http://www.njsecc.net Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:31:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Assemblywoman Sandra Love of South Jersey is sponsoring a “Silver Alert” bill in the NJ legislature that if passed would require the New Jersey State Police to trigger an EAS alert for missing senior citizens. The State Police estimate the number of alerts could well top 500 annually. While all ... http://www.njsecc.net/108 NJSECC Chair Rich Archut has received correspondence from the FCC aimed at reminding broadcasters and cable outlets that full power television stations will cease analog operation on February 18, 2009. If you are monitoring New Jersey Network (NJN) television for EAS you will need to replace or modify your ... http://www.njsecc.net/107 …is the best way to describe it. Many industry insiders expect the Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) to be the new standard for EAS sometime in the first quarter of 2009. While some equipment manufacturers are waiting for CAP to be finalized others are already offering CAP compliant equipment. Exactly how ... http://www.njsecc.net/106 New Jersey Emergency Communications Committee Chairman Rich Archut explained the NJ EAS plan and answered questions at a September meeting of NJ Public Information Officers. A good Q&A session was held with the PIO’S looking to make recommendations to the NJSECC that will improve existing practices and thereby maximize message ... http://www.njsecc.net/105 Congratulations to Jerome Hatfield of the NJ Office of Emergency Management on his promotion to the rank of Lt. Colonel. Paul S. Rotella, Esq. has been named the new Executive Director of the New Jersey Broadcasters Association. Rotella will take over for Philip Roberts who will retire at the end ... http://www.njsecc.net/104 One of the most commonly asked EAS question is: “How can I get a copy of the New Jersey EAS Plan?” Answer: The plan can be downloaded from the NJSECC website or by requesting a printed copy from Bob Schroeder at the NJ Office of Emergency Management. ... http://www.njsecc.net/103 Plans to have a Primary Entry Point (PEP) station in south Jersey are still being looked at and evaluated according to FEMA sources. A Primary Entry Point Advisory Committee list identifying the South Jersey, South-eastern PA and northern Delaware region as needing a PEP station is being reviewed by FEMA. ... http://www.njsecc.net/102 On May 21, 2008 NJOEM Communications Officer Bob Schroeder, NJ SECC Chair Rich Archut, NJN DOE Bill Schnorbus, and representatives from Spectra Corp. and FEMA were on hand to test NJN’s new DEAS system. The test signal originated in Virginia and was relayed through the NPR system to NJN where ... http://www.njsecc.net/101 Recently the FCC fined 2 stations for EAS violations stemming from their use of a shared EAS encoder-decoder box. FCC rules state that co-owned, co-located stations can share an EAS box. But stations that are co-located and not co-owned must have their own EAS equipment [section 11.51 (1)]. ... http://www.njsecc.net/100 The FCC Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau will be hosting a Summit on Pandemic Preparedness; Enhancing Communications Response for Health Care and First Responders, Tuesday, September 16, 2008, 9:00a.m- 1:15 p.m., in the Commission Meeting Room (TW-C305). The Summit will focus on communications and coordination between the health care ... http://www.njsecc.net/99