For more information write:
National Weather Service
7600 Sand Point Way, NE
Seattle, WA 98115
or
National Weather Service
2601 N. Rambo Road
Spokane, WA 99224
Do you have a smoke detector? Of course - it alerts you when it detects smoke. Weather radios alert you to many other immediate, life-threatening hazards in your area, like weather, tsunamis, volcanos, hazardous releases, and other dangerous events.
Without a weather radio, you could miss a critical warning message from local emergency authorities that could save your life and those in your family.
Weather Radios should be as common as smoke detectors in homes and businesses statewide to help protect lives and property from natural and technological hazards.
"There is just one federally controlled medium that carries all alerts - the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Weather Radio."
-Ellen Simon The Associated Press June 28, 2004Presidential Executive Order - Weather Radio is an important element to this Executive Order with warning messages reaching as many Americans as possible in a timely and effective manner (June 2006).
"For Starters, Get Yourself a NOAA Weather Radio"
-David Coursey (Apr. 11, 2003) Editorial in ZDNet.
Weather Radios are an important component of all home and business disaster preparedness plans and kits. Preparedness information for your home, neighborhood, and business can be found in our Preparedness section.
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