emergency alert system
1Emergency Alert System — The Emergency Alert System (EAS) is a national warning system in the U.S. put into place in 1994, superseding the Emergency Broadcast System (EBS) and the CONELRAD System and is jointly coordinated by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC),… …
2Emergency Alert System — noun a federal warning system that is activated by FEMA; enables the President to take over the United States airwaves to warn the whole country of major catastrophic events • Syn: ↑EAS • Instance Hypernyms: ↑alert, ↑alerting …
3Digital Emergency Alert System — The Digital Emergency Alert System (DEAS) was a system managed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and designed to alert first responders and civilians in the event of a national emergency. It was based upon and supplemented the… …
4Emergency Broadcast System — For the record label, see Emergency Broadcast System Records. For the multimedia group, see Emergency Broadcast Network. The Emergency Broadcast System (EBS) was an emergency warning system in the United States, used from 1963 to 1997, when it… …
5Emergency warning system for vehicles — Telematics technologies are self orientating open network architecture structure of variable programmable intelligent beacons developed for application in the development of intelligent vehicles with target intent to accord (blend, or mesh)… …
6Emergency oxygen system — Aircraft emergency oxygen systems are emergency equipment fitted to commercial aircraft, intended for use when the cabin pressurisation system has failed and the level of oxygen in the cabin atmosphere drops below a safe level. It consists of a… …
7Commercial Mobile Alert System — The Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS), also known as the Personal Localized Alerting Network (PLAN), is an alerting network designed to disseminate emergency alerts to mobile devices such as cell phones and pagers. The Federal Communications… …
8Child abduction alert system — A child abduction alert system is an alert system designed to produce a coordinated response, by the emergency services and media, if a child is abducted. Contents 1 Europe 1.1 United Kingdom 2 North America …
9Cuba Emergency Response System — The Cuba Emergency Response System is warning system for potentially dangerous weather events that strike Cuba. Contents 1 Hurricane Dennis and Hurricane Ivan 2 Cuba s Emergency System 3 See also 4 …
10National Cyber Alert System — The National Cyber Alert System is an email and RSS notification service for the United States sent by the United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US CERT), which is part of the National Cyber Security Division of the United States… …
