National Warning System (NAWAS)

National Warning System (NAWAS)

Author: United States. Office of Civil Defense

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Published: 1966

Total Pages: 40

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The objective of the Warning Program is to establish, operate, and maintain an effective nationwide warning system to alert governments, industry, and the public to the threat of enemy attack and other extraordinary dangers.


Principles of Warning and Criteria Governing Eligibility of National Warning Systems (NAWAS) Terminals

Principles of Warning and Criteria Governing Eligibility of National Warning Systems (NAWAS) Terminals

Author: FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY WASHINGTON DC.

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Published: 1981

Total Pages: 18

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The purpose of the guide is to provide civil defense and emergency management personnel with information concerning the basic principles of warning. The guide includes descriptions of the types of warning signals and their meaning, the Emergency Broadcast System (EBS), tests, exercise terms, basic steps in dissemination of warning, and criteria governing eligibility of National Warning System (NAWAS) terminals.