WEA
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WEA is a U.S. nationwide public safety system that delivers government-issued emergency alerts to compatible mobile devices.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| WEA canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.