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Points or EOCs.Transmissions on FL NAWAS are independent from the federal circuit, however FEMA can bridge FL NAWAS with the national system to transmit on FL NAWAS in a major emergency. It will be used to provide us with severe weather information, emergency notifications (incoming and outgoing) and other appropriate emergency management business or functions. 4. KEY OFFICIAL/ORGANIZATION NOTIFICATION The Emergency Management Director, and his staff, will notify key officials and emergency related organizations of any significant emergency events that may promulgate the opening of the EOC.This is done either by personal telephone call, group or individual e-mail and/or regular conference calls. Secondary Systems 1. Emergency Management Network(EMnet)- Delivers both voice and machine-readable text communication in seconds. EOC and the PSAP designated as the County Warning Point), Florida's Nuclear Power Plants,the Florida Fusion Center, National Weather Service Offices, and other agencies.The primary terminal for each county or agency has a special computer that will automatically failover to a satellite connection if the local internet connection fails. EMnet features electronic messaging, point-to-point voice calling, and voice conference call capabilities. Indian River County is an authorized county station that can also transmit Emergency Alert System messages to Florida broadcasters as well as the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System, which can notify citizens via smart phones, weather radios, and other devices. 2. TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEVICE FOR THE DEAF Across all age groups, in the United States, approximately 1,000,000 people (0.38%of the population, or 3.8 per 1,000) over 5 years of age are "functionally deaf;" more than half are over 65 years of age.About 8,000,000 people (3.7%) over 5 years of age are hard of hearing (that is, have some difficulty hearing normal conversation even with the use of a hearing aid).Again, more than half of those who are hard of hearing are over 65 years of age. While it is uncertain how many deaf or hearing-impaired residents are in Indian River County, our office is prepared to handle these calls through the use of a Telecommunications Device for the Deaf(TDD). A TDD is a machine that can be connected to the telephone providing deaf and hard-of-hearing people with a way to use a telephone without an interpreter. TDD users type their messages on a standard typewriter keyboard, which is read on a display by the receiver using compatible equipment. The Indian River County Department of Emergency Services'TDD telephone number is published in the BellSouth Text Telephone Directory annually. The County switchboard is also equipped with TDD equipment,thus facilitating a transfer of a caller, if necessary.Television stations also display information via visual crawlers for the hearing impaired. 3. NON-ENGLISH SPEAKING CITIZENS In order to broaden our capabilities to speak with the non- English speaking communities of Indian River County, we subscribe to AT&T Language Line. They are the world's largest provider of 24-hour over-the-phone interpretation. In addition,we have several local residents who have offered their interpreter services. Either of these services would be available to non-English speaking callers. Additionally, public service announcements are also broadcast in Spanish. 4. 24-HOUR PHONE LINE Our office maintains a 24-hour phone line (772-567-2129)that will be activated during times of disaster. This phone line will have pre-recorded disaster messages containing protective action/recovery information that can be accessed by the public. 5. E-MAIL/TEXT MESSAGE ALERT SUBSCRIBER LIST Our office maintains an E-mail/text message alert subscriber list for disseminating weather alerts, or other warnings,to all subscribers (including local law enforcement and governmental officials/organizations). We are capable of Indian River County Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan Annex VI -6