Alert and Warning is a process and not a single act.  The communications process includes issuing a warning, monitoring the public's response to the warning, listening for incorrect information the public may be receiving and rewarding based on observations of what the public is doing or not doing.  

 

For an Alert and Warning Originator, finding resources, best practices, templates, message examples and other useful tools to improve messaging is a cumbersome process.  Given the mix of official and unofficial information available on alert and warning, it is difficult to find best practices and guidelines conveniently if you are responsible for this important responsibility. 

 

While there are resources available on the topic, numerous studies and after-action reports on the use of Alerts and Warning, there currently is not one location that can be found that shares information, essential to an Alert and Warning Originator, about this critical life-saving system tool in one coordinated place…. Until now!  This was the mission of Capstone Team Six. 

 

Executive Summary of Content

Capstone Team Six chose to identify and provide materials in one coordinated location to assist any Alert and Warning Originator providing them with a Tool Kit.   

 

The Tool Kit Website includes a plan template, checklist, sample messaging, case studies, and other important resources to provide a single source location in hopes to provide better Alert and Warning across the Nation. 

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The Toolkit items are based on best practices and research done by Capstone Team Six.  Documents included are based on current Federal Standards that have been supported by  EMAP (Emergency Management Accreditation Program), IAEM( International Association of Emergency Management)  and NEMA (National Emergency Management Association).