References
National Weather Service
- HazCollect Update/Overview
- HazCollect Registration
Related NWS Instructions
- 10-1708, All-hazards Emergency Message Collection System
- 10-1703, Valid Time Event Code, (PDF, 83 pages - 340 KB)
- 10-1702, Universal Geographic Code, (PDF, 11 pages - 119 KB)
- 10-1701, Text Product Format and Codes, (PDF, 13 pages - 130 KB)
- 10-518, National Non-Weather Related Emergency Products Specification, (PDF, 47 pages - 400 KB)
Training
- For DMIS Tools users, the HazCollect training module, (PPT, 2036 KB) for the NWEM authoring tool interface is currently available.
Warning Best Practices
- Annotated Bibliography for Public Risk Communication, (PDF, 347 pages - 640 KB): On Warnings for Public Protective Actions Response and Public Education, September 2006
- Effective Disaster Warnings, (PDF, 56 pages - 325 KB): Report by the Working Group on Natural Disaster Information Systems, Subcommittee on Natural Disaster Reduction, November 2000
- Communication of Emergency Public Warnings, (PDF, 166 pages - 2.6 MB): A Social Science Perspective and State-of-the-Art Assessment, August 1990
Emergency Alert System
- Federal Communications Commission (FCC) EAS Web site
- Society of Broadcast Engineers EAS Web site
- State EAS Plans
Amber Alert System
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