WEA

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WEA is a U.S. nationwide public safety system that delivers government-issued emergency alerts to compatible mobile devices.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf emergency alerting system
public warning system
abbreviation WEA NERFINISHED
administeredBy U.S. Department of Homeland Security NERFINISHED
alertOriginators National Weather Service NERFINISHED
authorized government agencies
local public safety officials
state emergency management agencies
alertType AMBER Alert NERFINISHED
Imminent Threat Alert
Presidential Alert
Public Safety Message
basedOnStandard Commercial Mobile Alert System NERFINISHED
canBeDisabledByUser some alert categories
cannotBeDisabledByUser Presidential Alerts
communicationChannel cell broadcast
costToSubscribers free
country United States of America
surface form: United States
deliversTo cell phones
mobile devices
smartphones
deliveryMode broadcast
governingLaw Warning, Alert, and Response Network Act NERFINISHED
introduced 2012
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: United States federal government
managingAgency Federal Emergency Management Agency NERFINISHED
messageLengthLimit 360 characters
operator Federal Communications Commission NERFINISHED
Federal Emergency Management Agency NERFINISHED
partOf Integrated Public Alert and Warning System NERFINISHED
previousMessageLengthLimit 90 characters
purpose disaster warning
emergency notification
public safety
regulator Federal Communications Commission NERFINISHED
requires WEA-capable mobile device
scope nationwide
sends government-issued emergency alerts
supports geographically targeted alerts
multilingual alerts
technologyType wireless alerting
usedFor child abduction emergencies
civil danger warnings
evacuation orders
local area emergencies
severe weather warnings
shelter-in-place orders
usesNetwork commercial mobile networks

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