Integrated Public Alert and Warning System

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The Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) is the U.S. national system that enables authorities to quickly disseminate emergency alerts and warnings across multiple communication channels, including mobile phones, television, and radio.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf emergency communication system ⓘ
public alert and warning system ⓘ
abbreviation IPAWS ⓘ
allowsRole Alerting Authority ⓘ
appliesTo federal authorities ⓘ
local authorities ⓘ
state authorities ⓘ
territorial authorities ⓘ
tribal authorities ⓘ
communicationChannel internet services ⓘ
mobile phones ⓘ
radio ⓘ
satellite ⓘ
television ⓘ
component Emergency Alert System interface ⓘ
IPAWS-OPEN ⓘ
National Public Warning System interface ⓘ
Wireless Emergency Alerts interface ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
designedFor natural disasters ⓘ
other threats to public safety ⓘ
technological emergencies ⓘ
terrorist incidents ⓘ
enables Emergency Alert System messages ⓘ
National Public Warning System alerts ⓘ
Wireless Emergency Alerts ⓘ
internet-based alert dissemination ⓘ
goal to provide redundant and resilient alerting pathways ⓘ
to reach as many people as possible during emergencies ⓘ
jurisdiction United States federal government ⓘ
operator FEMA ⓘ
Federal Emergency Management Agency ⓘ
parentAgency United States Department of Homeland Security ⓘ
purpose to enable rapid dissemination of emergency alerts and warnings ⓘ
to provide a national system for public alert and warning ⓘ
regulates distribution of presidential alerts ⓘ
format of public emergency alerts ⓘ
regulatoryFramework FEMA IPAWS program guidance ⓘ
Federal Communications Commission rules ⓘ
requires authorization of alerting authorities ⓘ
training and certification for alert originators ⓘ
supportsAlertType AMBER Alert ⓘ
linked to: AMBER Alerts

Imminent Threat Alert ⓘ
Presidential Alert ⓘ
Public Safety Alert ⓘ
supportsStandard CAP ⓘ
Common Alerting Protocol ⓘ
technologyType IP-based alert aggregation system ⓘ
use dissemination of emergency information to the public ⓘ
distribution of life-safety messages ⓘ

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United States emergency management system → hasComponent → Integrated Public Alert and Warning System ⓘ
Wireless Emergency Alerts system → partOf → Integrated Public Alert and Warning System ⓘ
Wireless Emergency Alerts system → legalBasis → Warning, Alert, and Response Network Act ⓘ
linked to: Integrated Public Alert and Warning System
Emergency Alert System (United States) → componentOf → Integrated Public Alert and Warning System ⓘ
Integrated Public Alert and Warning System → abbreviation → IPAWS ⓘ
linked to: Integrated Public Alert and Warning System
Wireless Emergency Alerts → governingLaw → Warning, Alert, and Response Network Act ⓘ
subject linked to: WEA
linked to: Integrated Public Alert and Warning System
Wireless Emergency Alerts → partOf → Integrated Public Alert and Warning System ⓘ
subject linked to: WEA
Common Alerting Protocol → relatedTo → Integrated Public Alert and Warning System ⓘ
subject linked to: CAP
Common Alerting Protocol → componentOf → Integrated Public Alert and Warning System ⓘ