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2008-2009 County Base Grant (EMPA/EMPG) <br /> Scope of Work <br /> Deliverable # 2 <br /> Title : NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALERT MONITORING, RECEPTION, AND DISSEMINATION <br /> Overview: To ensure that each county emergency management agency and designated county warning point can independently monitor local weather <br /> conditions in <br /> addition to receiving and disseminating National Weather Service alerts to local government and the public, the following criteria in <br /> this deliverable must be <br /> met annually by each county emergency management agency: <br /> Deliverable : The County will maintain a link with their respective National Weather Service Forecast Office (WFO) to receive and relay real <br />time weather information to <br /> support warning decisions . <br /> A. The County will demonstrate at least three (3) separate operational means to receive WFO information and alert reception. <br /> B . The County will demonstrate at least two (2) separate operational means for these alerts to be disseminated to local government <br /> and the public . <br /> C . The County will demonstrate redundant capabilities to monitor local weather conditions to guard against communication infrastructure <br /> failures . <br /> * StorniReaqy designation from the National Weather Service WFO will waive the deliverable re uirements . <br /> Deadline : January 1 , 2009 <br /> Bureau: Director' s Office <br /> Unit: Meteorology <br /> Point of Contact: Ben Nelson <br /> through C above or Storm Ready certification documentation must be entered into EM Constellation: EMPA-EMPG SO <br /> Submit to : Listing of the capabilities in A <br /> deliverable database & notification to Ben Nelson ' s email address with cc : assigned Regional Coordinator <br /> Phone : 850-413 -9885 <br /> Email : Ben.Nelson EM .M Florida.com <br /> and alert reception, dissemination, and local weather monitoring to satisfy the criteria for this deliverable can <br /> Reference web links : Possible operational means for WFO information <br /> be found at the National Weather Service ' s StormReady website at www StormReady.noaa. gov . <br /> Is this requirement in Florida Statutes Chapter 252 .35 (2)(a)(6) : Establish a system of communications and warning to ensure that the state's <br /> population and emergency management <br /> any Florida statues or agencies are warned of developing emergency situations and can communicate emergency response decisions . <br /> rules? If yes, please <br /> list: <br /> EMAP Standard: 4 . 10 Communications and Warning (4 . 10 . 1 , 4 . 10 . 3 , 4 . 10 . 5 ) <br /> 2 <br />