Without Question, This Technology Will Save Lives
Tech Speak Podcast: Minisode 16. If you’ve heard that familiar emergency alert sound blaring from your phone, you already know a little bit about what’s in store in this episode. Wireless Emergency Alerts are already helping keep people safe from nearby fires and floods; now, S&T is working to pair them with cutting-edge sensors to deliver warnings not just via mobile phones, but also through vehicles’ infotainment centers. We’re bringing you behind the scenes as S&T and FEMA tested the sensors and alerting capabilities this summer at a live demonstration of the Wildland Urban Interface Integration Model in Stafford, Virginia. More than 100 million people live within the wildland urban interface space and are at risk of wildfire—a stat that not many people know. Learn how these alerts are keeping you safe with S&T program manager Norman Speicher; Virginia Department of Emergency Management State Coordinator Shawn Talmadge; and Antwane Johnson, Director, Integrated Public Alert and Warning Systems. Show notes:
- New Phase of Wildland Urban Interface Emergency Alerting
- News Release: DHS S&T Tests Next Generation Flood and Wildfire Alerting Technology
- Feature Article: Breakthrough Alert Messaging for a Mobile Public
- News Release: DHS Tests Next Generation Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) Alerting Technology
- Technologically Speaking Podcast
- Recorded date: June 27, 2023
