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and Atmospheric Admin istration (NOAA) Weather Radio. IPAWS also includes capabilities for unique <br />alert systems that include the dissemination of alerts through third-party applications and future system <br />development. <br />The Director of RCEMHS, the County duty officer, the County Sheriff, the EMA director of any Ramsey <br />County municipality, and the chief fire and/or law enforcement officer of any Ramsey County <br />municipality are authorized to activate the IPAWS. <br />IPAWS may also be used by the Federal or State government. <br />Th,i,s: -�-i.-.·t:-r,tiic:>r,, ... lly 1:-·ft: b■-.-..1c:_ <br />6.4.3.1.2 Wireless Emergency Alert <br />WEA are emergency messages sent by authorized government alerting authorities through <br />mobile/wireless carriers. WEA alerts are targeted to a defined geographical area and are presented <br />differently than typical text alerts to diff ere ntiate them from regular notifications. They offer a unique <br />alert tone and vibration accompanied by a brief push notification displayed un iquely on the end user's <br />mobile device. WEA is an opt-out system. Mobile device users will receive the WEA notification unless <br />they choose to deactivate the servi ce on their mobi le device. WEA has the capability of notifying WEA­ <br />enabled cell phones within a selected geographic area, whether or not they have previously opted-in. <br />This capability allows the residents of a given jurisdiction and persons visiting the jurisdiction the abi lity <br />to be notified. Messages may be received by phones outside of the intended alert area. <br />6.4.3.1.3 Emergency Alert System <br />The federal EAS is used by alerting authorities to send warnings by broadcast, cable, satellite, and <br />wireline communications pathways. EAS enables the president or authorized alerting agencies to <br />interrupt all broadcasts in one or more counties with an emergency announcement. Satellite and cable <br />TV carriers also participate in EAS, but their capacity to geographically target dissemination is more <br />limited. EAS can distribute warning messages over large areas very quickly but cannot reach people who <br />are not watching or listening to broadcast media. <br />The Director of RCEMHS, the County duty officer, the County Sheriff, the EMA director of any Ramsey <br />County municipality, and the chief fire and/or law enforcement officer of any Ramsey County <br />municipality are authorized to activate the EAS. Requests to activate the EAS are to be coordinated <br />Notification that the EAS <br />Ramsey County I Base Plan 59