWS user
20
Caveats
To leverage the IPAWS capabilities and public alerting channels
Need to implement or obtain an IPAWS-compatible software tool
ndash ie a CAP compliant tool that interoperates with IPAWS-OPEN
ndash To date 13 vendors have demonstrated successful posting of a digitally signed CAP public alert to IPAWS in the test environment
bull list of vendors developing compatible tools is on IPAWS website
ndash Four grant programs include language that can be used to enhance existing or establish new alert and warning programs
Need StateTerritorialTribal authorization for Public Alerting Authority in your area
Need to coordinate with your local EAS Participants to carry your message
Need to coordinate with your local NOAA NWS Weather Forecast Office for approval to
broadcast Non Weather Emergency Messages over NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio
Also note that CMASWEA is not deployed everywhere yet and not all handset are
compatible Likely to take several years for wide spread coverage to be deployed
21
What do you need to do to use IPAWS
1 You need an IPAWS-compatible software tool
ndash List of vendors developing compatible tools is on IPAWS website
2 Execute a security Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with DHSFEMA
bull Formalizes approval for message exchange between your system and IPAWS-OPEN system ndash the MOA application is on the IPAWS website
The MOA establishes an IPAWS Collaborative Operating Group (COG)
account for your organization
bull COGs may be established for Stateterritorial regional or local level organizations
bull COG owners administer their own member accounts through their software system
Once the these steps are complete a digital certificate is issued for installation on your IPAWS-compatible tool that is used to digitally sign all of your messages
You now have the ability to exchange alert information only with other COGs
If your organization also seeks public alerting authority through IPAWS an
additional application is requiredhellip
Info and forms are at
httpwwwfemagovemergencyipawsalerting_authoritiesshtm2
22
Application for Public Alerting Authority
If your organization wants to leverage IPAWS public alerting channels
a few additional steps are required
3 Complete an additional application for public alerting authority on behalf of the COG organization is required (public alerting application is available by request sent to IPAWSdhsgov)
The application will ask you to identify
the IPAWS public alerting channels to be used (EAS WEACMAS HazCollect)
the geographic extent of alerting authority (Statewide Multi-county Single county)
the Event Codes (from EASSAME) the organization is authorized to use - this must be consistent with State and local EAS and other local Operating Plans
4 Complete EMI Independent Study Course IS-247 ldquoIntegrated Public Alert and Warning Systemrdquo
Why does FEMA need State or other formal validation of your ldquoalerting authorityrdquo
ndash Ensures that alerting permissions are coordinated and consistent with State Territorial Tribal EAS and AMBER Alert plans or other state and local public warning plans
ndash Preferably your public alerting application should be routed and signed by a designated state authority before being submitted to FEMA IPAWS has found a designated authority for most states Request info for your state from IPAWSdhsgov
23
How to sign up for IPAWS Step 1 -- Select IPAWS compatible software
FEMA does not provide a ldquofront endrdquo user
interface
FEMA works with public and private third party
developers who design their software or
equipment to be compatible with IPAWS
For a list of developers see
httpwwwfemagovpdfemergencyipawsop
en_developerspdf
Some vendors have submitted their products
for testing by the FEMA Supporting
Technologies Evaluation Program (STEP) A
list of products that have completed testing is
on the Responder Knowledge Base -
httpwwwrkbus search ldquoIPAWSrdquo
24
How to sign up for IPAWS Step 2 ndash Apply for a Memorandum of Agreement with FEMA
Application and instructions are available
from the Website
Form includes your contact and system
information
A custom MOA is returned to you for
signature
Must be signed by an official authorized to
execute such agreements
MOA includes security notification and
recordkeeping requirements
A copy of FEMA executed MOA is returned
with a digital certificate used to configure
your system
How to sign up for IPAWS Step 3 ndash Apply for public alerting permissions
Only needed if you want to use IPAWS for
public alerting (vs interoperability only)
Application instructions and state reviewer
contact information are sent to you as part
of the MOA process
Form includes
ndash Systems desired (ie EAS CMAS HazCollect)
ndash Geographic area of alerting authority (FIPS codes)
ndash Event code options (eg CEM etc)
Complete the form and send to your state
reviewer for signature verifying consistency
with state plans and current practice
Return the signed form to FEMA
26
How to sign up for IPAWS Step 4 ndash Complete IPAWS Web-based training
Can be done at any time
EMI Independent Study course IS-247 httptrainingfemagovEMIWebISis247asp
Approximately two hours
ndash Lesson 1 Introduction to IPAWS
ndash Lesson 2 Appropriate Effective and Accessible Alert and Warning Messages
ndash Lesson 3 Common Alerting Protocol Message Composition
Complete a final exam and receive a
training certificate from EMI
For COG POC forward a copy of your
training certification to complete the MOA
process
For all other COG members retain on file
27
EMI Independent Study course for Alerting Authorities (IS-247)
On-line at FEMA Emergency
Management Institute
httptrainingfemagovEMIWe
bISis247asp
ndash Independent study course
ndash Approx 2 hours to complete
ndash Provides
bull increased awareness of the benefits of using IPAWS for effective public warnings
bull skills to draft more appropriate effective and accessible warning messages and
bull best practices in the effective use of Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) to reach all members of their communities
28
FEMA IPAWS Language in Federal Grant Programs
Funding from the Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) Tribal Homeland
Security Grant Program (THSGP) and Interoperable Emergency Communications
Grants Program (IECGP) may be used to enhance existing or establish new alert
and warning programs
Organizations seeking grants are encouraged to contact FEMA Grants Office and
IPAWS Office prior to initiating program activities
ndash program guidance tools resources and updates are available
ndash contact IPAWS Office at ipawsdhsgov
Grants can be used for planning and equipment purchases
ndash Planning development or enhancement of public alert and warning plans interoperability governing bodies development or enhancement of alert and warning assessments and inventories development or enhancement of alert and warning protocols planning for emerging technologies
ndash Equipment design construction implementation enhancement replacement and maintenance of emergency response communications systems and equipment planning procurement and deployment of emerging technology systems
Remember FEMA grant business is done through the State---
counties locals private entities etc must go throughcoordinate
with the State to obtain grant funds
29
Information for your vendor
Three documents define CAP as it will be implemented and used in IPAWS
ndash OASIS CAP Standard v12
ndash IPAWS Specification to the CAP Standard(CAP v12 IPAWS USA Profile v10)
ndash CAP to EAS Implementation Guide
An IPAWS-OPEN Developers Guide is available via request to IPAWSdhsgov
Monthly Webinars for System Developers - see IPAWS web page for schedule and
archives httpwwwfemagovemergencyipawsworking_groupshtm
39 Vendors have declared intent to develop IPAWS public alert posting interoperating
tools - 13 Vendors have demonstrated successful posting of a digitally signed CAP
public alert to IPAWS in the test environment
bull Alerting Solutions Inc Next Generation CAP Alert
bull Buffalo Computer Graphics Inc DisasterLan
bull CellCast Technologies AggregatorGateway and EAGLE
Alerts
bull Communications Laboratories Inc The Emergency
Management Network (EMnet)
bull Digital Alert Systems (A Subsidiary of Monroe
Electronics) HALO CAP EAS Alert server
DASDECDASDEC-II CAP EAS encoderdecoder
DASDEC Message Originator and the DASDEC
R189R189SE One-Net CAP EAS encoderdecoder
OneNet Message Originator
bull Emergency Communications Network CodeRED
bull Everbridge Inc Everbridge Aware Everbridge Matrix
and Everbridge SmartGIS
bull Eye Street Solutions On-The-Go Alerting
bull GovComm Inc GovComm
bull MyStateUSA Alert Sense
bull NC4 E Team
bull SwiftReach Networks Inc Swift911 Emergency
Notification System
bull Trilithic Inc EASy Series CAPEAS
FirmwareSoftware
30
For more information
Email the IPAWS inbox IPAWSdhsgov
IPAWS Website
httpwwwfemagovemergencyipaws
EMI Independent Study Course IS-247
httptrainingfemagovEMIWebISis247asp
Mailing list for IPAWS Webinar notices
httpservicegovdeliverycomservicesubscribehtmlcode
=USDHSFEMA_165
31
IPAWS Program Office POCs
AntwaneJohnsondhsgov
Office (202) 646-4383
Director Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Division
WadeWitmerdhsgov
Office (202) 646-2523
Deputy Director Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Division
MarkLucerodhsgov
Office (202) 646-1386
Chief Engineering Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Division
State amp Local officials using IPAWS
1 AK Kenai Peninsula Borough Office of Emergency
Management
2 CA Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff
3 CA San Diego County Office of Emergency Services
4 CO Colorado Division of Emergency Management
5 FL Miami-Dade County Office of Emergency Management
6 HI Hawaii State Civil Defense
7 KS Sedgwick County Emergency Management
8 KY Daviess County Kentucky Emergency Management
9 KY Kentucky Division of Emergency Management
10 KY Madison County Kentucky EMACSEPP
11 MD Cecil County Department of Emergency Services
12 MD Maryland Emergency Management Agency
13 NJ New Jersey State Police
14 NY New York City Office of Emergency Management
15 OH Ashtabula County Board of Commissioners
32
1 AK State of Alaska Division of Homeland Security and
Emergency Management
2 AZ Arizona Division of Emergency Management (ADEM)
3 DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency
4 FL Florida Division of Emergency Management Agency
5 IA Johnson County Emergency Management Agency
6 ID Idaho Bureau of Homeland Security
7 IN Delaware County Emergency Management Agency
8 IN Grant County Emergency Management Agency
9 IN Jackson County EMA
10 IN Jay County Emergency Management Agency
11 IN Wayne County Emergency Management Agency
12 KY Lexington Fayette Urban County Government
13 MI City of Lansing Emergency Management
14 NY New York State Office of Emergency Management
15 OH Geauga County Sheriff
16 TX City of Kirby
17 US NOAANational Weather Service
Currently connected
Applications in process
As of 27 March
NOAA plans to be operational for all areas
of the US in May Only alerts for the most
severe weather will be sent as WEA
33
Additional IPAWS Information Resources
Developed for StateLocal public safety and EAS Participants to use for EAS test
preparation information and education activities
ndash State Toolkit for IPAWS Adoption
bull
ndash EAS Best Practices Guide bull
ndash EAS Test Informational Toolkit
bull
Technical and procedural info on how to
configure EAS equipment industry best
practices history and info on how to use
EAS
General EAS and Nationwide EAS Test
Information recommended practical
approaches for EAS public awareness
campaigns tools for customization of EAS
for State and local government
Information to assist state county and local
government officials in adopting
incorporating and using the Common
Alerting Protocol (CAP) and IPAWS
34
Additional Info
CAP Message is
created in alerting
tool and sent to the
IPAWS-OPEN
How IPAWS Workshellip
IPAWS-OPEN
verifies digital
signature
validates CAP file
and determines
where it goes
Dissemination
channels either
receive a pushed
message or poll for
a message from
IPAWS-OPEN
Alerts broadcast to
local consumer
devices
38
FEMA Responder Knowledge Base Website
Posts Supplier Declarations of Conformance to IPAWS CAP specifications
Goto httpswwwrkbussearchcfmtypeid=5
bull 10 vendor declarations
and test reports posted
FEMA NIMS Supporting
Technology Evaluation
Program (NIMS STEP) to
continuing testing for IPAWS
CAP specifications
IPAWS Architecture ndash including National EAS components
39
LocalStateOGA
systems and
infrastructure
Private Sector Industry systems and infrastructure
FEMA IPAWS
infrastructure
FEMA PEP Stations
XM Radio
NPR
Hybrid FEMA IPAWS and Private Sector infrastructure
President
White House
infrastructure
FEMA
Operations
Centers
Local Availability When will CMASWEA be in my area
Per the FCC carriers to begin offering WEA service on April 7 2012
ndash Howeverhellip contact the FCC and your local carriers for details
ndash At this time only Sprint T-Mobile Verizon Wireless ATampT and US Cellular are connected to the IPAWS CMAS gateway
ndash Only Sprint has declared readiness to broadcast WEAs in all service areas
ndash ATampT Verizon Wireless T-Mobile have declared readiness in NYC
Monitor the IPAWS web page for updates providing
ndash Link to a CTIA Wireless Association web page with list of carriers participating in WEACMAS
ndash List of Wireless Carrier Points of Contact for WEA information
17
NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio
The National Weather Service (NWS) All-Hazards Emergency Message Collection
System or HazCollect can be accessed through IPAWS
HazCollect enables emergency alert messages from local alerting authorities to be
broadcast over local NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio transmitters
Permission to access Hazcollect must be coordinated and approved through the
NWS in coordination with your local Weather Forecast Office
minus additional info at httpwwwnwsnoaagovoshazcollect
HazCollect interface between FEMA IPAWS and NOAA has been in place since 2010
18
Internet Services Applications
Internet web services and applications that choose may request access to monitor
and retrieve public alerts in CAP format from IPAWS
minus Soon IPAWS Public Alerts Feed is in final development
Services then post or distribute emergency alerts information
minus eg Googleorg Public Alerts web page publishes active alerts retrieved from NOAA and
the USGS at wwwgoogleorgpublicalerts
19
How to become an IPAWS user
20
Caveats
To leverage the IPAWS capabilities and public alerting channels
Need to implement or obtain an IPAWS-compatible software tool
ndash ie a CAP compliant tool that interoperates with IPAWS-OPEN
ndash To date 13 vendors have demonstrated successful posting of a digitally signed CAP public alert to IPAWS in the test environment
bull list of vendors developing compatible tools is on IPAWS website
ndash Four grant programs include language that can be used to enhance existing or establish new alert and warning programs
Need StateTerritorialTribal authorization for Public Alerting Authority in your area
Need to coordinate with your local EAS Participants to carry your message
Need to coordinate with your local NOAA NWS Weather Forecast Office for approval to
broadcast Non Weather Emergency Messages over NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio
Also note that CMASWEA is not deployed everywhere yet and not all handset are
compatible Likely to take several years for wide spread coverage to be deployed
21
What do you need to do to use IPAWS
1 You need an IPAWS-compatible software tool
ndash List of vendors developing compatible tools is on IPAWS website
2 Execute a security Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with DHSFEMA
bull Formalizes approval for message exchange between your system and IPAWS-OPEN system ndash the MOA application is on the IPAWS website
The MOA establishes an IPAWS Collaborative Operating Group (COG)
account for your organization
bull COGs may be established for Stateterritorial regional or local level organizations
bull COG owners administer their own member accounts through their software system
Once the these steps are complete a digital certificate is issued for installation on your IPAWS-compatible tool that is used to digitally sign all of your messages
You now have the ability to exchange alert information only with other COGs
If your organization also seeks public alerting authority through IPAWS an
additional application is requiredhellip
Info and forms are at
httpwwwfemagovemergencyipawsalerting_authoritiesshtm2
22
Application for Public Alerting Authority
If your organization wants to leverage IPAWS public alerting channels
a few additional steps are required
3 Complete an additional application for public alerting authority on behalf of the COG organization is required (public alerting application is available by request sent to IPAWSdhsgov)
The application will ask you to identify
the IPAWS public alerting channels to be used (EAS WEACMAS HazCollect)
the geographic extent of alerting authority (Statewide Multi-county Single county)
the Event Codes (from EASSAME) the organization is authorized to use - this must be consistent with State and local EAS and other local Operating Plans
4 Complete EMI Independent Study Course IS-247 ldquoIntegrated Public Alert and Warning Systemrdquo
Why does FEMA need State or other formal validation of your ldquoalerting authorityrdquo
ndash Ensures that alerting permissions are coordinated and consistent with State Territorial Tribal EAS and AMBER Alert plans or other state and local public warning plans
ndash Preferably your public alerting application should be routed and signed by a designated state authority before being submitted to FEMA IPAWS has found a designated authority for most states Request info for your state from IPAWSdhsgov
23
How to sign up for IPAWS Step 1 -- Select IPAWS compatible software
FEMA does not provide a ldquofront endrdquo user
interface
FEMA works with public and private third party
developers who design their software or
equipment to be compatible with IPAWS
For a list of developers see
httpwwwfemagovpdfemergencyipawsop
en_developerspdf
Some vendors have submitted their products
for testing by the FEMA Supporting
Technologies Evaluation Program (STEP) A
list of products that have completed testing is
on the Responder Knowledge Base -
httpwwwrkbus search ldquoIPAWSrdquo
24
How to sign up for IPAWS Step 2 ndash Apply for a Memorandum of Agreement with FEMA
Application and instructions are available
from the Website
Form includes your contact and system
information
A custom MOA is returned to you for
signature
Must be signed by an official authorized to
execute such agreements
MOA includes security notification and
recordkeeping requirements
A copy of FEMA executed MOA is returned
with a digital certificate used to configure
your system
How to sign up for IPAWS Step 3 ndash Apply for public alerting permissions
Only needed if you want to use IPAWS for
public alerting (vs interoperability only)
Application instructions and state reviewer
contact information are sent to you as part
of the MOA process
Form includes
ndash Systems desired (ie EAS CMAS HazCollect)
ndash Geographic area of alerting authority (FIPS codes)
ndash Event code options (eg CEM etc)
Complete the form and send to your state
reviewer for signature verifying consistency
with state plans and current practice
Return the signed form to FEMA
26
How to sign up for IPAWS Step 4 ndash Complete IPAWS Web-based training
Can be done at any time
EMI Independent Study course IS-247 httptrainingfemagovEMIWebISis247asp
Approximately two hours
ndash Lesson 1 Introduction to IPAWS
ndash Lesson 2 Appropriate Effective and Accessible Alert and Warning Messages
ndash Lesson 3 Common Alerting Protocol Message Composition
Complete a final exam and receive a
training certificate from EMI
For COG POC forward a copy of your
training certification to complete the MOA
process
For all other COG members retain on file
27
EMI Independent Study course for Alerting Authorities (IS-247)
On-line at FEMA Emergency
Management Institute
httptrainingfemagovEMIWe
bISis247asp
ndash Independent study course
ndash Approx 2 hours to complete
ndash Provides
bull increased awareness of the benefits of using IPAWS for effective public warnings
bull skills to draft more appropriate effective and accessible warning messages and
bull best practices in the effective use of Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) to reach all members of their communities
28
FEMA IPAWS Language in Federal Grant Programs
Funding from the Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) Tribal Homeland
Security Grant Program (THSGP) and Interoperable Emergency Communications
Grants Program (IECGP) may be used to enhance existing or establish new alert
and warning programs
Organizations seeking grants are encouraged to contact FEMA Grants Office and
IPAWS Office prior to initiating program activities
ndash program guidance tools resources and updates are available
ndash contact IPAWS Office at ipawsdhsgov
Grants can be used for planning and equipment purchases
ndash Planning development or enhancement of public alert and warning plans interoperability governing bodies development or enhancement of alert and warning assessments and inventories development or enhancement of alert and warning protocols planning for emerging technologies
ndash Equipment design construction implementation enhancement replacement and maintenance of emergency response communications systems and equipment planning procurement and deployment of emerging technology systems
Remember FEMA grant business is done through the State---
counties locals private entities etc must go throughcoordinate
with the State to obtain grant funds
29
Information for your vendor
Three documents define CAP as it will be implemented and used in IPAWS
ndash OASIS CAP Standard v12
ndash IPAWS Specification to the CAP Standard(CAP v12 IPAWS USA Profile v10)
ndash CAP to EAS Implementation Guide
An IPAWS-OPEN Developers Guide is available via request to IPAWSdhsgov
Monthly Webinars for System Developers - see IPAWS web page for schedule and
archives httpwwwfemagovemergencyipawsworking_groupshtm
39 Vendors have declared intent to develop IPAWS public alert posting interoperating
tools - 13 Vendors have demonstrated successful posting of a digitally signed CAP
public alert to IPAWS in the test environment
bull Alerting Solutions Inc Next Generation CAP Alert
bull Buffalo Computer Graphics Inc DisasterLan
bull CellCast Technologies AggregatorGateway and EAGLE
Alerts
bull Communications Laboratories Inc The Emergency
Management Network (EMnet)
bull Digital Alert Systems (A Subsidiary of Monroe
Electronics) HALO CAP EAS Alert server
DASDECDASDEC-II CAP EAS encoderdecoder
DASDEC Message Originator and the DASDEC
R189R189SE One-Net CAP EAS encoderdecoder
OneNet Message Originator
bull Emergency Communications Network CodeRED
bull Everbridge Inc Everbridge Aware Everbridge Matrix
and Everbridge SmartGIS
bull Eye Street Solutions On-The-Go Alerting
bull GovComm Inc GovComm
bull MyStateUSA Alert Sense
bull NC4 E Team
bull SwiftReach Networks Inc Swift911 Emergency
Notification System
bull Trilithic Inc EASy Series CAPEAS
FirmwareSoftware
30
For more information
Email the IPAWS inbox IPAWSdhsgov
IPAWS Website
httpwwwfemagovemergencyipaws
EMI Independent Study Course IS-247
httptrainingfemagovEMIWebISis247asp
Mailing list for IPAWS Webinar notices
httpservicegovdeliverycomservicesubscribehtmlcode
=USDHSFEMA_165
31
IPAWS Program Office POCs
AntwaneJohnsondhsgov
Office (202) 646-4383
Director Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Division
WadeWitmerdhsgov
Office (202) 646-2523
Deputy Director Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Division
MarkLucerodhsgov
Office (202) 646-1386
Chief Engineering Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Division
State amp Local officials using IPAWS
1 AK Kenai Peninsula Borough Office of Emergency
Management
2 CA Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff
3 CA San Diego County Office of Emergency Services
4 CO Colorado Division of Emergency Management
5 FL Miami-Dade County Office of Emergency Management
6 HI Hawaii State Civil Defense
7 KS Sedgwick County Emergency Management
8 KY Daviess County Kentucky Emergency Management
9 KY Kentucky Division of Emergency Management
10 KY Madison County Kentucky EMACSEPP
11 MD Cecil County Department of Emergency Services
12 MD Maryland Emergency Management Agency
13 NJ New Jersey State Police
14 NY New York City Office of Emergency Management
15 OH Ashtabula County Board of Commissioners
32
1 AK State of Alaska Division of Homeland Security and
Emergency Management
2 AZ Arizona Division of Emergency Management (ADEM)
3 DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency
4 FL Florida Division of Emergency Management Agency
5 IA Johnson County Emergency Management Agency
6 ID Idaho Bureau of Homeland Security
7 IN Delaware County Emergency Management Agency
8 IN Grant County Emergency Management Agency
9 IN Jackson County EMA
10 IN Jay County Emergency Management Agency
11 IN Wayne County Emergency Management Agency
12 KY Lexington Fayette Urban County Government
13 MI City of Lansing Emergency Management
14 NY New York State Office of Emergency Management
15 OH Geauga County Sheriff
16 TX City of Kirby
17 US NOAANational Weather Service
Currently connected
Applications in process
As of 27 March
NOAA plans to be operational for all areas
of the US in May Only alerts for the most
severe weather will be sent as WEA
33
Additional IPAWS Information Resources
Developed for StateLocal public safety and EAS Participants to use for EAS test
preparation information and education activities
ndash State Toolkit for IPAWS Adoption
bull
ndash EAS Best Practices Guide bull
ndash EAS Test Informational Toolkit
bull
Technical and procedural info on how to
configure EAS equipment industry best
practices history and info on how to use
EAS
General EAS and Nationwide EAS Test
Information recommended practical
approaches for EAS public awareness
campaigns tools for customization of EAS
for State and local government
Information to assist state county and local
government officials in adopting
incorporating and using the Common
Alerting Protocol (CAP) and IPAWS
34
Additional Info
CAP Message is
created in alerting
tool and sent to the
IPAWS-OPEN
How IPAWS Workshellip
IPAWS-OPEN
verifies digital
signature
validates CAP file
and determines
where it goes
Dissemination
channels either
receive a pushed
message or poll for
a message from
IPAWS-OPEN
Alerts broadcast to
local consumer
devices
38
FEMA Responder Knowledge Base Website
Posts Supplier Declarations of Conformance to IPAWS CAP specifications
Goto httpswwwrkbussearchcfmtypeid=5
bull 10 vendor declarations
and test reports posted
FEMA NIMS Supporting
Technology Evaluation
Program (NIMS STEP) to
continuing testing for IPAWS
CAP specifications
IPAWS Architecture ndash including National EAS components
39
LocalStateOGA
systems and
infrastructure
Private Sector Industry systems and infrastructure
FEMA IPAWS
infrastructure
FEMA PEP Stations
XM Radio
NPR
Hybrid FEMA IPAWS and Private Sector infrastructure
President
White House
infrastructure
FEMA
Operations
Centers
17
NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio
The National Weather Service (NWS) All-Hazards Emergency Message Collection
System or HazCollect can be accessed through IPAWS
HazCollect enables emergency alert messages from local alerting authorities to be
broadcast over local NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio transmitters
Permission to access Hazcollect must be coordinated and approved through the
NWS in coordination with your local Weather Forecast Office
minus additional info at httpwwwnwsnoaagovoshazcollect
HazCollect interface between FEMA IPAWS and NOAA has been in place since 2010
18
Internet Services Applications
Internet web services and applications that choose may request access to monitor
and retrieve public alerts in CAP format from IPAWS
minus Soon IPAWS Public Alerts Feed is in final development
Services then post or distribute emergency alerts information
minus eg Googleorg Public Alerts web page publishes active alerts retrieved from NOAA and
the USGS at wwwgoogleorgpublicalerts
19
How to become an IPAWS user
20
Caveats
To leverage the IPAWS capabilities and public alerting channels
Need to implement or obtain an IPAWS-compatible software tool
ndash ie a CAP compliant tool that interoperates with IPAWS-OPEN
ndash To date 13 vendors have demonstrated successful posting of a digitally signed CAP public alert to IPAWS in the test environment
bull list of vendors developing compatible tools is on IPAWS website
ndash Four grant programs include language that can be used to enhance existing or establish new alert and warning programs
Need StateTerritorialTribal authorization for Public Alerting Authority in your area
Need to coordinate with your local EAS Participants to carry your message
Need to coordinate with your local NOAA NWS Weather Forecast Office for approval to
broadcast Non Weather Emergency Messages over NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio
Also note that CMASWEA is not deployed everywhere yet and not all handset are
compatible Likely to take several years for wide spread coverage to be deployed
21
What do you need to do to use IPAWS
1 You need an IPAWS-compatible software tool
ndash List of vendors developing compatible tools is on IPAWS website
2 Execute a security Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with DHSFEMA
bull Formalizes approval for message exchange between your system and IPAWS-OPEN system ndash the MOA application is on the IPAWS website
The MOA establishes an IPAWS Collaborative Operating Group (COG)
account for your organization
bull COGs may be established for Stateterritorial regional or local level organizations
bull COG owners administer their own member accounts through their software system
Once the these steps are complete a digital certificate is issued for installation on your IPAWS-compatible tool that is used to digitally sign all of your messages
You now have the ability to exchange alert information only with other COGs
If your organization also seeks public alerting authority through IPAWS an
additional application is requiredhellip
Info and forms are at
httpwwwfemagovemergencyipawsalerting_authoritiesshtm2
22
Application for Public Alerting Authority
If your organization wants to leverage IPAWS public alerting channels
a few additional steps are required
3 Complete an additional application for public alerting authority on behalf of the COG organization is required (public alerting application is available by request sent to IPAWSdhsgov)
The application will ask you to identify
the IPAWS public alerting channels to be used (EAS WEACMAS HazCollect)
the geographic extent of alerting authority (Statewide Multi-county Single county)
the Event Codes (from EASSAME) the organization is authorized to use - this must be consistent with State and local EAS and other local Operating Plans
4 Complete EMI Independent Study Course IS-247 ldquoIntegrated Public Alert and Warning Systemrdquo
Why does FEMA need State or other formal validation of your ldquoalerting authorityrdquo
ndash Ensures that alerting permissions are coordinated and consistent with State Territorial Tribal EAS and AMBER Alert plans or other state and local public warning plans
ndash Preferably your public alerting application should be routed and signed by a designated state authority before being submitted to FEMA IPAWS has found a designated authority for most states Request info for your state from IPAWSdhsgov
23
How to sign up for IPAWS Step 1 -- Select IPAWS compatible software
FEMA does not provide a ldquofront endrdquo user
interface
FEMA works with public and private third party
developers who design their software or
equipment to be compatible with IPAWS
For a list of developers see
httpwwwfemagovpdfemergencyipawsop
en_developerspdf
Some vendors have submitted their products
for testing by the FEMA Supporting
Technologies Evaluation Program (STEP) A
list of products that have completed testing is
on the Responder Knowledge Base -
httpwwwrkbus search ldquoIPAWSrdquo
24
How to sign up for IPAWS Step 2 ndash Apply for a Memorandum of Agreement with FEMA
Application and instructions are available
from the Website
Form includes your contact and system
information
A custom MOA is returned to you for
signature
Must be signed by an official authorized to
execute such agreements
MOA includes security notification and
recordkeeping requirements
A copy of FEMA executed MOA is returned
with a digital certificate used to configure
your system
How to sign up for IPAWS Step 3 ndash Apply for public alerting permissions
Only needed if you want to use IPAWS for
public alerting (vs interoperability only)
Application instructions and state reviewer
contact information are sent to you as part
of the MOA process
Form includes
ndash Systems desired (ie EAS CMAS HazCollect)
ndash Geographic area of alerting authority (FIPS codes)
ndash Event code options (eg CEM etc)
Complete the form and send to your state
reviewer for signature verifying consistency
with state plans and current practice
Return the signed form to FEMA
26
How to sign up for IPAWS Step 4 ndash Complete IPAWS Web-based training
Can be done at any time
EMI Independent Study course IS-247 httptrainingfemagovEMIWebISis247asp
Approximately two hours
ndash Lesson 1 Introduction to IPAWS
ndash Lesson 2 Appropriate Effective and Accessible Alert and Warning Messages
ndash Lesson 3 Common Alerting Protocol Message Composition
Complete a final exam and receive a
training certificate from EMI
For COG POC forward a copy of your
training certification to complete the MOA
process
For all other COG members retain on file
27
EMI Independent Study course for Alerting Authorities (IS-247)
On-line at FEMA Emergency
Management Institute
httptrainingfemagovEMIWe
bISis247asp
ndash Independent study course
ndash Approx 2 hours to complete
ndash Provides
bull increased awareness of the benefits of using IPAWS for effective public warnings
bull skills to draft more appropriate effective and accessible warning messages and
bull best practices in the effective use of Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) to reach all members of their communities
28
FEMA IPAWS Language in Federal Grant Programs
Funding from the Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) Tribal Homeland
Security Grant Program (THSGP) and Interoperable Emergency Communications
Grants Program (IECGP) may be used to enhance existing or establish new alert
and warning programs
Organizations seeking grants are encouraged to contact FEMA Grants Office and
IPAWS Office prior to initiating program activities
ndash program guidance tools resources and updates are available
ndash contact IPAWS Office at ipawsdhsgov
Grants can be used for planning and equipment purchases
ndash Planning development or enhancement of public alert and warning plans interoperability governing bodies development or enhancement of alert and warning assessments and inventories development or enhancement of alert and warning protocols planning for emerging technologies
ndash Equipment design construction implementation enhancement replacement and maintenance of emergency response communications systems and equipment planning procurement and deployment of emerging technology systems
Remember FEMA grant business is done through the State---
counties locals private entities etc must go throughcoordinate
with the State to obtain grant funds
29
Information for your vendor
Three documents define CAP as it will be implemented and used in IPAWS
ndash OASIS CAP Standard v12
ndash IPAWS Specification to the CAP Standard(CAP v12 IPAWS USA Profile v10)
ndash CAP to EAS Implementation Guide
An IPAWS-OPEN Developers Guide is available via request to IPAWSdhsgov
Monthly Webinars for System Developers - see IPAWS web page for schedule and
archives httpwwwfemagovemergencyipawsworking_groupshtm
39 Vendors have declared intent to develop IPAWS public alert posting interoperating
tools - 13 Vendors have demonstrated successful posting of a digitally signed CAP
public alert to IPAWS in the test environment
bull Alerting Solutions Inc Next Generation CAP Alert
bull Buffalo Computer Graphics Inc DisasterLan
bull CellCast Technologies AggregatorGateway and EAGLE
Alerts
bull Communications Laboratories Inc The Emergency
Management Network (EMnet)
bull Digital Alert Systems (A Subsidiary of Monroe
Electronics) HALO CAP EAS Alert server
DASDECDASDEC-II CAP EAS encoderdecoder
DASDEC Message Originator and the DASDEC
R189R189SE One-Net CAP EAS encoderdecoder
OneNet Message Originator
bull Emergency Communications Network CodeRED
bull Everbridge Inc Everbridge Aware Everbridge Matrix
and Everbridge SmartGIS
bull Eye Street Solutions On-The-Go Alerting
bull GovComm Inc GovComm
bull MyStateUSA Alert Sense
bull NC4 E Team
bull SwiftReach Networks Inc Swift911 Emergency
Notification System
bull Trilithic Inc EASy Series CAPEAS
FirmwareSoftware
30
For more information
Email the IPAWS inbox IPAWSdhsgov
IPAWS Website
httpwwwfemagovemergencyipaws
EMI Independent Study Course IS-247
httptrainingfemagovEMIWebISis247asp
Mailing list for IPAWS Webinar notices
httpservicegovdeliverycomservicesubscribehtmlcode
=USDHSFEMA_165
31
IPAWS Program Office POCs
AntwaneJohnsondhsgov
Office (202) 646-4383
Director Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Division
WadeWitmerdhsgov
Office (202) 646-2523
Deputy Director Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Division
MarkLucerodhsgov
Office (202) 646-1386
Chief Engineering Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Division
State amp Local officials using IPAWS
1 AK Kenai Peninsula Borough Office of Emergency
Management
2 CA Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff
3 CA San Diego County Office of Emergency Services
4 CO Colorado Division of Emergency Management
5 FL Miami-Dade County Office of Emergency Management
6 HI Hawaii State Civil Defense
7 KS Sedgwick County Emergency Management
8 KY Daviess County Kentucky Emergency Management
9 KY Kentucky Division of Emergency Management
10 KY Madison County Kentucky EMACSEPP
11 MD Cecil County Department of Emergency Services
12 MD Maryland Emergency Management Agency
13 NJ New Jersey State Police
14 NY New York City Office of Emergency Management
15 OH Ashtabula County Board of Commissioners
32
1 AK State of Alaska Division of Homeland Security and
Emergency Management
2 AZ Arizona Division of Emergency Management (ADEM)
3 DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency
4 FL Florida Division of Emergency Management Agency
5 IA Johnson County Emergency Management Agency
6 ID Idaho Bureau of Homeland Security
7 IN Delaware County Emergency Management Agency
8 IN Grant County Emergency Management Agency
9 IN Jackson County EMA
10 IN Jay County Emergency Management Agency
11 IN Wayne County Emergency Management Agency
12 KY Lexington Fayette Urban County Government
13 MI City of Lansing Emergency Management
14 NY New York State Office of Emergency Management
15 OH Geauga County Sheriff
16 TX City of Kirby
17 US NOAANational Weather Service
Currently connected
Applications in process
As of 27 March
NOAA plans to be operational for all areas
of the US in May Only alerts for the most
severe weather will be sent as WEA
33
Additional IPAWS Information Resources
Developed for StateLocal public safety and EAS Participants to use for EAS test
preparation information and education activities
ndash State Toolkit for IPAWS Adoption
bull
ndash EAS Best Practices Guide bull
ndash EAS Test Informational Toolkit
bull
Technical and procedural info on how to
configure EAS equipment industry best
practices history and info on how to use
EAS
General EAS and Nationwide EAS Test
Information recommended practical
approaches for EAS public awareness
campaigns tools for customization of EAS
for State and local government
Information to assist state county and local
government officials in adopting
incorporating and using the Common
Alerting Protocol (CAP) and IPAWS
34
Additional Info
CAP Message is
created in alerting
tool and sent to the
IPAWS-OPEN
How IPAWS Workshellip
IPAWS-OPEN
verifies digital
signature
validates CAP file
and determines
where it goes
Dissemination
channels either
receive a pushed
message or poll for
a message from
IPAWS-OPEN
Alerts broadcast to
local consumer
devices
38
FEMA Responder Knowledge Base Website
Posts Supplier Declarations of Conformance to IPAWS CAP specifications
Goto httpswwwrkbussearchcfmtypeid=5
bull 10 vendor declarations
and test reports posted
FEMA NIMS Supporting
Technology Evaluation
Program (NIMS STEP) to
continuing testing for IPAWS
CAP specifications
IPAWS Architecture ndash including National EAS components
39
LocalStateOGA
systems and
infrastructure
Private Sector Industry systems and infrastructure
FEMA IPAWS
infrastructure
FEMA PEP Stations
XM Radio
NPR
Hybrid FEMA IPAWS and Private Sector infrastructure
President
White House
infrastructure
FEMA
Operations
Centers
18
Internet Services Applications
Internet web services and applications that choose may request access to monitor
and retrieve public alerts in CAP format from IPAWS
minus Soon IPAWS Public Alerts Feed is in final development
Services then post or distribute emergency alerts information
minus eg Googleorg Public Alerts web page publishes active alerts retrieved from NOAA and
the USGS at wwwgoogleorgpublicalerts
19
How to become an IPAWS user
20
Caveats
To leverage the IPAWS capabilities and public alerting channels
Need to implement or obtain an IPAWS-compatible software tool
ndash ie a CAP compliant tool that interoperates with IPAWS-OPEN
ndash To date 13 vendors have demonstrated successful posting of a digitally signed CAP public alert to IPAWS in the test environment
bull list of vendors developing compatible tools is on IPAWS website
ndash Four grant programs include language that can be used to enhance existing or establish new alert and warning programs
Need StateTerritorialTribal authorization for Public Alerting Authority in your area
Need to coordinate with your local EAS Participants to carry your message
Need to coordinate with your local NOAA NWS Weather Forecast Office for approval to
broadcast Non Weather Emergency Messages over NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio
Also note that CMASWEA is not deployed everywhere yet and not all handset are
compatible Likely to take several years for wide spread coverage to be deployed
21
What do you need to do to use IPAWS
1 You need an IPAWS-compatible software tool
ndash List of vendors developing compatible tools is on IPAWS website
2 Execute a security Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with DHSFEMA
bull Formalizes approval for message exchange between your system and IPAWS-OPEN system ndash the MOA application is on the IPAWS website
The MOA establishes an IPAWS Collaborative Operating Group (COG)
account for your organization
bull COGs may be established for Stateterritorial regional or local level organizations
bull COG owners administer their own member accounts through their software system
Once the these steps are complete a digital certificate is issued for installation on your IPAWS-compatible tool that is used to digitally sign all of your messages
You now have the ability to exchange alert information only with other COGs
If your organization also seeks public alerting authority through IPAWS an
additional application is requiredhellip
Info and forms are at
httpwwwfemagovemergencyipawsalerting_authoritiesshtm2
22
Application for Public Alerting Authority
If your organization wants to leverage IPAWS public alerting channels
a few additional steps are required
3 Complete an additional application for public alerting authority on behalf of the COG organization is required (public alerting application is available by request sent to IPAWSdhsgov)
The application will ask you to identify
the IPAWS public alerting channels to be used (EAS WEACMAS HazCollect)
the geographic extent of alerting authority (Statewide Multi-county Single county)
the Event Codes (from EASSAME) the organization is authorized to use - this must be consistent with State and local EAS and other local Operating Plans
4 Complete EMI Independent Study Course IS-247 ldquoIntegrated Public Alert and Warning Systemrdquo
Why does FEMA need State or other formal validation of your ldquoalerting authorityrdquo
ndash Ensures that alerting permissions are coordinated and consistent with State Territorial Tribal EAS and AMBER Alert plans or other state and local public warning plans
ndash Preferably your public alerting application should be routed and signed by a designated state authority before being submitted to FEMA IPAWS has found a designated authority for most states Request info for your state from IPAWSdhsgov
23
How to sign up for IPAWS Step 1 -- Select IPAWS compatible software
FEMA does not provide a ldquofront endrdquo user
interface
FEMA works with public and private third party
developers who design their software or
equipment to be compatible with IPAWS
For a list of developers see
httpwwwfemagovpdfemergencyipawsop
en_developerspdf
Some vendors have submitted their products
for testing by the FEMA Supporting
Technologies Evaluation Program (STEP) A
list of products that have completed testing is
on the Responder Knowledge Base -
httpwwwrkbus search ldquoIPAWSrdquo
24
How to sign up for IPAWS Step 2 ndash Apply for a Memorandum of Agreement with FEMA
Application and instructions are available
from the Website
Form includes your contact and system
information
A custom MOA is returned to you for
signature
Must be signed by an official authorized to
execute such agreements
MOA includes security notification and
recordkeeping requirements
A copy of FEMA executed MOA is returned
with a digital certificate used to configure
your system
How to sign up for IPAWS Step 3 ndash Apply for public alerting permissions
Only needed if you want to use IPAWS for
public alerting (vs interoperability only)
Application instructions and state reviewer
contact information are sent to you as part
of the MOA process
Form includes
ndash Systems desired (ie EAS CMAS HazCollect)
ndash Geographic area of alerting authority (FIPS codes)
ndash Event code options (eg CEM etc)
Complete the form and send to your state
reviewer for signature verifying consistency
with state plans and current practice
Return the signed form to FEMA
26
How to sign up for IPAWS Step 4 ndash Complete IPAWS Web-based training
Can be done at any time
EMI Independent Study course IS-247 httptrainingfemagovEMIWebISis247asp
Approximately two hours
ndash Lesson 1 Introduction to IPAWS
ndash Lesson 2 Appropriate Effective and Accessible Alert and Warning Messages
ndash Lesson 3 Common Alerting Protocol Message Composition
Complete a final exam and receive a
training certificate from EMI
For COG POC forward a copy of your
training certification to complete the MOA
process
For all other COG members retain on file
27
EMI Independent Study course for Alerting Authorities (IS-247)
On-line at FEMA Emergency
Management Institute
httptrainingfemagovEMIWe
bISis247asp
ndash Independent study course
ndash Approx 2 hours to complete
ndash Provides
bull increased awareness of the benefits of using IPAWS for effective public warnings
bull skills to draft more appropriate effective and accessible warning messages and
bull best practices in the effective use of Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) to reach all members of their communities
28
FEMA IPAWS Language in Federal Grant Programs
Funding from the Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) Tribal Homeland
Security Grant Program (THSGP) and Interoperable Emergency Communications
Grants Program (IECGP) may be used to enhance existing or establish new alert
and warning programs
Organizations seeking grants are encouraged to contact FEMA Grants Office and
IPAWS Office prior to initiating program activities
ndash program guidance tools resources and updates are available
ndash contact IPAWS Office at ipawsdhsgov
Grants can be used for planning and equipment purchases
ndash Planning development or enhancement of public alert and warning plans interoperability governing bodies development or enhancement of alert and warning assessments and inventories development or enhancement of alert and warning protocols planning for emerging technologies
ndash Equipment design construction implementation enhancement replacement and maintenance of emergency response communications systems and equipment planning procurement and deployment of emerging technology systems
Remember FEMA grant business is done through the State---
counties locals private entities etc must go throughcoordinate
with the State to obtain grant funds
29
Information for your vendor
Three documents define CAP as it will be implemented and used in IPAWS
ndash OASIS CAP Standard v12
ndash IPAWS Specification to the CAP Standard(CAP v12 IPAWS USA Profile v10)
ndash CAP to EAS Implementation Guide
An IPAWS-OPEN Developers Guide is available via request to IPAWSdhsgov
Monthly Webinars for System Developers - see IPAWS web page for schedule and
archives httpwwwfemagovemergencyipawsworking_groupshtm
39 Vendors have declared intent to develop IPAWS public alert posting interoperating
tools - 13 Vendors have demonstrated successful posting of a digitally signed CAP
public alert to IPAWS in the test environment
bull Alerting Solutions Inc Next Generation CAP Alert
bull Buffalo Computer Graphics Inc DisasterLan
bull CellCast Technologies AggregatorGateway and EAGLE
Alerts
bull Communications Laboratories Inc The Emergency
Management Network (EMnet)
bull Digital Alert Systems (A Subsidiary of Monroe
Electronics) HALO CAP EAS Alert server
DASDECDASDEC-II CAP EAS encoderdecoder
DASDEC Message Originator and the DASDEC
R189R189SE One-Net CAP EAS encoderdecoder
OneNet Message Originator
bull Emergency Communications Network CodeRED
bull Everbridge Inc Everbridge Aware Everbridge Matrix
and Everbridge SmartGIS
bull Eye Street Solutions On-The-Go Alerting
bull GovComm Inc GovComm
bull MyStateUSA Alert Sense
bull NC4 E Team
bull SwiftReach Networks Inc Swift911 Emergency
Notification System
bull Trilithic Inc EASy Series CAPEAS
FirmwareSoftware
30
For more information
Email the IPAWS inbox IPAWSdhsgov
IPAWS Website
httpwwwfemagovemergencyipaws
EMI Independent Study Course IS-247
httptrainingfemagovEMIWebISis247asp
Mailing list for IPAWS Webinar notices
httpservicegovdeliverycomservicesubscribehtmlcode
=USDHSFEMA_165
31
IPAWS Program Office POCs
AntwaneJohnsondhsgov
Office (202) 646-4383
Director Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Division
WadeWitmerdhsgov
Office (202) 646-2523
Deputy Director Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Division
MarkLucerodhsgov
Office (202) 646-1386
Chief Engineering Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Division
State amp Local officials using IPAWS
1 AK Kenai Peninsula Borough Office of Emergency
Management
2 CA Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff
3 CA San Diego County Office of Emergency Services
4 CO Colorado Division of Emergency Management
5 FL Miami-Dade County Office of Emergency Management
6 HI Hawaii State Civil Defense
7 KS Sedgwick County Emergency Management
8 KY Daviess County Kentucky Emergency Management
9 KY Kentucky Division of Emergency Management
10 KY Madison County Kentucky EMACSEPP
11 MD Cecil County Department of Emergency Services
12 MD Maryland Emergency Management Agency
13 NJ New Jersey State Police
14 NY New York City Office of Emergency Management
15 OH Ashtabula County Board of Commissioners
32
1 AK State of Alaska Division of Homeland Security and
Emergency Management
2 AZ Arizona Division of Emergency Management (ADEM)
3 DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency
4 FL Florida Division of Emergency Management Agency
5 IA Johnson County Emergency Management Agency
6 ID Idaho Bureau of Homeland Security
7 IN Delaware County Emergency Management Agency
8 IN Grant County Emergency Management Agency
9 IN Jackson County EMA
10 IN Jay County Emergency Management Agency
11 IN Wayne County Emergency Management Agency
12 KY Lexington Fayette Urban County Government
13 MI City of Lansing Emergency Management
14 NY New York State Office of Emergency Management
15 OH Geauga County Sheriff
16 TX City of Kirby
17 US NOAANational Weather Service
Currently connected
Applications in process
As of 27 March
NOAA plans to be operational for all areas
of the US in May Only alerts for the most
severe weather will be sent as WEA
33
Additional IPAWS Information Resources
Developed for StateLocal public safety and EAS Participants to use for EAS test
preparation information and education activities
ndash State Toolkit for IPAWS Adoption
bull
ndash EAS Best Practices Guide bull
ndash EAS Test Informational Toolkit
bull
Technical and procedural info on how to
configure EAS equipment industry best
practices history and info on how to use
EAS
General EAS and Nationwide EAS Test
Information recommended practical
approaches for EAS public awareness
campaigns tools for customization of EAS
for State and local government
Information to assist state county and local
government officials in adopting
incorporating and using the Common
Alerting Protocol (CAP) and IPAWS
34
Additional Info
CAP Message is
created in alerting
tool and sent to the
IPAWS-OPEN
How IPAWS Workshellip
IPAWS-OPEN
verifies digital
signature
validates CAP file
and determines
where it goes
Dissemination
channels either
receive a pushed
message or poll for
a message from
IPAWS-OPEN
Alerts broadcast to
local consumer
devices
38
FEMA Responder Knowledge Base Website
Posts Supplier Declarations of Conformance to IPAWS CAP specifications
Goto httpswwwrkbussearchcfmtypeid=5
bull 10 vendor declarations
and test reports posted
FEMA NIMS Supporting
Technology Evaluation
Program (NIMS STEP) to
continuing testing for IPAWS
CAP specifications
IPAWS Architecture ndash including National EAS components
39
LocalStateOGA
systems and
infrastructure
Private Sector Industry systems and infrastructure
FEMA IPAWS
infrastructure
FEMA PEP Stations
XM Radio
NPR
Hybrid FEMA IPAWS and Private Sector infrastructure
President
White House
infrastructure
FEMA
Operations
Centers
19
How to become an IPAWS user
20
Caveats
To leverage the IPAWS capabilities and public alerting channels
Need to implement or obtain an IPAWS-compatible software tool
ndash ie a CAP compliant tool that interoperates with IPAWS-OPEN
ndash To date 13 vendors have demonstrated successful posting of a digitally signed CAP public alert to IPAWS in the test environment
bull list of vendors developing compatible tools is on IPAWS website
ndash Four grant programs include language that can be used to enhance existing or establish new alert and warning programs
Need StateTerritorialTribal authorization for Public Alerting Authority in your area
Need to coordinate with your local EAS Participants to carry your message
Need to coordinate with your local NOAA NWS Weather Forecast Office for approval to
broadcast Non Weather Emergency Messages over NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio
Also note that CMASWEA is not deployed everywhere yet and not all handset are
compatible Likely to take several years for wide spread coverage to be deployed
21
What do you need to do to use IPAWS
1 You need an IPAWS-compatible software tool
ndash List of vendors developing compatible tools is on IPAWS website
2 Execute a security Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with DHSFEMA
bull Formalizes approval for message exchange between your system and IPAWS-OPEN system ndash the MOA application is on the IPAWS website
The MOA establishes an IPAWS Collaborative Operating Group (COG)
account for your organization
bull COGs may be established for Stateterritorial regional or local level organizations
bull COG owners administer their own member accounts through their software system
Once the these steps are complete a digital certificate is issued for installation on your IPAWS-compatible tool that is used to digitally sign all of your messages
You now have the ability to exchange alert information only with other COGs
If your organization also seeks public alerting authority through IPAWS an
additional application is requiredhellip
Info and forms are at
httpwwwfemagovemergencyipawsalerting_authoritiesshtm2
22
Application for Public Alerting Authority
If your organization wants to leverage IPAWS public alerting channels
a few additional steps are required
3 Complete an additional application for public alerting authority on behalf of the COG organization is required (public alerting application is available by request sent to IPAWSdhsgov)
The application will ask you to identify
the IPAWS public alerting channels to be used (EAS WEACMAS HazCollect)
the geographic extent of alerting authority (Statewide Multi-county Single county)
the Event Codes (from EASSAME) the organization is authorized to use - this must be consistent with State and local EAS and other local Operating Plans
4 Complete EMI Independent Study Course IS-247 ldquoIntegrated Public Alert and Warning Systemrdquo
Why does FEMA need State or other formal validation of your ldquoalerting authorityrdquo
ndash Ensures that alerting permissions are coordinated and consistent with State Territorial Tribal EAS and AMBER Alert plans or other state and local public warning plans
ndash Preferably your public alerting application should be routed and signed by a designated state authority before being submitted to FEMA IPAWS has found a designated authority for most states Request info for your state from IPAWSdhsgov
23
How to sign up for IPAWS Step 1 -- Select IPAWS compatible software
FEMA does not provide a ldquofront endrdquo user
interface
FEMA works with public and private third party
developers who design their software or
equipment to be compatible with IPAWS
For a list of developers see
httpwwwfemagovpdfemergencyipawsop
en_developerspdf
Some vendors have submitted their products
for testing by the FEMA Supporting
Technologies Evaluation Program (STEP) A
list of products that have completed testing is
on the Responder Knowledge Base -
httpwwwrkbus search ldquoIPAWSrdquo
24
How to sign up for IPAWS Step 2 ndash Apply for a Memorandum of Agreement with FEMA
Application and instructions are available
from the Website
Form includes your contact and system
information
A custom MOA is returned to you for
signature
Must be signed by an official authorized to
execute such agreements
MOA includes security notification and
recordkeeping requirements
A copy of FEMA executed MOA is returned
with a digital certificate used to configure
your system
How to sign up for IPAWS Step 3 ndash Apply for public alerting permissions
Only needed if you want to use IPAWS for
public alerting (vs interoperability only)
Application instructions and state reviewer
contact information are sent to you as part
of the MOA process
Form includes
ndash Systems desired (ie EAS CMAS HazCollect)
ndash Geographic area of alerting authority (FIPS codes)
ndash Event code options (eg CEM etc)
Complete the form and send to your state
reviewer for signature verifying consistency
with state plans and current practice
Return the signed form to FEMA
26
How to sign up for IPAWS Step 4 ndash Complete IPAWS Web-based training
Can be done at any time
EMI Independent Study course IS-247 httptrainingfemagovEMIWebISis247asp
Approximately two hours
ndash Lesson 1 Introduction to IPAWS
ndash Lesson 2 Appropriate Effective and Accessible Alert and Warning Messages
ndash Lesson 3 Common Alerting Protocol Message Composition
Complete a final exam and receive a
training certificate from EMI
For COG POC forward a copy of your
training certification to complete the MOA
process
For all other COG members retain on file
27
EMI Independent Study course for Alerting Authorities (IS-247)
On-line at FEMA Emergency
Management Institute
httptrainingfemagovEMIWe
bISis247asp
ndash Independent study course
ndash Approx 2 hours to complete
ndash Provides
bull increased awareness of the benefits of using IPAWS for effective public warnings
bull skills to draft more appropriate effective and accessible warning messages and
bull best practices in the effective use of Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) to reach all members of their communities
28
FEMA IPAWS Language in Federal Grant Programs
Funding from the Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) Tribal Homeland
Security Grant Program (THSGP) and Interoperable Emergency Communications
Grants Program (IECGP) may be used to enhance existing or establish new alert
and warning programs
Organizations seeking grants are encouraged to contact FEMA Grants Office and
IPAWS Office prior to initiating program activities
ndash program guidance tools resources and updates are available
ndash contact IPAWS Office at ipawsdhsgov
Grants can be used for planning and equipment purchases
ndash Planning development or enhancement of public alert and warning plans interoperability governing bodies development or enhancement of alert and warning assessments and inventories development or enhancement of alert and warning protocols planning for emerging technologies
ndash Equipment design construction implementation enhancement replacement and maintenance of emergency response communications systems and equipment planning procurement and deployment of emerging technology systems
Remember FEMA grant business is done through the State---
counties locals private entities etc must go throughcoordinate
with the State to obtain grant funds
29
Information for your vendor
Three documents define CAP as it will be implemented and used in IPAWS
ndash OASIS CAP Standard v12
ndash IPAWS Specification to the CAP Standard(CAP v12 IPAWS USA Profile v10)
ndash CAP to EAS Implementation Guide
An IPAWS-OPEN Developers Guide is available via request to IPAWSdhsgov
Monthly Webinars for System Developers - see IPAWS web page for schedule and
archives httpwwwfemagovemergencyipawsworking_groupshtm
39 Vendors have declared intent to develop IPAWS public alert posting interoperating
tools - 13 Vendors have demonstrated successful posting of a digitally signed CAP
public alert to IPAWS in the test environment
bull Alerting Solutions Inc Next Generation CAP Alert
bull Buffalo Computer Graphics Inc DisasterLan
bull CellCast Technologies AggregatorGateway and EAGLE
Alerts
bull Communications Laboratories Inc The Emergency
Management Network (EMnet)
bull Digital Alert Systems (A Subsidiary of Monroe
Electronics) HALO CAP EAS Alert server
DASDECDASDEC-II CAP EAS encoderdecoder
DASDEC Message Originator and the DASDEC
R189R189SE One-Net CAP EAS encoderdecoder
OneNet Message Originator
bull Emergency Communications Network CodeRED
bull Everbridge Inc Everbridge Aware Everbridge Matrix
and Everbridge SmartGIS
bull Eye Street Solutions On-The-Go Alerting
bull GovComm Inc GovComm
bull MyStateUSA Alert Sense
bull NC4 E Team
bull SwiftReach Networks Inc Swift911 Emergency
Notification System
bull Trilithic Inc EASy Series CAPEAS
FirmwareSoftware
30
For more information
Email the IPAWS inbox IPAWSdhsgov
IPAWS Website
httpwwwfemagovemergencyipaws
EMI Independent Study Course IS-247
httptrainingfemagovEMIWebISis247asp
Mailing list for IPAWS Webinar notices
httpservicegovdeliverycomservicesubscribehtmlcode
=USDHSFEMA_165
31
IPAWS Program Office POCs
AntwaneJohnsondhsgov
Office (202) 646-4383
Director Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Division
WadeWitmerdhsgov
Office (202) 646-2523
Deputy Director Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Division
MarkLucerodhsgov
Office (202) 646-1386
Chief Engineering Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Division
State amp Local officials using IPAWS
1 AK Kenai Peninsula Borough Office of Emergency
Management
2 CA Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff
3 CA San Diego County Office of Emergency Services
4 CO Colorado Division of Emergency Management
5 FL Miami-Dade County Office of Emergency Management
6 HI Hawaii State Civil Defense
7 KS Sedgwick County Emergency Management
8 KY Daviess County Kentucky Emergency Management
9 KY Kentucky Division of Emergency Management
10 KY Madison County Kentucky EMACSEPP
11 MD Cecil County Department of Emergency Services
12 MD Maryland Emergency Management Agency
13 NJ New Jersey State Police
14 NY New York City Office of Emergency Management
15 OH Ashtabula County Board of Commissioners
32
1 AK State of Alaska Division of Homeland Security and
Emergency Management
2 AZ Arizona Division of Emergency Management (ADEM)
3 DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency
4 FL Florida Division of Emergency Management Agency
5 IA Johnson County Emergency Management Agency
6 ID Idaho Bureau of Homeland Security
7 IN Delaware County Emergency Management Agency
8 IN Grant County Emergency Management Agency
9 IN Jackson County EMA
10 IN Jay County Emergency Management Agency
11 IN Wayne County Emergency Management Agency
12 KY Lexington Fayette Urban County Government
13 MI City of Lansing Emergency Management
14 NY New York State Office of Emergency Management
15 OH Geauga County Sheriff
16 TX City of Kirby
17 US NOAANational Weather Service
Currently connected
Applications in process
As of 27 March
NOAA plans to be operational for all areas
of the US in May Only alerts for the most
severe weather will be sent as WEA
33
Additional IPAWS Information Resources
Developed for StateLocal public safety and EAS Participants to use for EAS test
preparation information and education activities
ndash State Toolkit for IPAWS Adoption
bull
ndash EAS Best Practices Guide bull
ndash EAS Test Informational Toolkit
bull
Technical and procedural info on how to
configure EAS equipment industry best
practices history and info on how to use
EAS
General EAS and Nationwide EAS Test
Information recommended practical
approaches for EAS public awareness
campaigns tools for customization of EAS
for State and local government
Information to assist state county and local
government officials in adopting
incorporating and using the Common
Alerting Protocol (CAP) and IPAWS
34
Additional Info
CAP Message is
created in alerting
tool and sent to the
IPAWS-OPEN
How IPAWS Workshellip
IPAWS-OPEN
verifies digital
signature
validates CAP file
and determines
where it goes
Dissemination
channels either
receive a pushed
message or poll for
a message from
IPAWS-OPEN
Alerts broadcast to
local consumer
devices
38
FEMA Responder Knowledge Base Website
Posts Supplier Declarations of Conformance to IPAWS CAP specifications
Goto httpswwwrkbussearchcfmtypeid=5
bull 10 vendor declarations
and test reports posted
FEMA NIMS Supporting
Technology Evaluation
Program (NIMS STEP) to
continuing testing for IPAWS
CAP specifications
IPAWS Architecture ndash including National EAS components
39
LocalStateOGA
systems and
infrastructure
Private Sector Industry systems and infrastructure
FEMA IPAWS
infrastructure
FEMA PEP Stations
XM Radio
NPR
Hybrid FEMA IPAWS and Private Sector infrastructure
President
White House
infrastructure
FEMA
Operations
Centers
20
Caveats
To leverage the IPAWS capabilities and public alerting channels
Need to implement or obtain an IPAWS-compatible software tool
ndash ie a CAP compliant tool that interoperates with IPAWS-OPEN
ndash To date 13 vendors have demonstrated successful posting of a digitally signed CAP public alert to IPAWS in the test environment
bull list of vendors developing compatible tools is on IPAWS website
ndash Four grant programs include language that can be used to enhance existing or establish new alert and warning programs
Need StateTerritorialTribal authorization for Public Alerting Authority in your area
Need to coordinate with your local EAS Participants to carry your message
Need to coordinate with your local NOAA NWS Weather Forecast Office for approval to
broadcast Non Weather Emergency Messages over NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio
Also note that CMASWEA is not deployed everywhere yet and not all handset are
compatible Likely to take several years for wide spread coverage to be deployed
21
What do you need to do to use IPAWS
1 You need an IPAWS-compatible software tool
ndash List of vendors developing compatible tools is on IPAWS website
2 Execute a security Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with DHSFEMA
bull Formalizes approval for message exchange between your system and IPAWS-OPEN system ndash the MOA application is on the IPAWS website
The MOA establishes an IPAWS Collaborative Operating Group (COG)
account for your organization
bull COGs may be established for Stateterritorial regional or local level organizations
bull COG owners administer their own member accounts through their software system
Once the these steps are complete a digital certificate is issued for installation on your IPAWS-compatible tool that is used to digitally sign all of your messages
You now have the ability to exchange alert information only with other COGs
If your organization also seeks public alerting authority through IPAWS an
additional application is requiredhellip
Info and forms are at
httpwwwfemagovemergencyipawsalerting_authoritiesshtm2
22
Application for Public Alerting Authority
If your organization wants to leverage IPAWS public alerting channels
a few additional steps are required
3 Complete an additional application for public alerting authority on behalf of the COG organization is required (public alerting application is available by request sent to IPAWSdhsgov)
The application will ask you to identify
the IPAWS public alerting channels to be used (EAS WEACMAS HazCollect)
the geographic extent of alerting authority (Statewide Multi-county Single county)
the Event Codes (from EASSAME) the organization is authorized to use - this must be consistent with State and local EAS and other local Operating Plans
4 Complete EMI Independent Study Course IS-247 ldquoIntegrated Public Alert and Warning Systemrdquo
Why does FEMA need State or other formal validation of your ldquoalerting authorityrdquo
ndash Ensures that alerting permissions are coordinated and consistent with State Territorial Tribal EAS and AMBER Alert plans or other state and local public warning plans
ndash Preferably your public alerting application should be routed and signed by a designated state authority before being submitted to FEMA IPAWS has found a designated authority for most states Request info for your state from IPAWSdhsgov
23
How to sign up for IPAWS Step 1 -- Select IPAWS compatible software
FEMA does not provide a ldquofront endrdquo user
interface
FEMA works with public and private third party
developers who design their software or
equipment to be compatible with IPAWS
For a list of developers see
httpwwwfemagovpdfemergencyipawsop
en_developerspdf
Some vendors have submitted their products
for testing by the FEMA Supporting
Technologies Evaluation Program (STEP) A
list of products that have completed testing is
on the Responder Knowledge Base -
httpwwwrkbus search ldquoIPAWSrdquo
24
How to sign up for IPAWS Step 2 ndash Apply for a Memorandum of Agreement with FEMA
Application and instructions are available
from the Website
Form includes your contact and system
information
A custom MOA is returned to you for
signature
Must be signed by an official authorized to
execute such agreements
MOA includes security notification and
recordkeeping requirements
A copy of FEMA executed MOA is returned
with a digital certificate used to configure
your system
How to sign up for IPAWS Step 3 ndash Apply for public alerting permissions
Only needed if you want to use IPAWS for
public alerting (vs interoperability only)
Application instructions and state reviewer
contact information are sent to you as part
of the MOA process
Form includes
ndash Systems desired (ie EAS CMAS HazCollect)
ndash Geographic area of alerting authority (FIPS codes)
ndash Event code options (eg CEM etc)
Complete the form and send to your state
reviewer for signature verifying consistency
with state plans and current practice
Return the signed form to FEMA
26
How to sign up for IPAWS Step 4 ndash Complete IPAWS Web-based training
Can be done at any time
EMI Independent Study course IS-247 httptrainingfemagovEMIWebISis247asp
Approximately two hours
ndash Lesson 1 Introduction to IPAWS
ndash Lesson 2 Appropriate Effective and Accessible Alert and Warning Messages
ndash Lesson 3 Common Alerting Protocol Message Composition
Complete a final exam and receive a
training certificate from EMI
For COG POC forward a copy of your
training certification to complete the MOA
process
For all other COG members retain on file
27
EMI Independent Study course for Alerting Authorities (IS-247)
On-line at FEMA Emergency
Management Institute
httptrainingfemagovEMIWe
bISis247asp
ndash Independent study course
ndash Approx 2 hours to complete
ndash Provides
bull increased awareness of the benefits of using IPAWS for effective public warnings
bull skills to draft more appropriate effective and accessible warning messages and
bull best practices in the effective use of Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) to reach all members of their communities
28
FEMA IPAWS Language in Federal Grant Programs
Funding from the Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) Tribal Homeland
Security Grant Program (THSGP) and Interoperable Emergency Communications
Grants Program (IECGP) may be used to enhance existing or establish new alert
and warning programs
Organizations seeking grants are encouraged to contact FEMA Grants Office and
IPAWS Office prior to initiating program activities
ndash program guidance tools resources and updates are available
ndash contact IPAWS Office at ipawsdhsgov
Grants can be used for planning and equipment purchases
ndash Planning development or enhancement of public alert and warning plans interoperability governing bodies development or enhancement of alert and warning assessments and inventories development or enhancement of alert and warning protocols planning for emerging technologies
ndash Equipment design construction implementation enhancement replacement and maintenance of emergency response communications systems and equipment planning procurement and deployment of emerging technology systems
Remember FEMA grant business is done through the State---
counties locals private entities etc must go throughcoordinate
with the State to obtain grant funds
29
Information for your vendor
Three documents define CAP as it will be implemented and used in IPAWS
ndash OASIS CAP Standard v12
ndash IPAWS Specification to the CAP Standard(CAP v12 IPAWS USA Profile v10)
ndash CAP to EAS Implementation Guide
An IPAWS-OPEN Developers Guide is available via request to IPAWSdhsgov
Monthly Webinars for System Developers - see IPAWS web page for schedule and
archives httpwwwfemagovemergencyipawsworking_groupshtm
39 Vendors have declared intent to develop IPAWS public alert posting interoperating
tools - 13 Vendors have demonstrated successful posting of a digitally signed CAP
public alert to IPAWS in the test environment
bull Alerting Solutions Inc Next Generation CAP Alert
bull Buffalo Computer Graphics Inc DisasterLan
bull CellCast Technologies AggregatorGateway and EAGLE
Alerts
bull Communications Laboratories Inc The Emergency
Management Network (EMnet)
bull Digital Alert Systems (A Subsidiary of Monroe
Electronics) HALO CAP EAS Alert server
DASDECDASDEC-II CAP EAS encoderdecoder
DASDEC Message Originator and the DASDEC
R189R189SE One-Net CAP EAS encoderdecoder
OneNet Message Originator
bull Emergency Communications Network CodeRED
bull Everbridge Inc Everbridge Aware Everbridge Matrix
and Everbridge SmartGIS
bull Eye Street Solutions On-The-Go Alerting
bull GovComm Inc GovComm
bull MyStateUSA Alert Sense
bull NC4 E Team
bull SwiftReach Networks Inc Swift911 Emergency
Notification System
bull Trilithic Inc EASy Series CAPEAS
FirmwareSoftware
30
For more information
Email the IPAWS inbox IPAWSdhsgov
IPAWS Website
httpwwwfemagovemergencyipaws
EMI Independent Study Course IS-247
httptrainingfemagovEMIWebISis247asp
Mailing list for IPAWS Webinar notices
httpservicegovdeliverycomservicesubscribehtmlcode
=USDHSFEMA_165
31
IPAWS Program Office POCs
AntwaneJohnsondhsgov
Office (202) 646-4383
Director Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Division
WadeWitmerdhsgov
Office (202) 646-2523
Deputy Director Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Division
MarkLucerodhsgov
Office (202) 646-1386
Chief Engineering Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Division
State amp Local officials using IPAWS
1 AK Kenai Peninsula Borough Office of Emergency
Management
2 CA Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff
3 CA San Diego County Office of Emergency Services
4 CO Colorado Division of Emergency Management
5 FL Miami-Dade County Office of Emergency Management
6 HI Hawaii State Civil Defense
7 KS Sedgwick County Emergency Management
8 KY Daviess County Kentucky Emergency Management
9 KY Kentucky Division of Emergency Management
10 KY Madison County Kentucky EMACSEPP
11 MD Cecil County Department of Emergency Services
12 MD Maryland Emergency Management Agency
13 NJ New Jersey State Police
14 NY New York City Office of Emergency Management
15 OH Ashtabula County Board of Commissioners
32
1 AK State of Alaska Division of Homeland Security and
Emergency Management
2 AZ Arizona Division of Emergency Management (ADEM)
3 DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency
4 FL Florida Division of Emergency Management Agency
5 IA Johnson County Emergency Management Agency
6 ID Idaho Bureau of Homeland Security
7 IN Delaware County Emergency Management Agency
8 IN Grant County Emergency Management Agency
9 IN Jackson County EMA
10 IN Jay County Emergency Management Agency
11 IN Wayne County Emergency Management Agency
12 KY Lexington Fayette Urban County Government
13 MI City of Lansing Emergency Management
14 NY New York State Office of Emergency Management
15 OH Geauga County Sheriff
16 TX City of Kirby
17 US NOAANational Weather Service
Currently connected
Applications in process
As of 27 March
NOAA plans to be operational for all areas
of the US in May Only alerts for the most
severe weather will be sent as WEA
33
Additional IPAWS Information Resources
Developed for StateLocal public safety and EAS Participants to use for EAS test
preparation information and education activities
ndash State Toolkit for IPAWS Adoption
bull
ndash EAS Best Practices Guide bull
ndash EAS Test Informational Toolkit
bull
Technical and procedural info on how to
configure EAS equipment industry best
practices history and info on how to use
EAS
General EAS and Nationwide EAS Test
Information recommended practical
approaches for EAS public awareness
campaigns tools for customization of EAS
for State and local government
Information to assist state county and local
government officials in adopting
incorporating and using the Common
Alerting Protocol (CAP) and IPAWS
34
Additional Info
CAP Message is
created in alerting
tool and sent to the
IPAWS-OPEN
How IPAWS Workshellip
IPAWS-OPEN
verifies digital
signature
validates CAP file
and determines
where it goes
Dissemination
channels either
receive a pushed
message or poll for
a message from
IPAWS-OPEN
Alerts broadcast to
local consumer
devices
38
FEMA Responder Knowledge Base Website
Posts Supplier Declarations of Conformance to IPAWS CAP specifications
Goto httpswwwrkbussearchcfmtypeid=5
bull 10 vendor declarations
and test reports posted
FEMA NIMS Supporting
Technology Evaluation
Program (NIMS STEP) to
continuing testing for IPAWS
CAP specifications
IPAWS Architecture ndash including National EAS components
39
LocalStateOGA
systems and
infrastructure
Private Sector Industry systems and infrastructure
FEMA IPAWS
infrastructure
FEMA PEP Stations
XM Radio
NPR
Hybrid FEMA IPAWS and Private Sector infrastructure
President
White House
infrastructure
FEMA
Operations
Centers
21
What do you need to do to use IPAWS
1 You need an IPAWS-compatible software tool
ndash List of vendors developing compatible tools is on IPAWS website
2 Execute a security Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with DHSFEMA
bull Formalizes approval for message exchange between your system and IPAWS-OPEN system ndash the MOA application is on the IPAWS website
The MOA establishes an IPAWS Collaborative Operating Group (COG)
account for your organization
bull COGs may be established for Stateterritorial regional or local level organizations
bull COG owners administer their own member accounts through their software system
Once the these steps are complete a digital certificate is issued for installation on your IPAWS-compatible tool that is used to digitally sign all of your messages
You now have the ability to exchange alert information only with other COGs
If your organization also seeks public alerting authority through IPAWS an
additional application is requiredhellip
Info and forms are at
httpwwwfemagovemergencyipawsalerting_authoritiesshtm2
22
Application for Public Alerting Authority
If your organization wants to leverage IPAWS public alerting channels
a few additional steps are required
3 Complete an additional application for public alerting authority on behalf of the COG organization is required (public alerting application is available by request sent to IPAWSdhsgov)
The application will ask you to identify
the IPAWS public alerting channels to be used (EAS WEACMAS HazCollect)
the geographic extent of alerting authority (Statewide Multi-county Single county)
the Event Codes (from EASSAME) the organization is authorized to use - this must be consistent with State and local EAS and other local Operating Plans
4 Complete EMI Independent Study Course IS-247 ldquoIntegrated Public Alert and Warning Systemrdquo
Why does FEMA need State or other formal validation of your ldquoalerting authorityrdquo
ndash Ensures that alerting permissions are coordinated and consistent with State Territorial Tribal EAS and AMBER Alert plans or other state and local public warning plans
ndash Preferably your public alerting application should be routed and signed by a designated state authority before being submitted to FEMA IPAWS has found a designated authority for most states Request info for your state from IPAWSdhsgov
23
How to sign up for IPAWS Step 1 -- Select IPAWS compatible software
FEMA does not provide a ldquofront endrdquo user
interface
FEMA works with public and private third party
developers who design their software or
equipment to be compatible with IPAWS
For a list of developers see
httpwwwfemagovpdfemergencyipawsop
en_developerspdf
Some vendors have submitted their products
for testing by the FEMA Supporting
Technologies Evaluation Program (STEP) A
list of products that have completed testing is
on the Responder Knowledge Base -
httpwwwrkbus search ldquoIPAWSrdquo
24
How to sign up for IPAWS Step 2 ndash Apply for a Memorandum of Agreement with FEMA
Application and instructions are available
from the Website
Form includes your contact and system
information
A custom MOA is returned to you for
signature
Must be signed by an official authorized to
execute such agreements
MOA includes security notification and
recordkeeping requirements
A copy of FEMA executed MOA is returned
with a digital certificate used to configure
your system
How to sign up for IPAWS Step 3 ndash Apply for public alerting permissions
Only needed if you want to use IPAWS for
public alerting (vs interoperability only)
Application instructions and state reviewer
contact information are sent to you as part
of the MOA process
Form includes
ndash Systems desired (ie EAS CMAS HazCollect)
ndash Geographic area of alerting authority (FIPS codes)
ndash Event code options (eg CEM etc)
Complete the form and send to your state
reviewer for signature verifying consistency
with state plans and current practice
Return the signed form to FEMA
26
How to sign up for IPAWS Step 4 ndash Complete IPAWS Web-based training
Can be done at any time
EMI Independent Study course IS-247 httptrainingfemagovEMIWebISis247asp
Approximately two hours
ndash Lesson 1 Introduction to IPAWS
ndash Lesson 2 Appropriate Effective and Accessible Alert and Warning Messages
ndash Lesson 3 Common Alerting Protocol Message Composition
Complete a final exam and receive a
training certificate from EMI
For COG POC forward a copy of your
training certification to complete the MOA
process
For all other COG members retain on file
27
EMI Independent Study course for Alerting Authorities (IS-247)
On-line at FEMA Emergency
Management Institute
httptrainingfemagovEMIWe
bISis247asp
ndash Independent study course
ndash Approx 2 hours to complete
ndash Provides
bull increased awareness of the benefits of using IPAWS for effective public warnings
bull skills to draft more appropriate effective and accessible warning messages and
bull best practices in the effective use of Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) to reach all members of their communities
28
FEMA IPAWS Language in Federal Grant Programs
Funding from the Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) Tribal Homeland
Security Grant Program (THSGP) and Interoperable Emergency Communications
Grants Program (IECGP) may be used to enhance existing or establish new alert
and warning programs
Organizations seeking grants are encouraged to contact FEMA Grants Office and
IPAWS Office prior to initiating program activities
ndash program guidance tools resources and updates are available
ndash contact IPAWS Office at ipawsdhsgov
Grants can be used for planning and equipment purchases
ndash Planning development or enhancement of public alert and warning plans interoperability governing bodies development or enhancement of alert and warning assessments and inventories development or enhancement of alert and warning protocols planning for emerging technologies
ndash Equipment design construction implementation enhancement replacement and maintenance of emergency response communications systems and equipment planning procurement and deployment of emerging technology systems
Remember FEMA grant business is done through the State---
counties locals private entities etc must go throughcoordinate
with the State to obtain grant funds
29
Information for your vendor
Three documents define CAP as it will be implemented and used in IPAWS
ndash OASIS CAP Standard v12
ndash IPAWS Specification to the CAP Standard(CAP v12 IPAWS USA Profile v10)
ndash CAP to EAS Implementation Guide
An IPAWS-OPEN Developers Guide is available via request to IPAWSdhsgov
Monthly Webinars for System Developers - see IPAWS web page for schedule and
archives httpwwwfemagovemergencyipawsworking_groupshtm
39 Vendors have declared intent to develop IPAWS public alert posting interoperating
tools - 13 Vendors have demonstrated successful posting of a digitally signed CAP
public alert to IPAWS in the test environment
bull Alerting Solutions Inc Next Generation CAP Alert
bull Buffalo Computer Graphics Inc DisasterLan
bull CellCast Technologies AggregatorGateway and EAGLE
Alerts
bull Communications Laboratories Inc The Emergency
Management Network (EMnet)
bull Digital Alert Systems (A Subsidiary of Monroe
Electronics) HALO CAP EAS Alert server
DASDECDASDEC-II CAP EAS encoderdecoder
DASDEC Message Originator and the DASDEC
R189R189SE One-Net CAP EAS encoderdecoder
OneNet Message Originator
bull Emergency Communications Network CodeRED
bull Everbridge Inc Everbridge Aware Everbridge Matrix
and Everbridge SmartGIS
bull Eye Street Solutions On-The-Go Alerting
bull GovComm Inc GovComm
bull MyStateUSA Alert Sense
bull NC4 E Team
bull SwiftReach Networks Inc Swift911 Emergency
Notification System
bull Trilithic Inc EASy Series CAPEAS
FirmwareSoftware
30
For more information
Email the IPAWS inbox IPAWSdhsgov
IPAWS Website
httpwwwfemagovemergencyipaws
EMI Independent Study Course IS-247
httptrainingfemagovEMIWebISis247asp
Mailing list for IPAWS Webinar notices
httpservicegovdeliverycomservicesubscribehtmlcode
=USDHSFEMA_165
31
IPAWS Program Office POCs
AntwaneJohnsondhsgov
Office (202) 646-4383
Director Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Division
WadeWitmerdhsgov
Office (202) 646-2523
Deputy Director Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Division
MarkLucerodhsgov
Office (202) 646-1386
Chief Engineering Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Division
State amp Local officials using IPAWS
1 AK Kenai Peninsula Borough Office of Emergency
Management
2 CA Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff
3 CA San Diego County Office of Emergency Services
4 CO Colorado Division of Emergency Management
5 FL Miami-Dade County Office of Emergency Management
6 HI Hawaii State Civil Defense
7 KS Sedgwick County Emergency Management
8 KY Daviess County Kentucky Emergency Management
9 KY Kentucky Division of Emergency Management
10 KY Madison County Kentucky EMACSEPP
11 MD Cecil County Department of Emergency Services
12 MD Maryland Emergency Management Agency
13 NJ New Jersey State Police
14 NY New York City Office of Emergency Management
15 OH Ashtabula County Board of Commissioners
32
1 AK State of Alaska Division of Homeland Security and
Emergency Management
2 AZ Arizona Division of Emergency Management (ADEM)
3 DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency
4 FL Florida Division of Emergency Management Agency
5 IA Johnson County Emergency Management Agency
6 ID Idaho Bureau of Homeland Security
7 IN Delaware County Emergency Management Agency
8 IN Grant County Emergency Management Agency
9 IN Jackson County EMA
10 IN Jay County Emergency Management Agency
11 IN Wayne County Emergency Management Agency
12 KY Lexington Fayette Urban County Government
13 MI City of Lansing Emergency Management
14 NY New York State Office of Emergency Management
15 OH Geauga County Sheriff
16 TX City of Kirby
17 US NOAANational Weather Service
Currently connected
Applications in process
As of 27 March
NOAA plans to be operational for all areas
of the US in May Only alerts for the most
severe weather will be sent as WEA
33
Additional IPAWS Information Resources
Developed for StateLocal public safety and EAS Participants to use for EAS test
preparation information and education activities
ndash State Toolkit for IPAWS Adoption
bull
ndash EAS Best Practices Guide bull
ndash EAS Test Informational Toolkit
bull
Technical and procedural info on how to
configure EAS equipment industry best
practices history and info on how to use
EAS
General EAS and Nationwide EAS Test
Information recommended practical
approaches for EAS public awareness
campaigns tools for customization of EAS
for State and local government
Information to assist state county and local
government officials in adopting
incorporating and using the Common
Alerting Protocol (CAP) and IPAWS
34
Additional Info
CAP Message is
created in alerting
tool and sent to the
IPAWS-OPEN
How IPAWS Workshellip
IPAWS-OPEN
verifies digital
signature
validates CAP file
and determines
where it goes
Dissemination
channels either
receive a pushed
message or poll for
a message from
IPAWS-OPEN
Alerts broadcast to
local consumer
devices
38
FEMA Responder Knowledge Base Website
Posts Supplier Declarations of Conformance to IPAWS CAP specifications
Goto httpswwwrkbussearchcfmtypeid=5
bull 10 vendor declarations
and test reports posted
FEMA NIMS Supporting
Technology Evaluation
Program (NIMS STEP) to
continuing testing for IPAWS
CAP specifications
IPAWS Architecture ndash including National EAS components
39
LocalStateOGA
systems and
infrastructure
Private Sector Industry systems and infrastructure
FEMA IPAWS
infrastructure
FEMA PEP Stations
XM Radio
NPR
Hybrid FEMA IPAWS and Private Sector infrastructure
President
White House
infrastructure
FEMA
Operations
Centers
22
Application for Public Alerting Authority
If your organization wants to leverage IPAWS public alerting channels
a few additional steps are required
3 Complete an additional application for public alerting authority on behalf of the COG organization is required (public alerting application is available by request sent to IPAWSdhsgov)
The application will ask you to identify
the IPAWS public alerting channels to be used (EAS WEACMAS HazCollect)
the geographic extent of alerting authority (Statewide Multi-county Single county)
the Event Codes (from EASSAME) the organization is authorized to use - this must be consistent with State and local EAS and other local Operating Plans
4 Complete EMI Independent Study Course IS-247 ldquoIntegrated Public Alert and Warning Systemrdquo
Why does FEMA need State or other formal validation of your ldquoalerting authorityrdquo
ndash Ensures that alerting permissions are coordinated and consistent with State Territorial Tribal EAS and AMBER Alert plans or other state and local public warning plans
ndash Preferably your public alerting application should be routed and signed by a designated state authority before being submitted to FEMA IPAWS has found a designated authority for most states Request info for your state from IPAWSdhsgov
23
How to sign up for IPAWS Step 1 -- Select IPAWS compatible software
FEMA does not provide a ldquofront endrdquo user
interface
FEMA works with public and private third party
developers who design their software or
equipment to be compatible with IPAWS
For a list of developers see
httpwwwfemagovpdfemergencyipawsop
en_developerspdf
Some vendors have submitted their products
for testing by the FEMA Supporting
Technologies Evaluation Program (STEP) A
list of products that have completed testing is
on the Responder Knowledge Base -
httpwwwrkbus search ldquoIPAWSrdquo
24
How to sign up for IPAWS Step 2 ndash Apply for a Memorandum of Agreement with FEMA
Application and instructions are available
from the Website
Form includes your contact and system
information
A custom MOA is returned to you for
signature
Must be signed by an official authorized to
execute such agreements
MOA includes security notification and
recordkeeping requirements
A copy of FEMA executed MOA is returned
with a digital certificate used to configure
your system
How to sign up for IPAWS Step 3 ndash Apply for public alerting permissions
Only needed if you want to use IPAWS for
public alerting (vs interoperability only)
Application instructions and state reviewer
contact information are sent to you as part
of the MOA process
Form includes
ndash Systems desired (ie EAS CMAS HazCollect)
ndash Geographic area of alerting authority (FIPS codes)
ndash Event code options (eg CEM etc)
Complete the form and send to your state
reviewer for signature verifying consistency
with state plans and current practice
Return the signed form to FEMA
26
How to sign up for IPAWS Step 4 ndash Complete IPAWS Web-based training
Can be done at any time
EMI Independent Study course IS-247 httptrainingfemagovEMIWebISis247asp
Approximately two hours
ndash Lesson 1 Introduction to IPAWS
ndash Lesson 2 Appropriate Effective and Accessible Alert and Warning Messages
ndash Lesson 3 Common Alerting Protocol Message Composition
Complete a final exam and receive a
training certificate from EMI
For COG POC forward a copy of your
training certification to complete the MOA
process
For all other COG members retain on file
27
EMI Independent Study course for Alerting Authorities (IS-247)
On-line at FEMA Emergency
Management Institute
httptrainingfemagovEMIWe
bISis247asp
ndash Independent study course
ndash Approx 2 hours to complete
ndash Provides
bull increased awareness of the benefits of using IPAWS for effective public warnings
bull skills to draft more appropriate effective and accessible warning messages and
bull best practices in the effective use of Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) to reach all members of their communities
28
FEMA IPAWS Language in Federal Grant Programs
Funding from the Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) Tribal Homeland
Security Grant Program (THSGP) and Interoperable Emergency Communications
Grants Program (IECGP) may be used to enhance existing or establish new alert
and warning programs
Organizations seeking grants are encouraged to contact FEMA Grants Office and
IPAWS Office prior to initiating program activities
ndash program guidance tools resources and updates are available
ndash contact IPAWS Office at ipawsdhsgov
Grants can be used for planning and equipment purchases
ndash Planning development or enhancement of public alert and warning plans interoperability governing bodies development or enhancement of alert and warning assessments and inventories development or enhancement of alert and warning protocols planning for emerging technologies
ndash Equipment design construction implementation enhancement replacement and maintenance of emergency response communications systems and equipment planning procurement and deployment of emerging technology systems
Remember FEMA grant business is done through the State---
counties locals private entities etc must go throughcoordinate
with the State to obtain grant funds
29
Information for your vendor
Three documents define CAP as it will be implemented and used in IPAWS
ndash OASIS CAP Standard v12
ndash IPAWS Specification to the CAP Standard(CAP v12 IPAWS USA Profile v10)
ndash CAP to EAS Implementation Guide
An IPAWS-OPEN Developers Guide is available via request to IPAWSdhsgov
Monthly Webinars for System Developers - see IPAWS web page for schedule and
archives httpwwwfemagovemergencyipawsworking_groupshtm
39 Vendors have declared intent to develop IPAWS public alert posting interoperating
tools - 13 Vendors have demonstrated successful posting of a digitally signed CAP
public alert to IPAWS in the test environment
bull Alerting Solutions Inc Next Generation CAP Alert
bull Buffalo Computer Graphics Inc DisasterLan
bull CellCast Technologies AggregatorGateway and EAGLE
Alerts
bull Communications Laboratories Inc The Emergency
Management Network (EMnet)
bull Digital Alert Systems (A Subsidiary of Monroe
Electronics) HALO CAP EAS Alert server
DASDECDASDEC-II CAP EAS encoderdecoder
DASDEC Message Originator and the DASDEC
R189R189SE One-Net CAP EAS encoderdecoder
OneNet Message Originator
bull Emergency Communications Network CodeRED
bull Everbridge Inc Everbridge Aware Everbridge Matrix
and Everbridge SmartGIS
bull Eye Street Solutions On-The-Go Alerting
bull GovComm Inc GovComm
bull MyStateUSA Alert Sense
bull NC4 E Team
bull SwiftReach Networks Inc Swift911 Emergency
Notification System
bull Trilithic Inc EASy Series CAPEAS
FirmwareSoftware
30
For more information
Email the IPAWS inbox IPAWSdhsgov
IPAWS Website
httpwwwfemagovemergencyipaws
EMI Independent Study Course IS-247
httptrainingfemagovEMIWebISis247asp
Mailing list for IPAWS Webinar notices
httpservicegovdeliverycomservicesubscribehtmlcode
=USDHSFEMA_165
31
IPAWS Program Office POCs
AntwaneJohnsondhsgov
Office (202) 646-4383
Director Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Division
WadeWitmerdhsgov
Office (202) 646-2523
Deputy Director Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Division
MarkLucerodhsgov
Office (202) 646-1386
Chief Engineering Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Division
State amp Local officials using IPAWS
1 AK Kenai Peninsula Borough Office of Emergency
Management
2 CA Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff
3 CA San Diego County Office of Emergency Services
4 CO Colorado Division of Emergency Management
5 FL Miami-Dade County Office of Emergency Management
6 HI Hawaii State Civil Defense
7 KS Sedgwick County Emergency Management
8 KY Daviess County Kentucky Emergency Management
9 KY Kentucky Division of Emergency Management
10 KY Madison County Kentucky EMACSEPP
11 MD Cecil County Department of Emergency Services
12 MD Maryland Emergency Management Agency
13 NJ New Jersey State Police
14 NY New York City Office of Emergency Management
15 OH Ashtabula County Board of Commissioners
32
1 AK State of Alaska Division of Homeland Security and
Emergency Management
2 AZ Arizona Division of Emergency Management (ADEM)
3 DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency
4 FL Florida Division of Emergency Management Agency
5 IA Johnson County Emergency Management Agency
6 ID Idaho Bureau of Homeland Security
7 IN Delaware County Emergency Management Agency
8 IN Grant County Emergency Management Agency
9 IN Jackson County EMA
10 IN Jay County Emergency Management Agency
11 IN Wayne County Emergency Management Agency
12 KY Lexington Fayette Urban County Government
13 MI City of Lansing Emergency Management
14 NY New York State Office of Emergency Management
15 OH Geauga County Sheriff
16 TX City of Kirby
17 US NOAANational Weather Service
Currently connected
Applications in process
As of 27 March
NOAA plans to be operational for all areas
of the US in May Only alerts for the most
severe weather will be sent as WEA
33
Additional IPAWS Information Resources
Developed for StateLocal public safety and EAS Participants to use for EAS test
preparation information and education activities
ndash State Toolkit for IPAWS Adoption
bull
ndash EAS Best Practices Guide bull
ndash EAS Test Informational Toolkit
bull
Technical and procedural info on how to
configure EAS equipment industry best
practices history and info on how to use
EAS
General EAS and Nationwide EAS Test
Information recommended practical
approaches for EAS public awareness
campaigns tools for customization of EAS
for State and local government
Information to assist state county and local
government officials in adopting
incorporating and using the Common
Alerting Protocol (CAP) and IPAWS
34
Additional Info
CAP Message is
created in alerting
tool and sent to the
IPAWS-OPEN
How IPAWS Workshellip
IPAWS-OPEN
verifies digital
signature
validates CAP file
and determines
where it goes
Dissemination
channels either
receive a pushed
message or poll for
a message from
IPAWS-OPEN
Alerts broadcast to
local consumer
devices
38
FEMA Responder Knowledge Base Website
Posts Supplier Declarations of Conformance to IPAWS CAP specifications
Goto httpswwwrkbussearchcfmtypeid=5
bull 10 vendor declarations
and test reports posted
FEMA NIMS Supporting
Technology Evaluation
Program (NIMS STEP) to
continuing testing for IPAWS
CAP specifications
IPAWS Architecture ndash including National EAS components
39
LocalStateOGA
systems and
infrastructure
Private Sector Industry systems and infrastructure
FEMA IPAWS
infrastructure
FEMA PEP Stations
XM Radio
NPR
Hybrid FEMA IPAWS and Private Sector infrastructure
President
White House
infrastructure
FEMA
Operations
Centers
23
How to sign up for IPAWS Step 1 -- Select IPAWS compatible software
FEMA does not provide a ldquofront endrdquo user
interface
FEMA works with public and private third party
developers who design their software or
equipment to be compatible with IPAWS
For a list of developers see
httpwwwfemagovpdfemergencyipawsop
en_developerspdf
Some vendors have submitted their products
for testing by the FEMA Supporting
Technologies Evaluation Program (STEP) A
list of products that have completed testing is
on the Responder Knowledge Base -
httpwwwrkbus search ldquoIPAWSrdquo
24
How to sign up for IPAWS Step 2 ndash Apply for a Memorandum of Agreement with FEMA
Application and instructions are available
from the Website
Form includes your contact and system
information
A custom MOA is returned to you for
signature
Must be signed by an official authorized to
execute such agreements
MOA includes security notification and
recordkeeping requirements
A copy of FEMA executed MOA is returned
with a digital certificate used to configure
your system
How to sign up for IPAWS Step 3 ndash Apply for public alerting permissions
Only needed if you want to use IPAWS for
public alerting (vs interoperability only)
Application instructions and state reviewer
contact information are sent to you as part
of the MOA process
Form includes
ndash Systems desired (ie EAS CMAS HazCollect)
ndash Geographic area of alerting authority (FIPS codes)
ndash Event code options (eg CEM etc)
Complete the form and send to your state
reviewer for signature verifying consistency
with state plans and current practice
Return the signed form to FEMA
26
How to sign up for IPAWS Step 4 ndash Complete IPAWS Web-based training
Can be done at any time
EMI Independent Study course IS-247 httptrainingfemagovEMIWebISis247asp
Approximately two hours
ndash Lesson 1 Introduction to IPAWS
ndash Lesson 2 Appropriate Effective and Accessible Alert and Warning Messages
ndash Lesson 3 Common Alerting Protocol Message Composition
Complete a final exam and receive a
training certificate from EMI
For COG POC forward a copy of your
training certification to complete the MOA
process
For all other COG members retain on file
27
EMI Independent Study course for Alerting Authorities (IS-247)
On-line at FEMA Emergency
Management Institute
httptrainingfemagovEMIWe
bISis247asp
ndash Independent study course
ndash Approx 2 hours to complete
ndash Provides
bull increased awareness of the benefits of using IPAWS for effective public warnings
bull skills to draft more appropriate effective and accessible warning messages and
bull best practices in the effective use of Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) to reach all members of their communities
28
FEMA IPAWS Language in Federal Grant Programs
Funding from the Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) Tribal Homeland
Security Grant Program (THSGP) and Interoperable Emergency Communications
Grants Program (IECGP) may be used to enhance existing or establish new alert
and warning programs
Organizations seeking grants are encouraged to contact FEMA Grants Office and
IPAWS Office prior to initiating program activities
ndash program guidance tools resources and updates are available
ndash contact IPAWS Office at ipawsdhsgov
Grants can be used for planning and equipment purchases
ndash Planning development or enhancement of public alert and warning plans interoperability governing bodies development or enhancement of alert and warning assessments and inventories development or enhancement of alert and warning protocols planning for emerging technologies
ndash Equipment design construction implementation enhancement replacement and maintenance of emergency response communications systems and equipment planning procurement and deployment of emerging technology systems
Remember FEMA grant business is done through the State---
counties locals private entities etc must go throughcoordinate
with the State to obtain grant funds
29
Information for your vendor
Three documents define CAP as it will be implemented and used in IPAWS
ndash OASIS CAP Standard v12
ndash IPAWS Specification to the CAP Standard(CAP v12 IPAWS USA Profile v10)
ndash CAP to EAS Implementation Guide
An IPAWS-OPEN Developers Guide is available via request to IPAWSdhsgov
Monthly Webinars for System Developers - see IPAWS web page for schedule and
archives httpwwwfemagovemergencyipawsworking_groupshtm
39 Vendors have declared intent to develop IPAWS public alert posting interoperating
tools - 13 Vendors have demonstrated successful posting of a digitally signed CAP
public alert to IPAWS in the test environment
bull Alerting Solutions Inc Next Generation CAP Alert
bull Buffalo Computer Graphics Inc DisasterLan
bull CellCast Technologies AggregatorGateway and EAGLE
Alerts
bull Communications Laboratories Inc The Emergency
Management Network (EMnet)
bull Digital Alert Systems (A Subsidiary of Monroe
Electronics) HALO CAP EAS Alert server
DASDECDASDEC-II CAP EAS encoderdecoder
DASDEC Message Originator and the DASDEC
R189R189SE One-Net CAP EAS encoderdecoder
OneNet Message Originator
bull Emergency Communications Network CodeRED
bull Everbridge Inc Everbridge Aware Everbridge Matrix
and Everbridge SmartGIS
bull Eye Street Solutions On-The-Go Alerting
bull GovComm Inc GovComm
bull MyStateUSA Alert Sense
bull NC4 E Team
bull SwiftReach Networks Inc Swift911 Emergency
Notification System
bull Trilithic Inc EASy Series CAPEAS
FirmwareSoftware
30
For more information
Email the IPAWS inbox IPAWSdhsgov
IPAWS Website
httpwwwfemagovemergencyipaws
EMI Independent Study Course IS-247
httptrainingfemagovEMIWebISis247asp
Mailing list for IPAWS Webinar notices
httpservicegovdeliverycomservicesubscribehtmlcode
=USDHSFEMA_165
31
IPAWS Program Office POCs
AntwaneJohnsondhsgov
Office (202) 646-4383
Director Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Division
WadeWitmerdhsgov
Office (202) 646-2523
Deputy Director Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Division
MarkLucerodhsgov
Office (202) 646-1386
Chief Engineering Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Division
State amp Local officials using IPAWS
1 AK Kenai Peninsula Borough Office of Emergency
Management
2 CA Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff
3 CA San Diego County Office of Emergency Services
4 CO Colorado Division of Emergency Management
5 FL Miami-Dade County Office of Emergency Management
6 HI Hawaii State Civil Defense
7 KS Sedgwick County Emergency Management
8 KY Daviess County Kentucky Emergency Management
9 KY Kentucky Division of Emergency Management
10 KY Madison County Kentucky EMACSEPP
11 MD Cecil County Department of Emergency Services
12 MD Maryland Emergency Management Agency
13 NJ New Jersey State Police
14 NY New York City Office of Emergency Management
15 OH Ashtabula County Board of Commissioners
32
1 AK State of Alaska Division of Homeland Security and
Emergency Management
2 AZ Arizona Division of Emergency Management (ADEM)
3 DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency
4 FL Florida Division of Emergency Management Agency
5 IA Johnson County Emergency Management Agency
6 ID Idaho Bureau of Homeland Security
7 IN Delaware County Emergency Management Agency
8 IN Grant County Emergency Management Agency
9 IN Jackson County EMA
10 IN Jay County Emergency Management Agency
11 IN Wayne County Emergency Management Agency
12 KY Lexington Fayette Urban County Government
13 MI City of Lansing Emergency Management
14 NY New York State Office of Emergency Management
15 OH Geauga County Sheriff
16 TX City of Kirby
17 US NOAANational Weather Service
Currently connected
Applications in process
As of 27 March
NOAA plans to be operational for all areas
of the US in May Only alerts for the most
severe weather will be sent as WEA
33
Additional IPAWS Information Resources
Developed for StateLocal public safety and EAS Participants to use for EAS test
preparation information and education activities
ndash State Toolkit for IPAWS Adoption
bull
ndash EAS Best Practices Guide bull
ndash EAS Test Informational Toolkit
bull
Technical and procedural info on how to
configure EAS equipment industry best
practices history and info on how to use
EAS
General EAS and Nationwide EAS Test
Information recommended practical
approaches for EAS public awareness
campaigns tools for customization of EAS
for State and local government
Information to assist state county and local
government officials in adopting
incorporating and using the Common
Alerting Protocol (CAP) and IPAWS
34
Additional Info
CAP Message is
created in alerting
tool and sent to the
IPAWS-OPEN
How IPAWS Workshellip
IPAWS-OPEN
verifies digital
signature
validates CAP file
and determines
where it goes
Dissemination
channels either
receive a pushed
message or poll for
a message from
IPAWS-OPEN
Alerts broadcast to
local consumer
devices
38
FEMA Responder Knowledge Base Website
Posts Supplier Declarations of Conformance to IPAWS CAP specifications
Goto httpswwwrkbussearchcfmtypeid=5
bull 10 vendor declarations
and test reports posted
FEMA NIMS Supporting
Technology Evaluation
Program (NIMS STEP) to
continuing testing for IPAWS
CAP specifications
IPAWS Architecture ndash including National EAS components
39
LocalStateOGA
systems and
infrastructure
Private Sector Industry systems and infrastructure
FEMA IPAWS
infrastructure
FEMA PEP Stations
XM Radio
NPR
Hybrid FEMA IPAWS and Private Sector infrastructure
President
White House
infrastructure
FEMA
Operations
Centers
24
How to sign up for IPAWS Step 2 ndash Apply for a Memorandum of Agreement with FEMA
Application and instructions are available
from the Website
Form includes your contact and system
information
A custom MOA is returned to you for
signature
Must be signed by an official authorized to
execute such agreements
MOA includes security notification and
recordkeeping requirements
A copy of FEMA executed MOA is returned
with a digital certificate used to configure
your system
How to sign up for IPAWS Step 3 ndash Apply for public alerting permissions
Only needed if you want to use IPAWS for
public alerting (vs interoperability only)
Application instructions and state reviewer
contact information are sent to you as part
of the MOA process
Form includes
ndash Systems desired (ie EAS CMAS HazCollect)
ndash Geographic area of alerting authority (FIPS codes)
ndash Event code options (eg CEM etc)
Complete the form and send to your state
reviewer for signature verifying consistency
with state plans and current practice
Return the signed form to FEMA
26
How to sign up for IPAWS Step 4 ndash Complete IPAWS Web-based training
Can be done at any time
EMI Independent Study course IS-247 httptrainingfemagovEMIWebISis247asp
Approximately two hours
ndash Lesson 1 Introduction to IPAWS
ndash Lesson 2 Appropriate Effective and Accessible Alert and Warning Messages
ndash Lesson 3 Common Alerting Protocol Message Composition
Complete a final exam and receive a
training certificate from EMI
For COG POC forward a copy of your
training certification to complete the MOA
process
For all other COG members retain on file
27
EMI Independent Study course for Alerting Authorities (IS-247)
On-line at FEMA Emergency
Management Institute
httptrainingfemagovEMIWe
bISis247asp
ndash Independent study course
ndash Approx 2 hours to complete
ndash Provides
bull increased awareness of the benefits of using IPAWS for effective public warnings
bull skills to draft more appropriate effective and accessible warning messages and
bull best practices in the effective use of Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) to reach all members of their communities
28
FEMA IPAWS Language in Federal Grant Programs
Funding from the Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) Tribal Homeland
Security Grant Program (THSGP) and Interoperable Emergency Communications
Grants Program (IECGP) may be used to enhance existing or establish new alert
and warning programs
Organizations seeking grants are encouraged to contact FEMA Grants Office and
IPAWS Office prior to initiating program activities
ndash program guidance tools resources and updates are available
ndash contact IPAWS Office at ipawsdhsgov
Grants can be used for planning and equipment purchases
ndash Planning development or enhancement of public alert and warning plans interoperability governing bodies development or enhancement of alert and warning assessments and inventories development or enhancement of alert and warning protocols planning for emerging technologies
ndash Equipment design construction implementation enhancement replacement and maintenance of emergency response communications systems and equipment planning procurement and deployment of emerging technology systems
Remember FEMA grant business is done through the State---
counties locals private entities etc must go throughcoordinate
with the State to obtain grant funds
29
Information for your vendor
Three documents define CAP as it will be implemented and used in IPAWS
ndash OASIS CAP Standard v12
ndash IPAWS Specification to the CAP Standard(CAP v12 IPAWS USA Profile v10)
ndash CAP to EAS Implementation Guide
An IPAWS-OPEN Developers Guide is available via request to IPAWSdhsgov
Monthly Webinars for System Developers - see IPAWS web page for schedule and
archives httpwwwfemagovemergencyipawsworking_groupshtm
39 Vendors have declared intent to develop IPAWS public alert posting interoperating
tools - 13 Vendors have demonstrated successful posting of a digitally signed CAP
public alert to IPAWS in the test environment
bull Alerting Solutions Inc Next Generation CAP Alert
bull Buffalo Computer Graphics Inc DisasterLan
bull CellCast Technologies AggregatorGateway and EAGLE
Alerts
bull Communications Laboratories Inc The Emergency
Management Network (EMnet)
bull Digital Alert Systems (A Subsidiary of Monroe
Electronics) HALO CAP EAS Alert server
DASDECDASDEC-II CAP EAS encoderdecoder
DASDEC Message Originator and the DASDEC
R189R189SE One-Net CAP EAS encoderdecoder
OneNet Message Originator
bull Emergency Communications Network CodeRED
bull Everbridge Inc Everbridge Aware Everbridge Matrix
and Everbridge SmartGIS
bull Eye Street Solutions On-The-Go Alerting
bull GovComm Inc GovComm
bull MyStateUSA Alert Sense
bull NC4 E Team
bull SwiftReach Networks Inc Swift911 Emergency
Notification System
bull Trilithic Inc EASy Series CAPEAS
FirmwareSoftware
30
For more information
Email the IPAWS inbox IPAWSdhsgov
IPAWS Website
httpwwwfemagovemergencyipaws
EMI Independent Study Course IS-247
httptrainingfemagovEMIWebISis247asp
Mailing list for IPAWS Webinar notices
httpservicegovdeliverycomservicesubscribehtmlcode
=USDHSFEMA_165
31
IPAWS Program Office POCs
AntwaneJohnsondhsgov
Office (202) 646-4383
Director Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Division
WadeWitmerdhsgov
Office (202) 646-2523
Deputy Director Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Division
MarkLucerodhsgov
Office (202) 646-1386
Chief Engineering Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Division
State amp Local officials using IPAWS
1 AK Kenai Peninsula Borough Office of Emergency
Management
2 CA Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff
3 CA San Diego County Office of Emergency Services
4 CO Colorado Division of Emergency Management
5 FL Miami-Dade County Office of Emergency Management
6 HI Hawaii State Civil Defense
7 KS Sedgwick County Emergency Management
8 KY Daviess County Kentucky Emergency Management
9 KY Kentucky Division of Emergency Management
10 KY Madison County Kentucky EMACSEPP
11 MD Cecil County Department of Emergency Services
12 MD Maryland Emergency Management Agency
13 NJ New Jersey State Police
14 NY New York City Office of Emergency Management
15 OH Ashtabula County Board of Commissioners
32
1 AK State of Alaska Division of Homeland Security and
Emergency Management
2 AZ Arizona Division of Emergency Management (ADEM)
3 DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency
4 FL Florida Division of Emergency Management Agency
5 IA Johnson County Emergency Management Agency
6 ID Idaho Bureau of Homeland Security
7 IN Delaware County Emergency Management Agency
8 IN Grant County Emergency Management Agency
9 IN Jackson County EMA
10 IN Jay County Emergency Management Agency
11 IN Wayne County Emergency Management Agency
12 KY Lexington Fayette Urban County Government
13 MI City of Lansing Emergency Management
14 NY New York State Office of Emergency Management
15 OH Geauga County Sheriff
16 TX City of Kirby
17 US NOAANational Weather Service
Currently connected
Applications in process
As of 27 March
NOAA plans to be operational for all areas
of the US in May Only alerts for the most
severe weather will be sent as WEA
33
Additional IPAWS Information Resources
Developed for StateLocal public safety and EAS Participants to use for EAS test
preparation information and education activities
ndash State Toolkit for IPAWS Adoption
bull
ndash EAS Best Practices Guide bull
ndash EAS Test Informational Toolkit
bull
Technical and procedural info on how to
configure EAS equipment industry best
practices history and info on how to use
EAS
General EAS and Nationwide EAS Test
Information recommended practical
approaches for EAS public awareness
campaigns tools for customization of EAS
for State and local government
Information to assist state county and local
government officials in adopting
incorporating and using the Common
Alerting Protocol (CAP) and IPAWS
34
Additional Info
CAP Message is
created in alerting
tool and sent to the
IPAWS-OPEN
How IPAWS Workshellip
IPAWS-OPEN
verifies digital
signature
validates CAP file
and determines
where it goes
Dissemination
channels either
receive a pushed
message or poll for
a message from
IPAWS-OPEN
Alerts broadcast to
local consumer
devices
38
FEMA Responder Knowledge Base Website
Posts Supplier Declarations of Conformance to IPAWS CAP specifications
Goto httpswwwrkbussearchcfmtypeid=5
bull 10 vendor declarations
and test reports posted
FEMA NIMS Supporting
Technology Evaluation
Program (NIMS STEP) to
continuing testing for IPAWS
CAP specifications
IPAWS Architecture ndash including National EAS components
39
LocalStateOGA
systems and
infrastructure
Private Sector Industry systems and infrastructure
FEMA IPAWS
infrastructure
FEMA PEP Stations
XM Radio
NPR
Hybrid FEMA IPAWS and Private Sector infrastructure
President
White House
infrastructure
FEMA
Operations
Centers
How to sign up for IPAWS Step 3 ndash Apply for public alerting permissions
Only needed if you want to use IPAWS for
public alerting (vs interoperability only)
Application instructions and state reviewer
contact information are sent to you as part
of the MOA process
Form includes
ndash Systems desired (ie EAS CMAS HazCollect)
ndash Geographic area of alerting authority (FIPS codes)
ndash Event code options (eg CEM etc)
Complete the form and send to your state
reviewer for signature verifying consistency
with state plans and current practice
Return the signed form to FEMA
26
How to sign up for IPAWS Step 4 ndash Complete IPAWS Web-based training
Can be done at any time
EMI Independent Study course IS-247 httptrainingfemagovEMIWebISis247asp
Approximately two hours
ndash Lesson 1 Introduction to IPAWS
ndash Lesson 2 Appropriate Effective and Accessible Alert and Warning Messages
ndash Lesson 3 Common Alerting Protocol Message Composition
Complete a final exam and receive a
training certificate from EMI
For COG POC forward a copy of your
training certification to complete the MOA
process
For all other COG members retain on file
27
EMI Independent Study course for Alerting Authorities (IS-247)
On-line at FEMA Emergency
Management Institute
httptrainingfemagovEMIWe
bISis247asp
ndash Independent study course
ndash Approx 2 hours to complete
ndash Provides
bull increased awareness of the benefits of using IPAWS for effective public warnings
bull skills to draft more appropriate effective and accessible warning messages and
bull best practices in the effective use of Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) to reach all members of their communities
28
FEMA IPAWS Language in Federal Grant Programs
Funding from the Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) Tribal Homeland
Security Grant Program (THSGP) and Interoperable Emergency Communications
Grants Program (IECGP) may be used to enhance existing or establish new alert
and warning programs
Organizations seeking grants are encouraged to contact FEMA Grants Office and
IPAWS Office prior to initiating program activities
ndash program guidance tools resources and updates are available
ndash contact IPAWS Office at ipawsdhsgov
Grants can be used for planning and equipment purchases
ndash Planning development or enhancement of public alert and warning plans interoperability governing bodies development or enhancement of alert and warning assessments and inventories development or enhancement of alert and warning protocols planning for emerging technologies
ndash Equipment design construction implementation enhancement replacement and maintenance of emergency response communications systems and equipment planning procurement and deployment of emerging technology systems
Remember FEMA grant business is done through the State---
counties locals private entities etc must go throughcoordinate
with the State to obtain grant funds
29
Information for your vendor
Three documents define CAP as it will be implemented and used in IPAWS
ndash OASIS CAP Standard v12
ndash IPAWS Specification to the CAP Standard(CAP v12 IPAWS USA Profile v10)
ndash CAP to EAS Implementation Guide
An IPAWS-OPEN Developers Guide is available via request to IPAWSdhsgov
Monthly Webinars for System Developers - see IPAWS web page for schedule and
archives httpwwwfemagovemergencyipawsworking_groupshtm
39 Vendors have declared intent to develop IPAWS public alert posting interoperating
tools - 13 Vendors have demonstrated successful posting of a digitally signed CAP
public alert to IPAWS in the test environment
bull Alerting Solutions Inc Next Generation CAP Alert
bull Buffalo Computer Graphics Inc DisasterLan
bull CellCast Technologies AggregatorGateway and EAGLE
Alerts
bull Communications Laboratories Inc The Emergency
Management Network (EMnet)
bull Digital Alert Systems (A Subsidiary of Monroe
Electronics) HALO CAP EAS Alert server
DASDECDASDEC-II CAP EAS encoderdecoder
DASDEC Message Originator and the DASDEC
R189R189SE One-Net CAP EAS encoderdecoder
OneNet Message Originator
bull Emergency Communications Network CodeRED
bull Everbridge Inc Everbridge Aware Everbridge Matrix
and Everbridge SmartGIS
bull Eye Street Solutions On-The-Go Alerting
bull GovComm Inc GovComm
bull MyStateUSA Alert Sense
bull NC4 E Team
bull SwiftReach Networks Inc Swift911 Emergency
Notification System
bull Trilithic Inc EASy Series CAPEAS
FirmwareSoftware
30
For more information
Email the IPAWS inbox IPAWSdhsgov
IPAWS Website
httpwwwfemagovemergencyipaws
EMI Independent Study Course IS-247
httptrainingfemagovEMIWebISis247asp
Mailing list for IPAWS Webinar notices
httpservicegovdeliverycomservicesubscribehtmlcode
=USDHSFEMA_165
31
IPAWS Program Office POCs
AntwaneJohnsondhsgov
Office (202) 646-4383
Director Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Division
WadeWitmerdhsgov
Office (202) 646-2523
Deputy Director Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Division
MarkLucerodhsgov
Office (202) 646-1386
Chief Engineering Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Division
State amp Local officials using IPAWS
1 AK Kenai Peninsula Borough Office of Emergency
Management
2 CA Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff
3 CA San Diego County Office of Emergency Services
4 CO Colorado Division of Emergency Management
5 FL Miami-Dade County Office of Emergency Management
6 HI Hawaii State Civil Defense
7 KS Sedgwick County Emergency Management
8 KY Daviess County Kentucky Emergency Management
9 KY Kentucky Division of Emergency Management
10 KY Madison County Kentucky EMACSEPP
11 MD Cecil County Department of Emergency Services
12 MD Maryland Emergency Management Agency
13 NJ New Jersey State Police
14 NY New York City Office of Emergency Management
15 OH Ashtabula County Board of Commissioners
32
1 AK State of Alaska Division of Homeland Security and
Emergency Management
2 AZ Arizona Division of Emergency Management (ADEM)
3 DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency
4 FL Florida Division of Emergency Management Agency
5 IA Johnson County Emergency Management Agency
6 ID Idaho Bureau of Homeland Security
7 IN Delaware County Emergency Management Agency
8 IN Grant County Emergency Management Agency
9 IN Jackson County EMA
10 IN Jay County Emergency Management Agency
11 IN Wayne County Emergency Management Agency
12 KY Lexington Fayette Urban County Government
13 MI City of Lansing Emergency Management
14 NY New York State Office of Emergency Management
15 OH Geauga County Sheriff
16 TX City of Kirby
17 US NOAANational Weather Service
Currently connected
Applications in process
As of 27 March
NOAA plans to be operational for all areas
of the US in May Only alerts for the most
severe weather will be sent as WEA
33
Additional IPAWS Information Resources
Developed for StateLocal public safety and EAS Participants to use for EAS test
preparation information and education activities
ndash State Toolkit for IPAWS Adoption
bull
ndash EAS Best Practices Guide bull
ndash EAS Test Informational Toolkit
bull
Technical and procedural info on how to
configure EAS equipment industry best
practices history and info on how to use
EAS
General EAS and Nationwide EAS Test
Information recommended practical
approaches for EAS public awareness
campaigns tools for customization of EAS
for State and local government
Information to assist state county and local
government officials in adopting
incorporating and using the Common
Alerting Protocol (CAP) and IPAWS
34
Additional Info
CAP Message is
created in alerting
tool and sent to the
IPAWS-OPEN
How IPAWS Workshellip
IPAWS-OPEN
verifies digital
signature
validates CAP file
and determines
where it goes
Dissemination
channels either
receive a pushed
message or poll for
a message from
IPAWS-OPEN
Alerts broadcast to
local consumer
devices
38
FEMA Responder Knowledge Base Website
Posts Supplier Declarations of Conformance to IPAWS CAP specifications
Goto httpswwwrkbussearchcfmtypeid=5
bull 10 vendor declarations
and test reports posted
FEMA NIMS Supporting
Technology Evaluation
Program (NIMS STEP) to
continuing testing for IPAWS
CAP specifications
IPAWS Architecture ndash including National EAS components
39
LocalStateOGA
systems and
infrastructure
Private Sector Industry systems and infrastructure
FEMA IPAWS
infrastructure
FEMA PEP Stations
XM Radio
NPR
Hybrid FEMA IPAWS and Private Sector infrastructure
President
White House
infrastructure
FEMA
Operations
Centers
26
How to sign up for IPAWS Step 4 ndash Complete IPAWS Web-based training
Can be done at any time
EMI Independent Study course IS-247 httptrainingfemagovEMIWebISis247asp
Approximately two hours
ndash Lesson 1 Introduction to IPAWS
ndash Lesson 2 Appropriate Effective and Accessible Alert and Warning Messages
ndash Lesson 3 Common Alerting Protocol Message Composition
Complete a final exam and receive a
training certificate from EMI
For COG POC forward a copy of your
training certification to complete the MOA
process
For all other COG members retain on file
27
EMI Independent Study course for Alerting Authorities (IS-247)
On-line at FEMA Emergency
Management Institute
httptrainingfemagovEMIWe
bISis247asp
ndash Independent study course
ndash Approx 2 hours to complete
ndash Provides
bull increased awareness of the benefits of using IPAWS for effective public warnings
bull skills to draft more appropriate effective and accessible warning messages and
bull best practices in the effective use of Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) to reach all members of their communities
28
FEMA IPAWS Language in Federal Grant Programs
Funding from the Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) Tribal Homeland
Security Grant Program (THSGP) and Interoperable Emergency Communications
Grants Program (IECGP) may be used to enhance existing or establish new alert
and warning programs
Organizations seeking grants are encouraged to contact FEMA Grants Office and
IPAWS Office prior to initiating program activities
ndash program guidance tools resources and updates are available
ndash contact IPAWS Office at ipawsdhsgov
Grants can be used for planning and equipment purchases
ndash Planning development or enhancement of public alert and warning plans interoperability governing bodies development or enhancement of alert and warning assessments and inventories development or enhancement of alert and warning protocols planning for emerging technologies
ndash Equipment design construction implementation enhancement replacement and maintenance of emergency response communications systems and equipment planning procurement and deployment of emerging technology systems
Remember FEMA grant business is done through the State---
counties locals private entities etc must go throughcoordinate
with the State to obtain grant funds
29
Information for your vendor
Three documents define CAP as it will be implemented and used in IPAWS
ndash OASIS CAP Standard v12
ndash IPAWS Specification to the CAP Standard(CAP v12 IPAWS USA Profile v10)
ndash CAP to EAS Implementation Guide
An IPAWS-OPEN Developers Guide is available via request to IPAWSdhsgov
Monthly Webinars for System Developers - see IPAWS web page for schedule and
archives httpwwwfemagovemergencyipawsworking_groupshtm
39 Vendors have declared intent to develop IPAWS public alert posting interoperating
tools - 13 Vendors have demonstrated successful posting of a digitally signed CAP
public alert to IPAWS in the test environment
bull Alerting Solutions Inc Next Generation CAP Alert
bull Buffalo Computer Graphics Inc DisasterLan
bull CellCast Technologies AggregatorGateway and EAGLE
Alerts
bull Communications Laboratories Inc The Emergency
Management Network (EMnet)
bull Digital Alert Systems (A Subsidiary of Monroe
Electronics) HALO CAP EAS Alert server
DASDECDASDEC-II CAP EAS encoderdecoder
DASDEC Message Originator and the DASDEC
R189R189SE One-Net CAP EAS encoderdecoder
OneNet Message Originator
bull Emergency Communications Network CodeRED
bull Everbridge Inc Everbridge Aware Everbridge Matrix
and Everbridge SmartGIS
bull Eye Street Solutions On-The-Go Alerting
bull GovComm Inc GovComm
bull MyStateUSA Alert Sense
bull NC4 E Team
bull SwiftReach Networks Inc Swift911 Emergency
Notification System
bull Trilithic Inc EASy Series CAPEAS
FirmwareSoftware
30
For more information
Email the IPAWS inbox IPAWSdhsgov
IPAWS Website
httpwwwfemagovemergencyipaws
EMI Independent Study Course IS-247
httptrainingfemagovEMIWebISis247asp
Mailing list for IPAWS Webinar notices
httpservicegovdeliverycomservicesubscribehtmlcode
=USDHSFEMA_165
31
IPAWS Program Office POCs
AntwaneJohnsondhsgov
Office (202) 646-4383
Director Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Division
WadeWitmerdhsgov
Office (202) 646-2523
Deputy Director Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Division
MarkLucerodhsgov
Office (202) 646-1386
Chief Engineering Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Division
State amp Local officials using IPAWS
1 AK Kenai Peninsula Borough Office of Emergency
Management
2 CA Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff
3 CA San Diego County Office of Emergency Services
4 CO Colorado Division of Emergency Management
5 FL Miami-Dade County Office of Emergency Management
6 HI Hawaii State Civil Defense
7 KS Sedgwick County Emergency Management
8 KY Daviess County Kentucky Emergency Management
9 KY Kentucky Division of Emergency Management
10 KY Madison County Kentucky EMACSEPP
11 MD Cecil County Department of Emergency Services
12 MD Maryland Emergency Management Agency
13 NJ New Jersey State Police
14 NY New York City Office of Emergency Management
15 OH Ashtabula County Board of Commissioners
32
1 AK State of Alaska Division of Homeland Security and
Emergency Management
2 AZ Arizona Division of Emergency Management (ADEM)
3 DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency
4 FL Florida Division of Emergency Management Agency
5 IA Johnson County Emergency Management Agency
6 ID Idaho Bureau of Homeland Security
7 IN Delaware County Emergency Management Agency
8 IN Grant County Emergency Management Agency
9 IN Jackson County EMA
10 IN Jay County Emergency Management Agency
11 IN Wayne County Emergency Management Agency
12 KY Lexington Fayette Urban County Government
13 MI City of Lansing Emergency Management
14 NY New York State Office of Emergency Management
15 OH Geauga County Sheriff
16 TX City of Kirby
17 US NOAANational Weather Service
Currently connected
Applications in process
As of 27 March
NOAA plans to be operational for all areas
of the US in May Only alerts for the most
severe weather will be sent as WEA
33
Additional IPAWS Information Resources
Developed for StateLocal public safety and EAS Participants to use for EAS test
preparation information and education activities
ndash State Toolkit for IPAWS Adoption
bull
ndash EAS Best Practices Guide bull
ndash EAS Test Informational Toolkit
bull
Technical and procedural info on how to
configure EAS equipment industry best
practices history and info on how to use
EAS
General EAS and Nationwide EAS Test
Information recommended practical
approaches for EAS public awareness
campaigns tools for customization of EAS
for State and local government
Information to assist state county and local
government officials in adopting
incorporating and using the Common
Alerting Protocol (CAP) and IPAWS
34
Additional Info
CAP Message is
created in alerting
tool and sent to the
IPAWS-OPEN
How IPAWS Workshellip
IPAWS-OPEN
verifies digital
signature
validates CAP file
and determines
where it goes
Dissemination
channels either
receive a pushed
message or poll for
a message from
IPAWS-OPEN
Alerts broadcast to
local consumer
devices
38
FEMA Responder Knowledge Base Website
Posts Supplier Declarations of Conformance to IPAWS CAP specifications
Goto httpswwwrkbussearchcfmtypeid=5
bull 10 vendor declarations
and test reports posted
FEMA NIMS Supporting
Technology Evaluation
Program (NIMS STEP) to
continuing testing for IPAWS
CAP specifications
IPAWS Architecture ndash including National EAS components
39
LocalStateOGA
systems and
infrastructure
Private Sector Industry systems and infrastructure
FEMA IPAWS
infrastructure
FEMA PEP Stations
XM Radio
NPR
Hybrid FEMA IPAWS and Private Sector infrastructure
President
White House
infrastructure
FEMA
Operations
Centers
27
EMI Independent Study course for Alerting Authorities (IS-247)
On-line at FEMA Emergency
Management Institute
httptrainingfemagovEMIWe
bISis247asp
ndash Independent study course
ndash Approx 2 hours to complete
ndash Provides
bull increased awareness of the benefits of using IPAWS for effective public warnings
bull skills to draft more appropriate effective and accessible warning messages and
bull best practices in the effective use of Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) to reach all members of their communities
28
FEMA IPAWS Language in Federal Grant Programs
Funding from the Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) Tribal Homeland
Security Grant Program (THSGP) and Interoperable Emergency Communications
Grants Program (IECGP) may be used to enhance existing or establish new alert
and warning programs
Organizations seeking grants are encouraged to contact FEMA Grants Office and
IPAWS Office prior to initiating program activities
ndash program guidance tools resources and updates are available
ndash contact IPAWS Office at ipawsdhsgov
Grants can be used for planning and equipment purchases
ndash Planning development or enhancement of public alert and warning plans interoperability governing bodies development or enhancement of alert and warning assessments and inventories development or enhancement of alert and warning protocols planning for emerging technologies
ndash Equipment design construction implementation enhancement replacement and maintenance of emergency response communications systems and equipment planning procurement and deployment of emerging technology systems
Remember FEMA grant business is done through the State---
counties locals private entities etc must go throughcoordinate
with the State to obtain grant funds
29
Information for your vendor
Three documents define CAP as it will be implemented and used in IPAWS
ndash OASIS CAP Standard v12
ndash IPAWS Specification to the CAP Standard(CAP v12 IPAWS USA Profile v10)
ndash CAP to EAS Implementation Guide
An IPAWS-OPEN Developers Guide is available via request to IPAWSdhsgov
Monthly Webinars for System Developers - see IPAWS web page for schedule and
archives httpwwwfemagovemergencyipawsworking_groupshtm
39 Vendors have declared intent to develop IPAWS public alert posting interoperating
tools - 13 Vendors have demonstrated successful posting of a digitally signed CAP
public alert to IPAWS in the test environment
bull Alerting Solutions Inc Next Generation CAP Alert
bull Buffalo Computer Graphics Inc DisasterLan
bull CellCast Technologies AggregatorGateway and EAGLE
Alerts
bull Communications Laboratories Inc The Emergency
Management Network (EMnet)
bull Digital Alert Systems (A Subsidiary of Monroe
Electronics) HALO CAP EAS Alert server
DASDECDASDEC-II CAP EAS encoderdecoder
DASDEC Message Originator and the DASDEC
R189R189SE One-Net CAP EAS encoderdecoder
OneNet Message Originator
bull Emergency Communications Network CodeRED
bull Everbridge Inc Everbridge Aware Everbridge Matrix
and Everbridge SmartGIS
bull Eye Street Solutions On-The-Go Alerting
bull GovComm Inc GovComm
bull MyStateUSA Alert Sense
bull NC4 E Team
bull SwiftReach Networks Inc Swift911 Emergency
Notification System
bull Trilithic Inc EASy Series CAPEAS
FirmwareSoftware
30
For more information
Email the IPAWS inbox IPAWSdhsgov
IPAWS Website
httpwwwfemagovemergencyipaws
EMI Independent Study Course IS-247
httptrainingfemagovEMIWebISis247asp
Mailing list for IPAWS Webinar notices
httpservicegovdeliverycomservicesubscribehtmlcode
=USDHSFEMA_165
31
IPAWS Program Office POCs
AntwaneJohnsondhsgov
Office (202) 646-4383
Director Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Division
WadeWitmerdhsgov
Office (202) 646-2523
Deputy Director Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Division
MarkLucerodhsgov
Office (202) 646-1386
Chief Engineering Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Division
State amp Local officials using IPAWS
1 AK Kenai Peninsula Borough Office of Emergency
Management
2 CA Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff
3 CA San Diego County Office of Emergency Services
4 CO Colorado Division of Emergency Management
5 FL Miami-Dade County Office of Emergency Management
6 HI Hawaii State Civil Defense
7 KS Sedgwick County Emergency Management
8 KY Daviess County Kentucky Emergency Management
9 KY Kentucky Division of Emergency Management
10 KY Madison County Kentucky EMACSEPP
11 MD Cecil County Department of Emergency Services
12 MD Maryland Emergency Management Agency
13 NJ New Jersey State Police
14 NY New York City Office of Emergency Management
15 OH Ashtabula County Board of Commissioners
32
1 AK State of Alaska Division of Homeland Security and
Emergency Management
2 AZ Arizona Division of Emergency Management (ADEM)
3 DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency
4 FL Florida Division of Emergency Management Agency
5 IA Johnson County Emergency Management Agency
6 ID Idaho Bureau of Homeland Security
7 IN Delaware County Emergency Management Agency
8 IN Grant County Emergency Management Agency
9 IN Jackson County EMA
10 IN Jay County Emergency Management Agency
11 IN Wayne County Emergency Management Agency
12 KY Lexington Fayette Urban County Government
13 MI City of Lansing Emergency Management
14 NY New York State Office of Emergency Management
15 OH Geauga County Sheriff
16 TX City of Kirby
17 US NOAANational Weather Service
Currently connected
Applications in process
As of 27 March
NOAA plans to be operational for all areas
of the US in May Only alerts for the most
severe weather will be sent as WEA
33
Additional IPAWS Information Resources
Developed for StateLocal public safety and EAS Participants to use for EAS test
preparation information and education activities
ndash State Toolkit for IPAWS Adoption
bull
ndash EAS Best Practices Guide bull
ndash EAS Test Informational Toolkit
bull
Technical and procedural info on how to
configure EAS equipment industry best
practices history and info on how to use
EAS
General EAS and Nationwide EAS Test
Information recommended practical
approaches for EAS public awareness
campaigns tools for customization of EAS
for State and local government
Information to assist state county and local
government officials in adopting
incorporating and using the Common
Alerting Protocol (CAP) and IPAWS
34
Additional Info
CAP Message is
created in alerting
tool and sent to the
IPAWS-OPEN
How IPAWS Workshellip
IPAWS-OPEN
verifies digital
signature
validates CAP file
and determines
where it goes
Dissemination
channels either
receive a pushed
message or poll for
a message from
IPAWS-OPEN
Alerts broadcast to
local consumer
devices
38
FEMA Responder Knowledge Base Website
Posts Supplier Declarations of Conformance to IPAWS CAP specifications
Goto httpswwwrkbussearchcfmtypeid=5
bull 10 vendor declarations
and test reports posted
FEMA NIMS Supporting
Technology Evaluation
Program (NIMS STEP) to
continuing testing for IPAWS
CAP specifications
IPAWS Architecture ndash including National EAS components
39
LocalStateOGA
systems and
infrastructure
Private Sector Industry systems and infrastructure
FEMA IPAWS
infrastructure
FEMA PEP Stations
XM Radio
NPR
Hybrid FEMA IPAWS and Private Sector infrastructure
President
White House
infrastructure
FEMA
Operations
Centers
28
FEMA IPAWS Language in Federal Grant Programs
Funding from the Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) Tribal Homeland
Security Grant Program (THSGP) and Interoperable Emergency Communications
Grants Program (IECGP) may be used to enhance existing or establish new alert
and warning programs
Organizations seeking grants are encouraged to contact FEMA Grants Office and
IPAWS Office prior to initiating program activities
ndash program guidance tools resources and updates are available
ndash contact IPAWS Office at ipawsdhsgov
Grants can be used for planning and equipment purchases
ndash Planning development or enhancement of public alert and warning plans interoperability governing bodies development or enhancement of alert and warning assessments and inventories development or enhancement of alert and warning protocols planning for emerging technologies
ndash Equipment design construction implementation enhancement replacement and maintenance of emergency response communications systems and equipment planning procurement and deployment of emerging technology systems
Remember FEMA grant business is done through the State---
counties locals private entities etc must go throughcoordinate
with the State to obtain grant funds
29
Information for your vendor
Three documents define CAP as it will be implemented and used in IPAWS
ndash OASIS CAP Standard v12
ndash IPAWS Specification to the CAP Standard(CAP v12 IPAWS USA Profile v10)
ndash CAP to EAS Implementation Guide
An IPAWS-OPEN Developers Guide is available via request to IPAWSdhsgov
Monthly Webinars for System Developers - see IPAWS web page for schedule and
archives httpwwwfemagovemergencyipawsworking_groupshtm
39 Vendors have declared intent to develop IPAWS public alert posting interoperating
tools - 13 Vendors have demonstrated successful posting of a digitally signed CAP
public alert to IPAWS in the test environment
bull Alerting Solutions Inc Next Generation CAP Alert
bull Buffalo Computer Graphics Inc DisasterLan
bull CellCast Technologies AggregatorGateway and EAGLE
Alerts
bull Communications Laboratories Inc The Emergency
Management Network (EMnet)
bull Digital Alert Systems (A Subsidiary of Monroe
Electronics) HALO CAP EAS Alert server
DASDECDASDEC-II CAP EAS encoderdecoder
DASDEC Message Originator and the DASDEC
R189R189SE One-Net CAP EAS encoderdecoder
OneNet Message Originator
bull Emergency Communications Network CodeRED
bull Everbridge Inc Everbridge Aware Everbridge Matrix
and Everbridge SmartGIS
bull Eye Street Solutions On-The-Go Alerting
bull GovComm Inc GovComm
bull MyStateUSA Alert Sense
bull NC4 E Team
bull SwiftReach Networks Inc Swift911 Emergency
Notification System
bull Trilithic Inc EASy Series CAPEAS
FirmwareSoftware
30
For more information
Email the IPAWS inbox IPAWSdhsgov
IPAWS Website
httpwwwfemagovemergencyipaws
EMI Independent Study Course IS-247
httptrainingfemagovEMIWebISis247asp
Mailing list for IPAWS Webinar notices
httpservicegovdeliverycomservicesubscribehtmlcode
=USDHSFEMA_165
31
IPAWS Program Office POCs
AntwaneJohnsondhsgov
Office (202) 646-4383
Director Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Division
WadeWitmerdhsgov
Office (202) 646-2523
Deputy Director Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Division
MarkLucerodhsgov
Office (202) 646-1386
Chief Engineering Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Division
State amp Local officials using IPAWS
1 AK Kenai Peninsula Borough Office of Emergency
Management
2 CA Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff
3 CA San Diego County Office of Emergency Services
4 CO Colorado Division of Emergency Management
5 FL Miami-Dade County Office of Emergency Management
6 HI Hawaii State Civil Defense
7 KS Sedgwick County Emergency Management
8 KY Daviess County Kentucky Emergency Management
9 KY Kentucky Division of Emergency Management
10 KY Madison County Kentucky EMACSEPP
11 MD Cecil County Department of Emergency Services
12 MD Maryland Emergency Management Agency
13 NJ New Jersey State Police
14 NY New York City Office of Emergency Management
15 OH Ashtabula County Board of Commissioners
32
1 AK State of Alaska Division of Homeland Security and
Emergency Management
2 AZ Arizona Division of Emergency Management (ADEM)
3 DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency
4 FL Florida Division of Emergency Management Agency
5 IA Johnson County Emergency Management Agency
6 ID Idaho Bureau of Homeland Security
7 IN Delaware County Emergency Management Agency
8 IN Grant County Emergency Management Agency
9 IN Jackson County EMA
10 IN Jay County Emergency Management Agency
11 IN Wayne County Emergency Management Agency
12 KY Lexington Fayette Urban County Government
13 MI City of Lansing Emergency Management
14 NY New York State Office of Emergency Management
15 OH Geauga County Sheriff
16 TX City of Kirby
17 US NOAANational Weather Service
Currently connected
Applications in process
As of 27 March
NOAA plans to be operational for all areas
of the US in May Only alerts for the most
severe weather will be sent as WEA
33
Additional IPAWS Information Resources
Developed for StateLocal public safety and EAS Participants to use for EAS test
preparation information and education activities
ndash State Toolkit for IPAWS Adoption
bull
ndash EAS Best Practices Guide bull
ndash EAS Test Informational Toolkit
bull
Technical and procedural info on how to
configure EAS equipment industry best
practices history and info on how to use
EAS
General EAS and Nationwide EAS Test
Information recommended practical
approaches for EAS public awareness
campaigns tools for customization of EAS
for State and local government
Information to assist state county and local
government officials in adopting
incorporating and using the Common
Alerting Protocol (CAP) and IPAWS
34
Additional Info
CAP Message is
created in alerting
tool and sent to the
IPAWS-OPEN
How IPAWS Workshellip
IPAWS-OPEN
verifies digital
signature
validates CAP file
and determines
where it goes
Dissemination
channels either
receive a pushed
message or poll for
a message from
IPAWS-OPEN
Alerts broadcast to
local consumer
devices
38
FEMA Responder Knowledge Base Website
Posts Supplier Declarations of Conformance to IPAWS CAP specifications
Goto httpswwwrkbussearchcfmtypeid=5
bull 10 vendor declarations
and test reports posted
FEMA NIMS Supporting
Technology Evaluation
Program (NIMS STEP) to
continuing testing for IPAWS
CAP specifications
IPAWS Architecture ndash including National EAS components
39
LocalStateOGA
systems and
infrastructure
Private Sector Industry systems and infrastructure
FEMA IPAWS
infrastructure
FEMA PEP Stations
XM Radio
NPR
Hybrid FEMA IPAWS and Private Sector infrastructure
President
White House
infrastructure
FEMA
Operations
Centers
29
Information for your vendor
Three documents define CAP as it will be implemented and used in IPAWS
ndash OASIS CAP Standard v12
ndash IPAWS Specification to the CAP Standard(CAP v12 IPAWS USA Profile v10)
ndash CAP to EAS Implementation Guide
An IPAWS-OPEN Developers Guide is available via request to IPAWSdhsgov
Monthly Webinars for System Developers - see IPAWS web page for schedule and
archives httpwwwfemagovemergencyipawsworking_groupshtm
39 Vendors have declared intent to develop IPAWS public alert posting interoperating
tools - 13 Vendors have demonstrated successful posting of a digitally signed CAP
public alert to IPAWS in the test environment
bull Alerting Solutions Inc Next Generation CAP Alert
bull Buffalo Computer Graphics Inc DisasterLan
bull CellCast Technologies AggregatorGateway and EAGLE
Alerts
bull Communications Laboratories Inc The Emergency
Management Network (EMnet)
bull Digital Alert Systems (A Subsidiary of Monroe
Electronics) HALO CAP EAS Alert server
DASDECDASDEC-II CAP EAS encoderdecoder
DASDEC Message Originator and the DASDEC
R189R189SE One-Net CAP EAS encoderdecoder
OneNet Message Originator
bull Emergency Communications Network CodeRED
bull Everbridge Inc Everbridge Aware Everbridge Matrix
and Everbridge SmartGIS
bull Eye Street Solutions On-The-Go Alerting
bull GovComm Inc GovComm
bull MyStateUSA Alert Sense
bull NC4 E Team
bull SwiftReach Networks Inc Swift911 Emergency
Notification System
bull Trilithic Inc EASy Series CAPEAS
FirmwareSoftware
30
For more information
Email the IPAWS inbox IPAWSdhsgov
IPAWS Website
httpwwwfemagovemergencyipaws
EMI Independent Study Course IS-247
httptrainingfemagovEMIWebISis247asp
Mailing list for IPAWS Webinar notices
httpservicegovdeliverycomservicesubscribehtmlcode
=USDHSFEMA_165
31
IPAWS Program Office POCs
AntwaneJohnsondhsgov
Office (202) 646-4383
Director Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Division
WadeWitmerdhsgov
Office (202) 646-2523
Deputy Director Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Division
MarkLucerodhsgov
Office (202) 646-1386
Chief Engineering Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Division
State amp Local officials using IPAWS
1 AK Kenai Peninsula Borough Office of Emergency
Management
2 CA Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff
3 CA San Diego County Office of Emergency Services
4 CO Colorado Division of Emergency Management
5 FL Miami-Dade County Office of Emergency Management
6 HI Hawaii State Civil Defense
7 KS Sedgwick County Emergency Management
8 KY Daviess County Kentucky Emergency Management
9 KY Kentucky Division of Emergency Management
10 KY Madison County Kentucky EMACSEPP
11 MD Cecil County Department of Emergency Services
12 MD Maryland Emergency Management Agency
13 NJ New Jersey State Police
14 NY New York City Office of Emergency Management
15 OH Ashtabula County Board of Commissioners
32
1 AK State of Alaska Division of Homeland Security and
Emergency Management
2 AZ Arizona Division of Emergency Management (ADEM)
3 DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency
4 FL Florida Division of Emergency Management Agency
5 IA Johnson County Emergency Management Agency
6 ID Idaho Bureau of Homeland Security
7 IN Delaware County Emergency Management Agency
8 IN Grant County Emergency Management Agency
9 IN Jackson County EMA
10 IN Jay County Emergency Management Agency
11 IN Wayne County Emergency Management Agency
12 KY Lexington Fayette Urban County Government
13 MI City of Lansing Emergency Management
14 NY New York State Office of Emergency Management
15 OH Geauga County Sheriff
16 TX City of Kirby
17 US NOAANational Weather Service
Currently connected
Applications in process
As of 27 March
NOAA plans to be operational for all areas
of the US in May Only alerts for the most
severe weather will be sent as WEA
33
Additional IPAWS Information Resources
Developed for StateLocal public safety and EAS Participants to use for EAS test
preparation information and education activities
ndash State Toolkit for IPAWS Adoption
bull
ndash EAS Best Practices Guide bull
ndash EAS Test Informational Toolkit
bull
Technical and procedural info on how to
configure EAS equipment industry best
practices history and info on how to use
EAS
General EAS and Nationwide EAS Test
Information recommended practical
approaches for EAS public awareness
campaigns tools for customization of EAS
for State and local government
Information to assist state county and local
government officials in adopting
incorporating and using the Common
Alerting Protocol (CAP) and IPAWS
34
Additional Info
CAP Message is
created in alerting
tool and sent to the
IPAWS-OPEN
How IPAWS Workshellip
IPAWS-OPEN
verifies digital
signature
validates CAP file
and determines
where it goes
Dissemination
channels either
receive a pushed
message or poll for
a message from
IPAWS-OPEN
Alerts broadcast to
local consumer
devices
38
FEMA Responder Knowledge Base Website
Posts Supplier Declarations of Conformance to IPAWS CAP specifications
Goto httpswwwrkbussearchcfmtypeid=5
bull 10 vendor declarations
and test reports posted
FEMA NIMS Supporting
Technology Evaluation
Program (NIMS STEP) to
continuing testing for IPAWS
CAP specifications
IPAWS Architecture ndash including National EAS components
39
LocalStateOGA
systems and
infrastructure
Private Sector Industry systems and infrastructure
FEMA IPAWS
infrastructure
FEMA PEP Stations
XM Radio
NPR
Hybrid FEMA IPAWS and Private Sector infrastructure
President
White House
infrastructure
FEMA
Operations
Centers
30
For more information
Email the IPAWS inbox IPAWSdhsgov
IPAWS Website
httpwwwfemagovemergencyipaws
EMI Independent Study Course IS-247
httptrainingfemagovEMIWebISis247asp
Mailing list for IPAWS Webinar notices
httpservicegovdeliverycomservicesubscribehtmlcode
=USDHSFEMA_165
31
IPAWS Program Office POCs
AntwaneJohnsondhsgov
Office (202) 646-4383
Director Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Division
WadeWitmerdhsgov
Office (202) 646-2523
Deputy Director Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Division
MarkLucerodhsgov
Office (202) 646-1386
Chief Engineering Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Division
State amp Local officials using IPAWS
1 AK Kenai Peninsula Borough Office of Emergency
Management
2 CA Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff
3 CA San Diego County Office of Emergency Services
4 CO Colorado Division of Emergency Management
5 FL Miami-Dade County Office of Emergency Management
6 HI Hawaii State Civil Defense
7 KS Sedgwick County Emergency Management
8 KY Daviess County Kentucky Emergency Management
9 KY Kentucky Division of Emergency Management
10 KY Madison County Kentucky EMACSEPP
11 MD Cecil County Department of Emergency Services
12 MD Maryland Emergency Management Agency
13 NJ New Jersey State Police
14 NY New York City Office of Emergency Management
15 OH Ashtabula County Board of Commissioners
32
1 AK State of Alaska Division of Homeland Security and
Emergency Management
2 AZ Arizona Division of Emergency Management (ADEM)
3 DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency
4 FL Florida Division of Emergency Management Agency
5 IA Johnson County Emergency Management Agency
6 ID Idaho Bureau of Homeland Security
7 IN Delaware County Emergency Management Agency
8 IN Grant County Emergency Management Agency
9 IN Jackson County EMA
10 IN Jay County Emergency Management Agency
11 IN Wayne County Emergency Management Agency
12 KY Lexington Fayette Urban County Government
13 MI City of Lansing Emergency Management
14 NY New York State Office of Emergency Management
15 OH Geauga County Sheriff
16 TX City of Kirby
17 US NOAANational Weather Service
Currently connected
Applications in process
As of 27 March
NOAA plans to be operational for all areas
of the US in May Only alerts for the most
severe weather will be sent as WEA
33
Additional IPAWS Information Resources
Developed for StateLocal public safety and EAS Participants to use for EAS test
preparation information and education activities
ndash State Toolkit for IPAWS Adoption
bull
ndash EAS Best Practices Guide bull
ndash EAS Test Informational Toolkit
bull
Technical and procedural info on how to
configure EAS equipment industry best
practices history and info on how to use
EAS
General EAS and Nationwide EAS Test
Information recommended practical
approaches for EAS public awareness
campaigns tools for customization of EAS
for State and local government
Information to assist state county and local
government officials in adopting
incorporating and using the Common
Alerting Protocol (CAP) and IPAWS
34
Additional Info
CAP Message is
created in alerting
tool and sent to the
IPAWS-OPEN
How IPAWS Workshellip
IPAWS-OPEN
verifies digital
signature
validates CAP file
and determines
where it goes
Dissemination
channels either
receive a pushed
message or poll for
a message from
IPAWS-OPEN
Alerts broadcast to
local consumer
devices
38
FEMA Responder Knowledge Base Website
Posts Supplier Declarations of Conformance to IPAWS CAP specifications
Goto httpswwwrkbussearchcfmtypeid=5
bull 10 vendor declarations
and test reports posted
FEMA NIMS Supporting
Technology Evaluation
Program (NIMS STEP) to
continuing testing for IPAWS
CAP specifications
IPAWS Architecture ndash including National EAS components
39
LocalStateOGA
systems and
infrastructure
Private Sector Industry systems and infrastructure
FEMA IPAWS
infrastructure
FEMA PEP Stations
XM Radio
NPR
Hybrid FEMA IPAWS and Private Sector infrastructure
President
White House
infrastructure
FEMA
Operations
Centers
31
IPAWS Program Office POCs
AntwaneJohnsondhsgov
Office (202) 646-4383
Director Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Division
WadeWitmerdhsgov
Office (202) 646-2523
Deputy Director Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Division
MarkLucerodhsgov
Office (202) 646-1386
Chief Engineering Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Division
State amp Local officials using IPAWS
1 AK Kenai Peninsula Borough Office of Emergency
Management
2 CA Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff
3 CA San Diego County Office of Emergency Services
4 CO Colorado Division of Emergency Management
5 FL Miami-Dade County Office of Emergency Management
6 HI Hawaii State Civil Defense
7 KS Sedgwick County Emergency Management
8 KY Daviess County Kentucky Emergency Management
9 KY Kentucky Division of Emergency Management
10 KY Madison County Kentucky EMACSEPP
11 MD Cecil County Department of Emergency Services
12 MD Maryland Emergency Management Agency
13 NJ New Jersey State Police
14 NY New York City Office of Emergency Management
15 OH Ashtabula County Board of Commissioners
32
1 AK State of Alaska Division of Homeland Security and
Emergency Management
2 AZ Arizona Division of Emergency Management (ADEM)
3 DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency
4 FL Florida Division of Emergency Management Agency
5 IA Johnson County Emergency Management Agency
6 ID Idaho Bureau of Homeland Security
7 IN Delaware County Emergency Management Agency
8 IN Grant County Emergency Management Agency
9 IN Jackson County EMA
10 IN Jay County Emergency Management Agency
11 IN Wayne County Emergency Management Agency
12 KY Lexington Fayette Urban County Government
13 MI City of Lansing Emergency Management
14 NY New York State Office of Emergency Management
15 OH Geauga County Sheriff
16 TX City of Kirby
17 US NOAANational Weather Service
Currently connected
Applications in process
As of 27 March
NOAA plans to be operational for all areas
of the US in May Only alerts for the most
severe weather will be sent as WEA
33
Additional IPAWS Information Resources
Developed for StateLocal public safety and EAS Participants to use for EAS test
preparation information and education activities
ndash State Toolkit for IPAWS Adoption
bull
ndash EAS Best Practices Guide bull
ndash EAS Test Informational Toolkit
bull
Technical and procedural info on how to
configure EAS equipment industry best
practices history and info on how to use
EAS
General EAS and Nationwide EAS Test
Information recommended practical
approaches for EAS public awareness
campaigns tools for customization of EAS
for State and local government
Information to assist state county and local
government officials in adopting
incorporating and using the Common
Alerting Protocol (CAP) and IPAWS
34
Additional Info
CAP Message is
created in alerting
tool and sent to the
IPAWS-OPEN
How IPAWS Workshellip
IPAWS-OPEN
verifies digital
signature
validates CAP file
and determines
where it goes
Dissemination
channels either
receive a pushed
message or poll for
a message from
IPAWS-OPEN
Alerts broadcast to
local consumer
devices
38
FEMA Responder Knowledge Base Website
Posts Supplier Declarations of Conformance to IPAWS CAP specifications
Goto httpswwwrkbussearchcfmtypeid=5
bull 10 vendor declarations
and test reports posted
FEMA NIMS Supporting
Technology Evaluation
Program (NIMS STEP) to
continuing testing for IPAWS
CAP specifications
IPAWS Architecture ndash including National EAS components
39
LocalStateOGA
systems and
infrastructure
Private Sector Industry systems and infrastructure
FEMA IPAWS
infrastructure
FEMA PEP Stations
XM Radio
NPR
Hybrid FEMA IPAWS and Private Sector infrastructure
President
White House
infrastructure
FEMA
Operations
Centers
State amp Local officials using IPAWS
1 AK Kenai Peninsula Borough Office of Emergency
Management
2 CA Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff
3 CA San Diego County Office of Emergency Services
4 CO Colorado Division of Emergency Management
5 FL Miami-Dade County Office of Emergency Management
6 HI Hawaii State Civil Defense
7 KS Sedgwick County Emergency Management
8 KY Daviess County Kentucky Emergency Management
9 KY Kentucky Division of Emergency Management
10 KY Madison County Kentucky EMACSEPP
11 MD Cecil County Department of Emergency Services
12 MD Maryland Emergency Management Agency
13 NJ New Jersey State Police
14 NY New York City Office of Emergency Management
15 OH Ashtabula County Board of Commissioners
32
1 AK State of Alaska Division of Homeland Security and
Emergency Management
2 AZ Arizona Division of Emergency Management (ADEM)
3 DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency
4 FL Florida Division of Emergency Management Agency
5 IA Johnson County Emergency Management Agency
6 ID Idaho Bureau of Homeland Security
7 IN Delaware County Emergency Management Agency
8 IN Grant County Emergency Management Agency
9 IN Jackson County EMA
10 IN Jay County Emergency Management Agency
11 IN Wayne County Emergency Management Agency
12 KY Lexington Fayette Urban County Government
13 MI City of Lansing Emergency Management
14 NY New York State Office of Emergency Management
15 OH Geauga County Sheriff
16 TX City of Kirby
17 US NOAANational Weather Service
Currently connected
Applications in process
As of 27 March
NOAA plans to be operational for all areas
of the US in May Only alerts for the most
severe weather will be sent as WEA
33
Additional IPAWS Information Resources
Developed for StateLocal public safety and EAS Participants to use for EAS test
preparation information and education activities
ndash State Toolkit for IPAWS Adoption
bull
ndash EAS Best Practices Guide bull
ndash EAS Test Informational Toolkit
bull
Technical and procedural info on how to
configure EAS equipment industry best
practices history and info on how to use
EAS
General EAS and Nationwide EAS Test
Information recommended practical
approaches for EAS public awareness
campaigns tools for customization of EAS
for State and local government
Information to assist state county and local
government officials in adopting
incorporating and using the Common
Alerting Protocol (CAP) and IPAWS
34
Additional Info
CAP Message is
created in alerting
tool and sent to the
IPAWS-OPEN
How IPAWS Workshellip
IPAWS-OPEN
verifies digital
signature
validates CAP file
and determines
where it goes
Dissemination
channels either
receive a pushed
message or poll for
a message from
IPAWS-OPEN
Alerts broadcast to
local consumer
devices
38
FEMA Responder Knowledge Base Website
Posts Supplier Declarations of Conformance to IPAWS CAP specifications
Goto httpswwwrkbussearchcfmtypeid=5
bull 10 vendor declarations
and test reports posted
FEMA NIMS Supporting
Technology Evaluation
Program (NIMS STEP) to
continuing testing for IPAWS
CAP specifications
IPAWS Architecture ndash including National EAS components
39
LocalStateOGA
systems and
infrastructure
Private Sector Industry systems and infrastructure
FEMA IPAWS
infrastructure
FEMA PEP Stations
XM Radio
NPR
Hybrid FEMA IPAWS and Private Sector infrastructure
President
White House
infrastructure
FEMA
Operations
Centers
33
Additional IPAWS Information Resources
Developed for StateLocal public safety and EAS Participants to use for EAS test
preparation information and education activities
ndash State Toolkit for IPAWS Adoption
bull
ndash EAS Best Practices Guide bull
ndash EAS Test Informational Toolkit
bull
Technical and procedural info on how to
configure EAS equipment industry best
practices history and info on how to use
EAS
General EAS and Nationwide EAS Test
Information recommended practical
approaches for EAS public awareness
campaigns tools for customization of EAS
for State and local government
Information to assist state county and local
government officials in adopting
incorporating and using the Common
Alerting Protocol (CAP) and IPAWS
34
Additional Info
CAP Message is
created in alerting
tool and sent to the
IPAWS-OPEN
How IPAWS Workshellip
IPAWS-OPEN
verifies digital
signature
validates CAP file
and determines
where it goes
Dissemination
channels either
receive a pushed
message or poll for
a message from
IPAWS-OPEN
Alerts broadcast to
local consumer
devices
38
FEMA Responder Knowledge Base Website
Posts Supplier Declarations of Conformance to IPAWS CAP specifications
Goto httpswwwrkbussearchcfmtypeid=5
bull 10 vendor declarations
and test reports posted
FEMA NIMS Supporting
Technology Evaluation
Program (NIMS STEP) to
continuing testing for IPAWS
CAP specifications
IPAWS Architecture ndash including National EAS components
39
LocalStateOGA
systems and
infrastructure
Private Sector Industry systems and infrastructure
FEMA IPAWS
infrastructure
FEMA PEP Stations
XM Radio
NPR
Hybrid FEMA IPAWS and Private Sector infrastructure
President
White House
infrastructure
FEMA
Operations
Centers
34
Additional Info
CAP Message is
created in alerting
tool and sent to the
IPAWS-OPEN
How IPAWS Workshellip
IPAWS-OPEN
verifies digital
signature
validates CAP file
and determines
where it goes
Dissemination
channels either
receive a pushed
message or poll for
a message from
IPAWS-OPEN
Alerts broadcast to
local consumer
devices
38
FEMA Responder Knowledge Base Website
Posts Supplier Declarations of Conformance to IPAWS CAP specifications
Goto httpswwwrkbussearchcfmtypeid=5
bull 10 vendor declarations
and test reports posted
FEMA NIMS Supporting
Technology Evaluation
Program (NIMS STEP) to
continuing testing for IPAWS
CAP specifications
IPAWS Architecture ndash including National EAS components
39
LocalStateOGA
systems and
infrastructure
Private Sector Industry systems and infrastructure
FEMA IPAWS
infrastructure
FEMA PEP Stations
XM Radio
NPR
Hybrid FEMA IPAWS and Private Sector infrastructure
President
White House
infrastructure
FEMA
Operations
Centers
CAP Message is
created in alerting
tool and sent to the
IPAWS-OPEN
How IPAWS Workshellip
IPAWS-OPEN
verifies digital
signature
validates CAP file
and determines
where it goes
Dissemination
channels either
receive a pushed
message or poll for
a message from
IPAWS-OPEN
Alerts broadcast to
local consumer
devices
38
FEMA Responder Knowledge Base Website
Posts Supplier Declarations of Conformance to IPAWS CAP specifications
Goto httpswwwrkbussearchcfmtypeid=5
bull 10 vendor declarations
and test reports posted
FEMA NIMS Supporting
Technology Evaluation
Program (NIMS STEP) to
continuing testing for IPAWS
CAP specifications
IPAWS Architecture ndash including National EAS components
39
LocalStateOGA
systems and
infrastructure
Private Sector Industry systems and infrastructure
FEMA IPAWS
infrastructure
FEMA PEP Stations
XM Radio
NPR
Hybrid FEMA IPAWS and Private Sector infrastructure
President
White House
infrastructure
FEMA
Operations
Centers
IPAWS-OPEN
verifies digital
signature
validates CAP file
and determines
where it goes
Dissemination
channels either
receive a pushed
message or poll for
a message from
IPAWS-OPEN
Alerts broadcast to
local consumer
devices
38
FEMA Responder Knowledge Base Website
Posts Supplier Declarations of Conformance to IPAWS CAP specifications
Goto httpswwwrkbussearchcfmtypeid=5
bull 10 vendor declarations
and test reports posted
FEMA NIMS Supporting
Technology Evaluation
Program (NIMS STEP) to
continuing testing for IPAWS
CAP specifications
IPAWS Architecture ndash including National EAS components
39
LocalStateOGA
systems and
infrastructure
Private Sector Industry systems and infrastructure
FEMA IPAWS
infrastructure
FEMA PEP Stations
XM Radio
NPR
Hybrid FEMA IPAWS and Private Sector infrastructure
President
White House
infrastructure
FEMA
Operations
Centers
Dissemination
channels either
receive a pushed
message or poll for
a message from
IPAWS-OPEN
Alerts broadcast to
local consumer
devices
38
FEMA Responder Knowledge Base Website
Posts Supplier Declarations of Conformance to IPAWS CAP specifications
Goto httpswwwrkbussearchcfmtypeid=5
bull 10 vendor declarations
and test reports posted
FEMA NIMS Supporting
Technology Evaluation
Program (NIMS STEP) to
continuing testing for IPAWS
CAP specifications
IPAWS Architecture ndash including National EAS components
39
LocalStateOGA
systems and
infrastructure
Private Sector Industry systems and infrastructure
FEMA IPAWS
infrastructure
FEMA PEP Stations
XM Radio
NPR
Hybrid FEMA IPAWS and Private Sector infrastructure
President
White House
infrastructure
FEMA
Operations
Centers
38
FEMA Responder Knowledge Base Website
Posts Supplier Declarations of Conformance to IPAWS CAP specifications
Goto httpswwwrkbussearchcfmtypeid=5
bull 10 vendor declarations
and test reports posted
FEMA NIMS Supporting
Technology Evaluation
Program (NIMS STEP) to
continuing testing for IPAWS
CAP specifications
IPAWS Architecture ndash including National EAS components
39
LocalStateOGA
systems and
infrastructure
Private Sector Industry systems and infrastructure
FEMA IPAWS
infrastructure
FEMA PEP Stations
XM Radio
NPR
Hybrid FEMA IPAWS and Private Sector infrastructure
President
White House
infrastructure
FEMA
Operations
Centers
IPAWS Architecture ndash including National EAS components
39
LocalStateOGA
systems and
infrastructure
Private Sector Industry systems and infrastructure
FEMA IPAWS
infrastructure
FEMA PEP Stations
XM Radio
NPR
Hybrid FEMA IPAWS and Private Sector infrastructure
President
White House
infrastructure
FEMA
Operations
Centers