Now that you have completed this chapter, you should be able to:
Select the appropriate NWEM product for specific hazards, specific instructions, or other emergency notifications.
Hazard Specific Warnings can be used for a variety of non-weather events that are an imminent and significant threat to life and property.
- Instruction Specific Warnings, (Evacuation Immediate and Shelter In Place) can be used to emphasize public protective actions. They are more effective when the public has been previously educated as to their meaning.
- Emergency Notifications are used to alert the public to events that by themselves do not pose an imminent, significant threat, but could escalate or disrupt critical public safety services.
- Understand when to correct or update previously issued warnings via Administrative Message.
- Corrections are issued when previously issued warnings contained erroneous information that could have an impact on the public response.
- Updates are issued when a situation has materially changed, and may be used to provide an "All Clear" message.
- Use Job Aid #1 to address local considerations for selecting and using NWEM products.
- The worksheet provided will help you to start planning your use of the available NWEM types. You can return to this Job Aid later if you have not completed it at this time. However, once you have completed the worksheet, the results will lay the foundation for effective implementation of the HazCollect system.