A public information and notification system for emergency mitigation

Author

Reuber, Claus ; Robben, Charles D., Jr. ; Rubenstein, Len

Author_Institution

Berlin Tech. Univ., West Germany

Volume

3

Issue

4

fYear

1988

fDate

10/1/1988 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1355

Lastpage

1362

Abstract

The West German Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the US Federal Communication Commission have become increasingly concerned about the ability to notify the public in a timely manner in the event of a nuclear or chemical accident. FEMA Draft Guidance Memorandum AN-1 proposes a 15-minute public notification requirement. A comprehensive public information notification system (PINS) is outlined that can meet all of the new requirements of AN-1 and Title 3 for chemical accidents. It is suggested as an alternative to the Emergency Broadcast System. The PINS technology is a refinement and enhancement of the ARI, Automatic Radio Information, technology that was developed by Blaupunkt in the early 1970´s

Keywords

radio data systems; ARI; Automatic Radio Information; FEMA; PINS; US Federal Communication Commission; West German Federal Emergency Management Agency; chemical accidents; public information notification system; radio data systems; Accidents; Broadcast technology; Chemical technology; Control systems; Disaster management; Frequency modulation; Pins; Radio broadcasting; TV broadcasting; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Power Delivery, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0885-8977

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/61.193931

Filename

193931