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—located in the EIC. 17. INTEGRATED PUBLIC ALERT AND WARNING SYSTEM (IPAWS) During an emergency, alert and warning officials need to provide the public with life-saving information quickly. IPAWS is a modernization and integration of the nation's alert and warning infrastructure that will save time, protecting life and property. IPAWS gives public safety officials an effective way to alert and warn the public about serious emergencies using the Emergency Alert System,the Commercial Mobile Alert System, NOAA Weather Radio and other public alerting systems from a single interface.The Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS), also known as Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA), and Personal Localized Alerting Network(PLAN), is an alerting network designed to disseminate emergency alerts to mobile devices such as cell phones and pagers.The government plans to issue three types of alerts through this system: alerts issued by the President, alerts involving imminent threats to safety of life, and AMBER Alerts. Indian River County Emergency Management was approved on November 20, 2012 by the Federal Emergency Management Agency(FEMA) as a Collaborative Operating Group (COG). Indian River County Emergency Management will only utilize the IPAWS warning system to save time, protect life and property. Criteria for Issuing a Public Warning: • Does the hazardous situation require the public to take immediate action? • Does the hazardous situation pose a serious threat to life or property? • Is there a high degree of probability the hazard situation will occur? Multi-Hazard Safety and Protection Measures Indian River County Emergency Management provides information and education to the public concerning threats to life, safety, and property.These activities include information about specific threats, appropriate preparedness measures, and actions to mitigate the threats including protective actions. Information is disseminated through a variety of forums that include the following: 1. Educational Programs i) Conducts activities to educate the public about local hazards, prevention,family preparedness, and response-level activities. Public education is accomplished through events by request and the primary audience is civic organizations, homeowner's associations, chamber of commerce, health care facilities, annual hurricane expo, special needs populations, pet owners, etc. ii) Coordinates with the Small Business Development Center of Indian River State College to better prepare the business community. iii) Records public service announcements on several disaster preparedness topics to be aired on our local government channel. iv) Records public safety announcements with a local FM radio station. v) Sponsors training programs on disaster preparedness held at the Indian River County Emergency Operations Center. 2. Print/Web Media i) Indian River County Emergency Management is responsible for the annual publication and distribution of the Official Disaster Preparedness Guide for Indian River County.This disaster preparedness guide details all-hazards, including important flood safety measures.This guide is available in English and Spanish and distributed through public buildings within the county and is available electronically Indian River County Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan Annex VI -8