Move on to Alabama EAS State Plan; SECTION VIReturn to Alabama EAS State Plan; TABLE OF CONTENTSReturn to SBE EAS COMMITTEE REPORT Menu Page[Preamble]= (Clears the system) Sent automatically by your Encoder.
ZCZC= (Start of ASCII Code) Sent automatically by your Encoder.
ORG= (Originator Code) Preset once by user, then sent automatically by your Encoder. See section "B" for codes.
EEE= (Event Code) Determined by user, each time an alert is sent. See section "C" for codes.
PSSCCC= (County-Location Code) Determined by user, each time an alert is sent. See section "D" for codes.
TTTT= (Duration of Alert) Determined by user, each time an alert is sent.
JJJHHMM= (Date/Time-of-Day) Sent automatically by your Encoder.
LLLLLLLL= (8-Character ID, Identifying the Broadcaster, Cable TV, Weather Service Office, Nuclear/Industrial Plant, or Civil Authority operating that Encoder) Preset once by user, then sent automatically by your Encoder. See section "E" for codes.
Attention Signal- Must be sent if aural, visual or text message is sent.
[Preamble]= (Re-clears the system) sent automatically by your Encoder when you initiate the End-of Message sequence.
NNNN= (End-of Message Code) Must be initiated manually at the end of every EAS Alert originated by all sources. A failure of the system will occur if this code is not sent to reset the Decoders of all station/operators that carried that alert.
(Note: The EAS protocol, including any codes, must not be amended, extended, or abridged without FCC authorization.)
WXR - To be used by National Weather Services Offices
CIV - To be used by Emergency Government, Sheriffs, and all other Civil Authorities
EAS - To be used by all Broadcasters and Cable TV Operators
MANDATED FCC EVENT CODES
| Emergency Action Notification | EAN |
| Emergency Action Termination | EAT |
| National Information Center | NIC |
| National Periodic Test | NPT |
| Required Monthly Test | RMT |
| Required Weekly Test | RWT |
| Tornado Watch | TOA |
| Tornado Warning | TOR |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SVA |
| Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SVR |
| Severe Weather Statement | SVS |
| Special Weather Statement | SPS |
| Flash Flood Watch | FFA |
| Flash Flood Warning | FFW |
| Flash Flood Statement | FFS |
| Flood Watch | FLA |
| Flood Warning | FLW |
| Flood Statement | FLS |
| Winter Storm Watch | WSA |
| Winter Storm Warning | WSW |
| Blizzard Warning | BZW |
| High Wind Watch | HWA |
| High Wind Warning | HWW |
| Evacuation Immediate | EVI |
| Civil Emergency Message | CEM |
| Practice/Demo Warning | DMO |
| Administrative Message | ADR |
| Hurricane Statement | HLS |
| Hurricane Watch | HUA |
| Hurricane Warning | HUW |
Additional FCC Event Codes: (pending approval)
| Aircraft Emergency | AIR |
| Natural Gas Outage | NGO |
| Avalanche Warning | AVW |
| Nuclear Power Plant Emergency | NPL |
| Avalanche Watch | AVA |
| Nuclear Power Plant Test | NPT |
| Chemical Plant Release | CHM |
| Oil Spill | OSP |
| Chemical Plant Test | CHT |
| Prison Escape | PES |
| Civil Disorder | CDS |
| Radiological Emergency | RAD |
| Closed Circuit Test | CCT |
| Railroad Emergency | RRE |
| Criminal/Terrorist Alert | CTA |
| Railroad Toxic Leak | RRL |
| Earthquake Warning | EQW |
| Road Closing | ROC |
| Earthquake Watch | EQA |
| School Closing | SOC |
| Electric Power Outage | EPO |
| EAS Equipment Self Test | EST |
| Fire Warning | FRW |
| Shelter Facilities | SHL |
| Fire Watch | FRA |
| Ship Emergency | SHP |
| Fog Warning | FOG |
| Telephone Emergency | TEL |
| Food Contamination | FOC |
| Telephone Outage | TLO |
| Heat Stroke Warning | HSW |
| 911 Telephone Outage | TEO |
| Ice Jam | ICJ |
| Toxic Leak | TXL |
| Icy Roads | ICY |
| Traffic Emergency | TRF |
| Industrial Plant Emergency | IPL |
| Volcano Warning | VOW |
| Landslide Warning | LNW |
| Volcano Watch | VOA |
| Landslide Watch | LNA |
| Volcanic Ash Warning | VLW |
| Local Area Warning | LAE |
| Volcanic Ash Watch | VLW |
| Marine Warning | MAW |
| Water Contamination | WAC |
| Military Emergency | MIL |
| Water Outage | WAO |
| Natural Gas Leak | NGL |
| 0=Entire County | ||
| 1=North West | 4=West Central | 7=South West |
| 2=North Central | 5=Central | 8=South Central |
| 3=North East | 6=East Central | 9=South East |
The remaining 5 digits (SSCCC) indicate the county, as listed below:
| Autauga | 01001 |
| Baldwin | 01003 |
| Barbour | 01005 |
| Bibb | 01007 |
| Blount | 01009 |
| Bullock | 01011 |
| Butler | 01013 |
| Calhoun | 01015 |
| Chambers | 01017 |
| Cherokee | 01019 |
| Chilton | 01021 |
| Choctaw | 01023 |
| Clarke | 01025 |
| Clay | 01027 |
| Cleburne | 01029 |
| Coffee | 01031 |
| Colbert | 01033 |
| Conecuh | 01035 |
| Coosa | 01037 |
| Covington | 01039 |
| Crenshaw | 01041 |
| Cullman | 01043 |
| Dale | 01045 |
| Dallas | 01047 |
| DeKalb | 01049 |
| Elmore | 01051 |
| Escambia | 01053 |
| Etowah | 01055 |
| Fayette | 01057 |
| Franklin | 01059 |
| Geneva | 01061 |
| Greene | 01063 |
| Hale | 01065 |
| Henry | 01067 |
| Houston | 01069 |
| Jackson | 01071 |
| Jefferson | 01073 |
| Lamar | 01075 |
| Lauderdale | 01077 |
| Lawrence | 01079 |
| Lee | 01081 |
| Limestone | 01083 |
| Lowndes | 01085 |
| Macon | 01087 |
| Madison | 01089 |
| Marengo | 01091 |
| Marion | 01093 |
| Marshall | 01095 |
| Mobile | 01097 |
| Monroe | 01099 |
| Montgomery | 01101 |
| Morgan | 01103 |
| Perry | 01105 |
| Pickens | 01107 |
| Pike | 01109 |
| Randolph | 01111 |
| Russell | 01113 |
| St.Clair | 01115 |
| Shelby | 01117 |
| Sumter | 01119 |
| Talladega | 01121 |
| Tallapoosa | 01123 |
| Tuscaloosa | 01125 |
| Walker | 01127 |
| Washington | 01129 |
| Wilcox | 01131 |
| Winston | 01133 |
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